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| title: Indonesia Abroad - A Lot Of Walks | ||
| date: 2024-02-15 | ||
| lastmod: 2024-02-15 | ||
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| summary: Things I've done the second I arrived. | ||
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| Back again! And what better way to start the journey in a somewhat hidden but historic place. I went together with a student from the same school that I got to know from the pick-up service provided by the school, and she kindly showed me around a lot of awesome places. | ||
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| In a fairly unknown place somewhere in the old town in Surabaya exists a street called [Jl. Pandean IV](https://maps.app.goo.gl/kksjLrZvmRUtYsWn6). This street is known to be a bit special, as there is a house that is recognized as as the childhood home of Bung Karno (a name that many Indonesians remember him by), with the birth name of Koesno Sosrodiharjo, and was later known as Sukarno (or Soekarno in old Dutch). | ||
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| The house has become a kind of mini-museum that shows the history of Sukarno's parents and how he and his family came to be. The neighborhood itself also looks really nice with a lot of plants and birds in cramped alley-ways, and it even has a small café at another part in the neighborhood, playing old music and showcasing a big map of how the area used to look like in 1938, along with posters on the wall. | ||
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| Next, we went to China-town. Kya Kya Surabaya, as it is called here, is a historic district known for Chinese restaurants & imposing red gates crowned with gilded dragons. | ||
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| The area was super interesting, and paired with the then upcoming Chinese new year of the wooden dragon, there was a lot to see, including food stalls, performances, and decorations. Malls in Surabaya of course also participated, but more on that later. | ||
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| Let me skip some interesting things and go straight to school stuff. We got our first week at UNAIR and I got to meet (most) of my fellow exchange students. | ||
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| **UNAIR - AMERTA class | Spring 2024** | ||
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| I already had some orientation classes of some subjects a few days before the official orientation day of the AMERTA program, which is the name of the program that I'm with as an exchange student, but that didn't matter all that much. | ||
| This orientation day for our exchange program was fun. I got to meet a lot of people with interesting backgrounds and stories. We also had to convert our visa to a KITAS on this day, which extends our official stay in Indonesia, as well as creating a bank account to provide us students with some allowance provided from the school, which makes it possible for us to use money in a more simple way. | ||
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| I did already switch one course, as I was the only international student there, and the lecturer couldn't talk English because of the students in the class. The head of the AMERTA program thus advised me to choose another course. | ||
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| Next to the other orientation days, we already did all kinds of activities, like visiting a Chinese new year event, old ruins, a mangrove forest, and shopping malls. Here are some photo's from that time. | ||
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| I won't show you all of it, that would spoil the fun. Go check out my Lychee album or check my previous post for the links. | ||
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| Anyway, visiting places and eating delicious food has brought the students from our group closer together, which is really fun. We have some more stuff planned, but that's a story for another time. | ||
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| Just yesterday, people could vote for the regional and national elections, and thus it was a public holiday. I played some basketball and we had a picnic in the field at the school campus afterwards. We have yet to try all kinds of delicious food and places to visit, so stay tuned for the next one. until then! | ||
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| **Alright, one more photo, hahaha** |
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| title: Indonesia Abroad - Makanan | ||
| date: 2024-03-13 | ||
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| summary: Let's talk about food y'all! | ||
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| There is a lot of food to enjoy in Indonesia, and I can't possibly try them all (or can I 😏?). | ||
| While you try and contemplate on the possibility, I went ahead and just started eating everything left and right. | ||
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| This is a general post about some things I've eaten thus far, but I sadly can't include all of them. I haven't made photo's of every single dish out there, as I was too busy shoving them in my mouth. (cough) | ||
| With that being said, let's just get started :) | ||
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| ## Mie Gacoan | ||
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| Mie Gacoan is said to be the No. 1 spicy noodle restaurant chain in Indonesia, and was established in early 2016. The "Mie Gacoan" brand has grown to be quite popular, especially among students. Of course, there is no exception for us exchange students. | ||
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| The default noodles have spice ranges from 0 to ate least 6, but I believe it can even go up to 8. For me personally, I can go up to 3, but grade 1 is quite comfortable to eat. Grade 0 is not free of spiciness, however, so do be warned if you're really, really want to avoid spicy stuff. The taste of the noodles is nice. It's satisfying and it comes with some pangsit (or wonton) as well, which is always appreciated. | ||
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| Often, you can buy good deals on GoFood (food delivery) with mie, iced tea, and fried shrimp with cheese. I like it. Price is decent enough. | ||
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| Surabaya North Quay is located in the most northern part of Surabaya, and serves as both a harbor to go to other islands, as well as a viewpoint to watch the sea from there. My buddies and I decided to check it out, as there was a food corner as well. | ||
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| The photo above contain servings of gurame bakar: good tasting fish that sometimes differ in size depending on who sells them. Gurame is really good, so I recommended it to the rest, and they all liked it as well. The fish was a bit smaller than in some bigger restaurants, but there was good variation in the portion you bought, and it wasn't that bad at all for the price. | ||
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| Aside from that, there are a lot of other mini stalls where you can choose food from. They have a lot of variety, so for each something nice. | ||
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| ## Sansekerta | ||
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| _I lost the photo here, sorry_ | ||
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| Sansekerta - The Authentic Taste Of Indonesia, is a restaurant located in the heart of Surabaya, and close to a lot of authentic and famous places. This restaurant advertises itself for it's authentic tastes, and only by the looks of it, it sure looks authentic. | ||
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| Although a bit more pricey than others, the taste is really good. | ||
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| The photo above shows a delicious example of es doger, which is shaved ice with young coconut flesh, black fermented rice (don't worry, it's sweet), fermented cassava, sago, coconut cream, syrup, condensed milk, and bread for some unknown reason. All in all, it was really tasty. Furthermore, I tried iga bakar, gurame bakar, and ketoprak. What can I say, I just really like gurame... | ||
| All in all, neat stuff. | ||
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| ## Pakuwon City Mall | ||
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| And specifically around Chinese new year, there were a lot of food stalls to celebrate chinese new year at a fair located at Pakuwon City Mall. It was pretty busy, thus pretty hot in terms of temperature, but there was a great variety of dishes and snacks you could choose from, and including the fireworks and shows, it was a blast. | ||
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| Airlangga University has 3 campuses, and have their own cafeterias as well. The food they offer is cheap and tasty, so a great option for students. They offer a lot of options, and including food from the 3rd floor of the ASEEC tower, there is nothing you could not eat at the campus grounds. | ||
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| Honestly, places like Starbucks are kinda overrated. I prefer the coffee at an AlfaExpress, Indomaret Point, and of course a barista / cafe, which there are a lot of here. One of them of which I actually have a photo of is Jokopi. Solid stuff. | ||
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| There are a lot of other places that are nice and I'll definitely cover them, but I'll keep it at this for now. Until next time folks! | ||
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| ヾ(•ω•`)o |