November 2011 Page 1 of 2

A Journey Through German’s History

Deutsches Historisches Museum, or the German Historical Museum, is the place where I spent most of my first afternoon in Berlin. It’s near the Museum Insel, or Museum…

Slideshow: First Day in Berlin

Spent the whole morning sleeping since I was so exhausted — woke up at 2.15, took off from dorm at 2.45; 1,5 hours of being lost when biked…

New City, Old Friends

The three-days excursion to Berlin was a blast! My mission was to meet three old friends: doctor Nandyan, a friend from the English course when I was a…

Polishing Memories

The cold war has ended more than two decades ago but Berliners take care of their memories, preserve it, polish it as if it’s brand new. The DDR…

Fab’s Not That Fabulous

Mampir ke Gramedia Grand Indonesia, capek muter-muter lihat-lihat buku, lapar dan memutuskan mencoba restoran yang ada di dalamnya: Fab. Tempatnya menarik, paling asyik kayaknya duduk di meja-meja dekat…

Glimpses of Berlin

It’s great! Few pictures for now. More images and stories soon.

Away

Gonna be away again for three days. More adventures waiting for me across the border! Although I still have to bring my reading materials so I’m not lagging….

Surprises: Politik Kampus

Hari ini pemilihan Scholas, semacam Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa ISS. Agak sedih juga karena Indonesia nggak sukses dapat kursi di satu pun komite yang tersedia — Komite Eksekutif nol,…

Surprises: Kevin

He’s in my Development Theories workshop group — he’s smart, funny and nice, but I never knew that he’s so AMAZING on playing Chinese traditional flute and popping!…

The International Day (Of Surprises)

Yesterday at ISS was a blast! It was the ISS International Day, when almost everyone’s showing off the best of their nations through exhibition (4-6 pm), food (6-8…

Mendadak Joget

Hari Sabtu nanti ada perhelatan besar di ISS: International Day! Acara tahunan di mana (nyaris) semua mahasiswa membanggakan budaya mereka lewat pameran, makanan, dan pertunjukan. Kabarnya sih Indonesia…

Sinterklaas Datang Lebih Cepat

Natal versi Vatikan memang masih lama, tapi Sinterklaas sudah datang di Belanda. Sabtu lalu, dia (tepatnya sih orang-orang yang berakting jadi Sinterklaas) merapat di pantai-pantai Belanda dengan kapal……