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Indonesia in the Asian Century:
Road Map of a Culture

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Gearing Up For An Asian Century:
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Learn Bahasa Bali at Cinta Bahasa in Ubud, Bali

Bahasa Bali, as it is called in Indonesian, or Basa Bali as it is called in Balinese is an ancient language, steeped in the rich cultural history of Asia. Descended from Pali and Sanskrit, this language reflects the beliefs, traditions, rituals and ways of life of the Balinese people.

Cinta Bahasa has embarked on a journey to develop a Balinese Language Course that is suitable for people who can already speak an Intermediate Level of Bahasa Indonesia.

There are a number of very important reasons why being able to speak Bahasa Indonesia is a pre-requisite for learning Bahasa Bali.

- Bahasa Bali is spoken in three levels: bottom to top, top to bottom and common. If you address a person incorrectly, the result can be anything from a faux pas, to an insult. Being able to apologize in Indonesian and continue the conversation in that language is essential for both parties to save face.
- Bali is a part of Indonesia. Unless you plan to not see any other part of Indonesia, it would not make sense for you to learn Balinese only.
- Bahasa Bali is best explained and taught using Bahasa Indonesia. Bahasa Bali uses many words from Bahasa Indonesia, and as they share a linguistic history this will help you to enter the mindset to think and speak like a Balinese person.

For more information about our course in Bahasa Bali, which we expect to be ready by April, 2013, please email us at cintabahasa.school@gmail.com.  You may also use our registration form to send us more detailed information about your interest in learning Bahasa Bali with us.

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The Importance and Benefits of being able to speak Indonesian

Do you have a testimonial about the importance and benefits of being able to speak Bahasa Indonesia? If so, please send us an email. We’d love to hear it! —

You can’t be fully anywhere without being able to speak — and listen — to the inhabitants in their own language. Indonesians, and Balinese in particular (since we’re talking about Bali), open up very readily when they realize they can converse with you. If you want to spend time in Bali, you really should learn Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia). It’s a good idea, too, to learn the body language, etiquette and social manners of Indonesian, all of which are part of any language. A school can speed up this process and help save you from unintentionally causing offence. As Bali’s landscape changes and becomes more confusing and crowded, the Balinese themselves are still a fascinating and open-hearted people. To me they’re the main draw on this island. You can have access to this human treasure when you can communicate with them in their national language. Diana Darling, Author

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If you’re here “forever” you really should be at least somewhat proficient in the language — it’ll improve MANY aspects of your life here. David Van Rooy

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As a teacher of Indonesian in Australia since 1967 my visits here to Indonesia have certainly been enriched by my ability to speak Indonesian fluently. It has allowed me to develop close relationships with people beyond everyday exchanges. Any expat living here without the language must remain on the fringe of this very beautiful and complex society. Gaining fluency in the language is surely a basic requirement of taking up residence here. Without it so many doors remain closed. Everyone seems to pick up the simple everyday “service” language functions but this keeps you apart from the wider community in which you are living and you are destined to always be the “foreigner”. Anecdote: As is common here, people I meet casually love to chat once they realise I can speak their language. Once, years ago in a three-wheeled bemo in Denpasar, I got chatting with the young driver. In no time I had learned all about his tough life- long working hours with little sleep, 7 children at home, the impossibility of ever preventing more due to the high cost of a vasectomy for someone on his tiny wage. When he dropped me at my destination I felt so involved in his plight I decided to donate the cost of a vasectomy. Mind you, having noted his chain smoking habit, I feared the money would rapidly go up in smoke. But then again, maybe this one language encounter did help change one man’s destiny. Toni Pollard, Indonesian Language Teaching Expert

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I came to Indonesia to work as a volunteer. My organization provided me with a month of intensive language training. After the course was finished, I went to work in my office. With just one month of training, plus a lot of self-study, I found that I was 80% effective in my office from day one. Being able to talk with my colleagues and make new friends, within just a few more months I could work all day using Indonesian. Within a few more months, I was able to stand up in front of a group of people and make presentations. I could talk with government officials and other high-level people I would have to meet. Soon, I was able to manage a team of people entirely in Indonesian, and that was how I got my next job as a manager at UNDP. I’m not bad at learning languages, but learning any new language is not easy. It takes just that, learning. The benefits to me have been amazing, and being able to speak Indonesian is a major reason why I’m still here today. Stephen DeMeulenaere

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After over ten years of living in Indonesia, I am still struggling to learn the language. Granted that I was middle-aged when I started and have never had much of an ear for languages, but that’s no excuse. After a decade I should be a lot more fluent than I am. It’s an easy language to speak badly and I’m constantly getting into trouble. Once I was standing up for a friend in divorce court in Denpasar when the judge asked me a question I didn’t understand; I said yes instead of no and the whole courtroom corrected me. I recently failed to have my local drivers license renewed because the new test in Indonesian floored me. The police officer apologized to me, but I apologized harder to him. It’s shameful. I’m living in this country and plan to be here until I fall off the perch, and I communicate at the level of a three year old. Some polite Balinese compliment me on my ill-constructed sentences, but local friends tend to be more frank. “You’ve been here TEN YEARS and you still can’t read a child’s storybook?” they ask in perfect English. When people from China, India and other lands move to Canada they’re expected to learn to speak English and be able to read signs, posters and follow vernacular news. When we westerners move to another country, many of us arrogantly assume that we don’t need to learn the local language. I think this attitude is colonial and just plain rude, and stubbornly keep signing up for Indonesian courses. The teachers are usually good, but my brain implodes every time I try to master the concepts of men/kan and the passive tense. Technical terms like ‘intransitive verbs’ and ‘object focus construction’ leave me in the dust because I somehow missed learning any English grammar in school. There are certain lessons that I could probably spend several weeks on before the concept will sink in, but structured classes don’t work like that and keep moving right along with me lagging further and further behind. I come home after two hours of Indonesian lessons and have to lie down to rest my brain, then wake up to find that Wayan Manis has done all my homework. I’ve never spoken English at home. My long-suffering staff, who do speak some English, aren’t allowed to utter a word during working hours. So we have long, convoluted conversations with the aid of maps, drawings, charades and dictionaries. Sometimes they have to tell me the same thing three of four times until I get the point. On the other hand, the little bit of Indonesian I do speak gets me by in family compounds in remote villages and farmers’ fields high in the mountains. Often their Indonesian isn’t very good either, which helps. But I am gearing up to try again. Cinta Bahasa (www.cintabahasa.com), a new school based in Campuhan College, will be the first in Ubud to offer an intensive beginner class of two hours a day, five days a week for a month. Maybe even I could be brainwashed into learning something with that kind of schedule. Perlahan – lahan naik gunung. Ibu Cat

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For those who want fast improvement in their understanding and fluency in a language, the “immersion method” – with good teachers and modern, intensive teaching methods – is the best answer. Until now, despite some excellent classes at Pondok Pekak library, Starfish and elsewhere, students have had to go to Denpasar or more often, Jogjakarta, to make rapid improvement in their Indonesian language. The newly opened Cinta Bahasa at Campuhan College provides group and tailored private courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced students, with meals and accommodation available on site. Ibu Dyah Prashetya Hening, the founder of Jogja’s best-regarded college, professionally trained Cinta Bahasa’s two highly experienced teachers. Wayan Jen

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10 mistakes foreigners make moving to Bali

(http://blog.baliexpat.com/10-dumb-mistakes-foreigners-make-moving-to-bali/) 6. Not learning Indonesian language Indonesian is a relatively easy language to learn, but it still requires effort and practice. You will gain a great deal of respect by Indonesian people by communicating in their language. 10. Not making Indonesian friends As difficult it is to imagine probably for most people, some expats who move to Bali only associate or make friends with other expats. Having many local friends will only make your stay in Bali more enjoyable and in many ways easier. Dealing with bureaucracy can be a real pain, but having a friend who can help you out makes everything so much smoother. At the same time I believe it is also healthy to make friends with fellow expats. Like many things about living in Bali, it’s all about finding a good balance. —

Learning Indonesian the fun way in Ubud

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Deisha Tamar,
The Jakarta Post, Ubud |
Thu, 04/21/2011 |
Feature

Foreigners who want to learn Indonesian usually go to Yogyakarta, as the city is famed as the education hub of Indonesia. And when they want to have a nice vacation they go to Bali. They may not know, however, that they now can kill two birds with one stone by leaning Indonesian in one of the Island of Gods’ most vibrant cities.

Cinta Bahasa is an Indonesian language school located in Ubud, Bali. Cinta Bahasa, which means “Love Language”, is an abbreviation of aku cinta bahasa Indonesia (I love Indonesian). The course provides classes for those who want to master Indonesian. The course is located at Campuhan College, a non-profit school specializing in language and communication training for low-income Balinese students.

The course is also situated in the same place as Campuhan College, which is on the main Campuhan-Sanginggan highway, on Jl. Raya Sanggingan, west of Ubud. Both Cinta Bahasa and Campuhan College are part of the Karuna Bali Foundation, which focuses on education and individual growth opportunities for the Balinese.

Mastering Indonesian at Cinta Bahasa will cost around US$400 (Rp 4,000,000) for 40 hours of classes — that’s two hours a day, five days a week for a month. The school also provides textbooks and other learning materials for students to practice their Indonesian outside of class. Students can opt for private, group or corporate classes depending on their skill level, of which there are three — Beginner Indonesian, Intermediate Indonesian and Advanced Indonesian.

Besides providing the language course, Cinta Bahasa can also provide accommodation in Ubud for its students through special packages. They also use various effective methodologies, such as movies, music, movement, flashcards, semi-structured conversation, and interactive role-playing situations. For beginner students, they focus on everyday conversation and role-playing situations — and formal language and grammar for intermediate students.

Cinta Bahasa was founded by husband and wife Stephen DeMeulenaere and Yoshida “Ochie” Chandra DeMeulenaere, both of whom have had good experience with language and teaching. Stephen studied at Realia School in Yogyakarta in 2000 and also worked as a language teacher in Canada, Argentina and Japan, can speak six languages.

His wife, Ochie, had worked as a lecturer at Binus University, taught English at Campuhan College, and worked as an interpreter and translator, and copywriter at several renowned advertising agencies. She was also involved as a coordinator at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Ochie is also one of the teachers at Cinta Bahasa, along with Noviana Kusumawardhani, a published author who taught at Realia in Yogyakarta for five years.

One of the students of Cinta Bahasa, Diana Darling, said in her testimonial that, “it’s a good idea, too, to learn the body language, etiquette and social manners of Indonesian, all of which are part of any language. A school can speed up this process and help save you from unintentionally causing offense.” The language school also offers several other language-related services, such as translation, editing, and copy-writing and technical writing.

Set in the picturesque location of Ubud, Cinta Bahasa Indonesian Language School is an interesting choice for learning Indonesian. Especially since Ubud has gained recognition as a tourism and cultural town in Bali — with many events held annually such as the much-celebrated Ubud Writers and Readers Festival and Bali Spirit Festival.

This makes Cinta Bahasa the perfect place to not only learn Indonesian, but also to dive into the local exotic Balinese culture.

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Yoshida “Ochie” Chandra: Cinta Bahasa   Yoshida “Ochie” Chandra was born in Padang, West Sumatra, in 1982. As a child she enjoyed reading, gardening, making scrapbooks, writing poetry and making up stories and drawing pictures of the characters with her twin sister. After graduating with a degree in English Literature at Padang’s Andalas University in 2004, she started working as a freelance interpreter in Sumatra for the US Embassy during that year’s General Election. Ochie then moved to Jakarta and worked as a copywriter in several advertising agencies. From 2008 to 2010 she taught English, Desktop Publishing and Advertising at Bina Nusantara University. In 2010, Ochie moved to Ubud and began working for the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival before founding the Cinta Bahasa Indonesian Language School with her husband in 2010. The school now averages about 20 regular students each month. Why did you choose to study English? It was simply because I liked it. I liked hearing it, speaking it, writing it and reading it. I started studying English when I was 6 years old by watching Sesame Street. I never thought it was important back then, it was just fun. Later on in high school, I started using and speaking English regularly. I learned the language naturally by watching English language TV programs and movies with English subtitles and listening to English language music I liked. Then I went for formal training. Why did you base your language school in Bali? I decided to move to Bali after volunteering for UWRF because I felt stimulated by all of the artistic things going on. It was a lifestyle choice. We decided to base Cinta Bahasa in Bali because there weren’t any other private Indonesian language schools here like there are in Yogya. Bali is also where the majority of foreigners live in Indonesia. Another big reason is that people living in the cities who want to learn Indonesian are very busy with their work and commuting. We prefer to teach students in Bali’s more relaxed setting so that they are able to better focus on their language learning, which is very important if they intend to become comfortably fluent speakers. Are most of your students foreign? Yes, all of them are. We have received requests to provide Bahasa Indonesia instruction for Indonesians who didn’t do so well in the subject at school, or who came from areas where Bahasa Indonesia was rarely spoken, but there are many other options for them to learn Indonesian such as with a public school teacher. The skills needed to teach Bahasa Indonesia to Indonesians are very different than the skills needed to teach Bahasa Indonesia to foreigners. Who is your “typical” student? We have three main types of students: first, residents of Bali who are here with their families or who have retired and intend to stay permanently; second, executives, managers and employees who need to be able to conduct business, day-to-day affairs and manage their staff using Indonesian; third, people who are here temporarily to conduct research, check their product export orders to their country and those who are volunteering or interning with companies and NGOs in Bali. What do you mean by “learner-centered” language training? Many schools are focused on their course outline, the students being only a secondary consideration. The student arrives and they are put through the course like they are on a moving sidewalk, whether they understand what they are learning or not. Far too often the result is that the student completes the course without being able to actually use the language easily on a daily basis. What is unique about Cinta Bahasa? We provide a comfortable and stimulating learning environment. We have conversational, public speaking and singing groups. We have barbecues and events like Kafe Bahasa at Bar Luna. We encourage our students to get to know one another and motivate them to speak Bahasa Indonesia wherever and whenever possible. We believe in building a mixed community in Ubud, which is essential if relations between all of the nationalities and cultures are to remain harmonious. How does the cost of your language courses compare with other English language schools on Bali? We are cheaper than other schools at our level of expertise, but we are more expensive than those who are not. But learning the language of the country you are living in is worth the investment. Are any of your staff native speakers of English? My husband and School Advisor, Stephen, is from Canada. All six of our professional career teachers speak English, but being fluent in English is not required because our methodology from the very start is to teach primarily using Bahasa Indonesia. Many of our French, Russian, German, Swiss, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai students don’t speak English and fluency in that language is not so important or popular. What is the most difficult aspect of teaching foreigners Indonesian? The challenge is to create a new space in the brain for the new language to fill. Everyone who learns a second language has to take this step, which is uncomfortable at first. Speaking a different language also means to think and see the world in a different way. Not everyone wants to leave their comfort zone and learn a new language, but they will be well rewarded if they do! Do you have any future plans? My husband and I want to expand Cinta Bahasa to other places and develop some new language programs. Personally, I want to publish my poetry books with my sister. How may readers contact Cinta Bahasa? Our school is across the road from Indus Restaurant in Campuhan, our skype address is cinta.bahasa, our email is info#cintabahasa.com, our phone number is 0812 3916 5005 and our website is www.cintabahasa.com. For anyone interested in being considered for Siapa, please contact: Copyright © 2012 Bill Dalton You can read all past articles of Siapa at www.BaliAdvertiser.biz Bali Advertiser Home Page Return To Top

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Brigita Tugijono is legally contracted with Cinta Bahasa until June 2013.  Brigita Tugijono is presently absent without leave permission from this position.

As there may be financial obligations connected to this contract, if you are interested in, or intending to employ or engage in business with Brigita Tugijono for any reason, you are kindly asked to contact us regarding outstanding legal and/or financial obligations.

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Language & Culture Programs Are you planning to be staying in Bali for at least 2 weeks, and up to forever? If so, learn to speak the Indonesian language while learning about Balinese culture! Cinta Bahasa, together with the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud, as well as other educational institutions in the [...]

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Language & Culture Programs

Are you planning to be staying in Bali for at least 2 weeks, and up to forever? If so, learn to speak the Indonesian language while learning about Balinese culture!

Cinta Bahasa, together with the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud, as well as other educational institutions in the Ubud area are offering part-day and full-day immersion programs.

Learning Balinese Gamelan

You can choose to stay with a local Balinese family and participate in their daily rituals and activities, or in a nearby homestay with private room and bath, or at a hotel in Ubud.

Day	Activity	Indonesian Classes	Cost
1	Balinese Music: Gamelan	+ 2hr Class	Per Day: Rp 750,000
2	Balinese Dance	+ 2hr Class
3	Offering Making	+ 2hr Class	3 Day Package: Rp 1,950,000
4	Painting Class	+ 2hr Class
5	Wood Carving	+ 2hr Class	5 Day Package: Rp 2.450.000
6	Balinese Painting	+ 2hr Class
7	Egg Painting	+ 2hr Class	7 Day Package: Rp 2,950,000

To start, please Register so that we may know more about you and your learning interests and goals.

We look forward to having you learn Indonesian Language and Balinese Culture with us!

Learning how to make Banten and Canang. (Balinese Offerings)

Learning Batik-making on cloth that will later be dyed.

 

 

Language & Culture Programs

Are you planning to be staying in Bali for at least 2 weeks, and up to forever? If so, learn to speak the language while learning about Balinese culture!

Cinta Bahasa, together with the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud, as well as other educational institutions are offering part-day and full-day immersion programs.

You’ll learn Bahasa Indonesia in the morning, and in the afternoon, you’ll learn from a wide variety of artistic and cultural activities, including but not limited to: Balinese Dance, Painting, Wood & Stone Carving, Wayang Puppetry, Gamelan, Basketry, Making Offerings, Balinese Prayer, Yoga and Meditation, Balinese Cooking, Hinduism, History, Silver Jewelry, Batik Painting & Printing, Balinese Construction & Architecture, Medicinal Herbs & Spices.

You can choose to homestay, that is to live with a local Balinese family and participate in their daily rituals and activities.

For a detailed quotation, please fill in the Registration Form so that we may know more about you and your learning interests and goals.

We look forward to having you learn with us!

 

 

Language & Culture Programs

Are you planning to be staying in Bali for at least 2 weeks, and up to forever? If so, learn to speak the language while learning about Balinese culture!

Cinta Bahasa, together with the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud, as well as other educational institutions are offering part-day and full-day immersion programs.

You’ll learn Bahasa Indonesia in the morning, and in the afternoon, you’ll learn from a wide variety of artistic and cultural activities, including but not limited to: Balinese Dance, Painting, Wood & Stone Carving, Wayang Puppetry, Gamelan, Basketry, Making Offerings, Balinese Prayer, Yoga and Meditation, Balinese Cooking, Hinduism, History, Silver Jewelry, Batik Painting & Printing, Balinese Construction & Architecture, Medicinal Herbs & Spices.

You can choose to homestay, that is to live with a local Balinese family and participate in their daily rituals and activities.

For a detailed quotation, please fill in the Registration Form so that we may know more about you and your learning interests and goals.

We look forward to having you learn with us!

 

 

Language & Culture Programs

Are you planning to be staying in Bali for at least 2 weeks, and up to forever? If so, learn to speak the language while learning about Balinese culture!

Cinta Bahasa, together with the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud, as well as other educational institutions are offering part-day and full-day immersion programs.

You’ll learn Bahasa Indonesia in the morning, and in the afternoon, you’ll learn from a wide variety of artistic and cultural activities, including but not limited to: Balinese Dance, Painting, Wood & Stone Carving, Wayang Puppetry, Gamelan, Basketry, Making Offerings, Balinese Prayer, Yoga and Meditation, Balinese Cooking, Hinduism, History, Silver Jewelry, Batik Painting & Printing, Balinese Construction & Architecture, Medicinal Herbs & Spices.

You can choose to homestay, that is to live with a local Balinese family and participate in their daily rituals and activities.

For a detailed quotation, please fill in the Registration Form so that we may know more about you and your learning interests and goals.

We look forward to having you learn with us!

 

 

Language & Culture Programs

Are you planning to be staying in Bali for at least 2 weeks, and up to forever? If so, learn to speak the language while learning about Balinese culture!

Cinta Bahasa, together with the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud, as well as other educational institutions are offering part-day and full-day immersion programs.

You’ll learn Bahasa Indonesia in the morning, and in the afternoon, you’ll learn from a wide variety of artistic and cultural activities, including but not limited to: Balinese Dance, Painting, Wood & Stone Carving, Wayang Puppetry, Gamelan, Basketry, Making Offerings, Balinese Prayer, Yoga and Meditation, Balinese Cooking, Hinduism, History, Silver Jewelry, Batik Painting & Printing, Balinese Construction & Architecture, Medicinal Herbs & Spices.

You can choose to homestay, that is to live with a local Balinese family and participate in their daily rituals and activities.

For a detailed quotation, please fill in the Registration Form so that we may know more about you and your learning interests and goals.

We look forward to having you learn with us!

 

 

Language & Culture Programs

Are you planning to be staying in Bali for at least 2 weeks, and up to forever? If so, learn to speak the language while learning about Balinese culture!

Cinta Bahasa, together with the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA) in Ubud, as well as other educational institutions are offering part-day and full-day immersion programs.

You’ll learn Bahasa Indonesia in the morning, and in the afternoon, you’ll learn from a wide variety of artistic and cultural activities, including but not limited to: Balinese Dance, Painting, Wood & Stone Carving, Wayang Puppetry, Gamelan, Basketry, Making Offerings, Balinese Prayer, Yoga and Meditation, Balinese Cooking, Hinduism, History, Silver Jewelry, Batik Painting & Printing, Balinese Construction & Architecture, Medicinal Herbs & Spices.

You can choose to homestay, that is to live with a local Balinese family and participate in their daily rituals and activities.

For a detailed quotation, please fill in the Registration Form so that we may know more about you and your learning interests and goals.

We look forward to having you learn with us!

 

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Not All Foreigners are Called the Same Names You may have heard that the only word for foreigners in Indonesia is “Bule”, pronounced Boolay, and treat it as similar to what the Japanese typically call foreigners, Gaijin, or Thais call foreigners, Farang, and Chinese call foreigners, Gwailo, etc. In fact, there is no similarity between [...]

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Not All Foreigners are Called the Same Names

You may have heard that the only word for foreigners in Indonesia is “Bule”, pronounced Boolay, and treat it as similar to what the Japanese typically call foreigners, Gaijin, or Thais call foreigners, Farang, and Chinese call foreigners, Gwailo, etc.

In fact, there is no similarity between how the Indonesians call foreigners, and their other Asian counterparts.

Indonesians name foreigners according to how those foreigners relate to Indonesia. So there are four main terms: Turis, Tamu, Bule and Orang Lokal.

Turis: Someone who is here for a day or so.

Tamu: Someone who is staying here for a while, but I’m not sure how long.

Bule: Someone who is staying here and doesn’t intend to leave, but apparently can’t speak Indonesian and doesn’t seem to intend to integrate very much.

Bule Lokal: Someone who acts like a Bule, but is well-known enough to be considered a local.

Orang Lokal: A foreigner who is staying here, but can speak Indonesian and is integrated, has known Indonesian friends, etc.

Are you living in Indonesia? What do you hear people call you usually?

What’s ironic about this is that in their own countries, Europeans, North Americans and Australians expect newcomers and immigrants to speak the national language and to integrate into their societies. There are political parties, racist hate groups and a wide variety of names used for these kinds of immigrants.

But a healthy percentage of these people, when they move to Indonesia or Bali and Ubud, Sanur, Seminyak and Canggu in particular, seem quite uninterested in learning to speak the national language.

How hypocritical is that?

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