How will “normal” life look like?
Here I am, writing the last blogpost of the International Field Project, while enjoying a piece of red-velvet pie in one of the more prestigious hotels of Jakarta. With a [...]
It really felt like being in paradise
Jakarta, a big and busy city. That’s where I am writing this last blog post for our group. This also means that the end of our unbelievably amazing trip is [...]
Hidden treasures on Sumba
Selamat Siang! This morning we got woken up very early by the sound of waves, coming from outside our room. That is right, we stayed one night in the cute [...]
Bumpy ride through the jungle
Sunburn: something you try to avoid as much as possible. Yes, I put on sunscreen, but being in the back of an open truck at the hottest time of the [...]
A note from Babi Basti
Dear Humans, Hope this finds you well. I am writing you this short note with a rope tied to my front leg. Not a pleasant sensation. Fortunately, the new humans [...]
Waibabu-what?
It has been a week full of different activities, both educational as well as some leisure activities. For me this first week of the international field project has been about [...]
Almost lost
Despite the fact we have only been on Sumba for such a short period, I already feel like a lot of interesting things have happened. Especially when trying to find [...]
Facing reality
Yesterday, I was at the first stakeholder meeting, to share our plan and receive information of different authorities of Sumba. It did not take long until I realized… this was [...]
The very first research day on Sumba
With the start of this very warm and sunny Thursday, our first research day has begun. Every group went off to new destinations and the challenge (we call it adventure) [...]
Welcome to Sumba
What a day! After spending two hours on fixing and sticking mosquito nets to the ceiling, I finally got the time to write the blog post. For the record, fixing [...]