Jul 19, 2006 13:49
Since I've been here I've learned the Indonesian word for flood, earthquake, gasious poisonious cloud that comes from a volcano (see I don't even know that word in english), and the word Tsunami (which remains the same in most languages it seems). I feel like nature really doesn't give Indonesia too much of a chance. I just can't believe there was another tsunami. I mean a second one in less than 2 years? I figure the odds cannot be good. Are there these many natural disasters in America? Perhaps I've just been blind to it all. I know each of these disasters strikes Indonesia more harshly becasue of the differences in technology. But still it really seems like just one thing after another. But I suppose thats becasue of the whole ring of fire.
On a much more positive note I just got back from Padang where I was able to do two interviews for the documentry. And I'm doing another one tomorrow. I made this ideal plan for traveling and stuff after I leave here and kinda just figured it wouldn't work out. But right now it kinda is which shockingly awsome. I feel like something horrible is going to happen becasue things are going too well.
The university is throwing me a good-bye party tomorrow. I don't know how many people are going to be there, but this one girl I never met asked me about it. It's like hello and then good-bye. Still a week before I leave anyway. And then there are some sort of festivities with students on Friday or something like that.