Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia and before today I have spent a grand total of, I think, two nights here and seen absolutely none of the city. Which seems a little silly, especially since it's not too far away from Ponorogo and I have a free place to stay (VIA owns a house there). My favorite part of the VIA house is that the stairs to go to the sleeping rooms are all a different size. So it's really annoying to climb the stairs.
So right now I am in Jakarta after a 13 hour overnight train and happy to be here. The train ride was...interesting. Not the worst overnight train I ever took but not very nice either. The lady behind me was smoking and the kid in front of my just turned around and stared at me for really long periods of time. However, nobody sat next to me, miraclously. So I guess I got about 4 hours of sleep total. I was paranoid about my bags being stolen and I was uncomfortable. But at least no one bothered me.
Normally cities stress me out but after not seeing civilization for months at a time, I'm happy to be here. I'm only spending one night but I've already eaten pizza (at a Cheesecake Factory) and seen more of the city than I did last time I was here.
Tomorrow I fly to Medan on Sumatra island to see another VIA volunteer. I'm looking forward to it but I'll post more about that after it actually happens. I have to wake up at like 4 or something tomorrow morning. That sucks.
I'll be coming back to Jakarta after three nights in Medan and hope to see a bit more of the city then. I also hope to buy some pirated DVDs.
This was kind of a random post but I feel bad that I haven't been updating lately.
2 comments:
Glad to hear you are alive and traveling around. It has been difficult to skype with you recently. Be safe on your travels, it sounds like you have become more careful than you used to be - that is a good thing. Enjoy your new experiences, take lots of pictures - only about 3 more months and I'll have my little girl back in the USA again - we miss you! Love MOM
Mom, yeah I haven't seen you on skype. Remember I come on between 9 and 10 your time. You can stay up that late!
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