A few days ago I returned to Jakarta after having spent a year away. I arrived with my fiancé for a year in the second most populated city in the world. We arrived a few hours late because we flew through Japan and had to avoid a typhoon so we arrived at 1am. The first few days was mostly just relaxed and recovered while I showed Jackie around a few places in Jakarta. I haven't been paid yet so its been a little tough but such is life in a 3rd world country.
We should each have our apartments within the next few days which we are both really looking forward to. Almost a week living out of a suitcase is getting old fast.
In other news the Indonesian elections have taken place (the day we arrived) and are being hotly contested. The results won't be calculated until the 22nd which is when my school had planned to go to camp. Due to fears of unrest they have decided to postpone the camp.
The two main candidates Jokowi and Probowo could not be more different:
Probowo represents Indonesia's past, he is a wealthy former general and son in law of the former dictator of Indonesia. He has been convicted of human rights violations by the UN and is blatently corrupt. He wants to build up Indonesia by pouring money into the army to show the "power" of Indonesia. He is against human rights and free speech. He will also make things very difficult for the religious and specifically Chinese minorities.
Jokowi represents Indonesia's future, he comes from nothing and has worked his way up by hard work and being honest. He became mayor of Jakarta and immediately began tackling the country's crippling corruption. He wants to build up Indonesia through diplomacy and trade programs. He is very pro democracy and transparency.
As of right now Jokowi is expected to win with the quick exit polls showing him in the lead although there have been signs of tampering of the votes. There are blatant signs that supporters of Probowo has destroyed the votes for Jokowi so there is still fear that Probowo could use his influence to change the outcome.
Only time will tell...
We should each have our apartments within the next few days which we are both really looking forward to. Almost a week living out of a suitcase is getting old fast.
In other news the Indonesian elections have taken place (the day we arrived) and are being hotly contested. The results won't be calculated until the 22nd which is when my school had planned to go to camp. Due to fears of unrest they have decided to postpone the camp.
The two main candidates Jokowi and Probowo could not be more different:
Probowo represents Indonesia's past, he is a wealthy former general and son in law of the former dictator of Indonesia. He has been convicted of human rights violations by the UN and is blatently corrupt. He wants to build up Indonesia by pouring money into the army to show the "power" of Indonesia. He is against human rights and free speech. He will also make things very difficult for the religious and specifically Chinese minorities.
Jokowi represents Indonesia's future, he comes from nothing and has worked his way up by hard work and being honest. He became mayor of Jakarta and immediately began tackling the country's crippling corruption. He wants to build up Indonesia through diplomacy and trade programs. He is very pro democracy and transparency.
As of right now Jokowi is expected to win with the quick exit polls showing him in the lead although there have been signs of tampering of the votes. There are blatant signs that supporters of Probowo has destroyed the votes for Jokowi so there is still fear that Probowo could use his influence to change the outcome.
Only time will tell...
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