travel - Malaysia: Langkawi & Kuala Lumpur
with the short time i have here im going to post a few pictures with captions as an update on Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Malayasia is by far the biggest and most interesting reality check i've had in a long time. i honestly didn't know what to expect like, if English was usable here, who are the minorities, what their customs are etc...
it's a very awkward place in the world being that it's like 60% muslim but not really a muslim country. although i think that's debatable.
at first i felt scared and a bit intimidated. i still get that when passing a large crowd of men but i've taken to behaving masculine on my own behalf to counter the feeling of being shunned while at the same time, i have been respectful.
in the last week i have basically done my best to wear clothes that aren't too revealing. for example i try to cover my legs with tights or crop pants. i don't try to cover my arms. i just wear t-shirts setting aside my spaghetti strapped tops and low cut tops. it's not a rule that i have to dress like that here but i feel it is respectful to the woman who wear burkas mostly.
in population there are Malaysians, Indians and Chinese people. i have limited time to write about this strange yet dreamy place so here are some pictures to tell another story...
Malayasia is by far the biggest and most interesting reality check i've had in a long time. i honestly didn't know what to expect like, if English was usable here, who are the minorities, what their customs are etc...
it's a very awkward place in the world being that it's like 60% muslim but not really a muslim country. although i think that's debatable.
at first i felt scared and a bit intimidated. i still get that when passing a large crowd of men but i've taken to behaving masculine on my own behalf to counter the feeling of being shunned while at the same time, i have been respectful.
in the last week i have basically done my best to wear clothes that aren't too revealing. for example i try to cover my legs with tights or crop pants. i don't try to cover my arms. i just wear t-shirts setting aside my spaghetti strapped tops and low cut tops. it's not a rule that i have to dress like that here but i feel it is respectful to the woman who wear burkas mostly.
in population there are Malaysians, Indians and Chinese people. i have limited time to write about this strange yet dreamy place so here are some pictures to tell another story...