Adventures of Isabel

I’m settled into a room now, thanks to the kind and patient help of my friends here.   It’s humbling how quickly traveling to an unfamiliar place renders me completely dependent on the goodwill of others.

It’s a bit like being a small child.  My Indonesian is sufficient to convey basic information and hold simple conversations, but [...]

I just listened to some sound recordings I took at the demonstration yesterday (which I’m probably never going to do anything with, because it’s tedious work and time is short) and I couldn’t help but notice that the old standby “el pueblo unido jamás será vencido,” was perhaps not the most appropriate choice for a [...]