Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo, Kalimantan, Jakarta, Solo, Papua, Irian Jaya, Molucca ... reading Lonely Planet, studying maps, trying to imagine how the words will actually sound when spoken in their context.
Getting a sense of the waves of former colonization triggered by trade routes between China and India; to control precious spices; followed by plantations. Arab traders, Portuguese and Dutch colonists, this just scrapes the surface. And it continues in new forms. Nearly 1,800 islands in the archipelago. Close to 260 million people. Islands with very different histories, pulled into one fairly new country.
My preparations are continuing... some reading, a lot of technical preparation... agendas, making sure I have the technical equipment I'll need.
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