Do you remember precisely when Covid turned your life upside down? Mine was when I reached Bali and got a plethora of text messages about the then-new-to-me Covid thing. That was two years ago. Today, I get to eat Amma’s homecooked meal at the dining table together with my parents. And for that, I…
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I have been collecting Japan things to do for years in my notes. Things to do, to eat, to check out that I missed or want to do one day.…
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Hello from the quarantine hotel in Jakarta! Here are on the menu for today from breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner.…
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5 AM – Coffee Not doing much work today. My mind is elsewhere. My thoughts are scattered. I think! I didn’t bring enough clothes for my time here; oddly enough, I like it. I didn’t even bring a pair of jeans—what’s going on? Did I pack this way for a reason? I miss Fafa.…
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I have passed the mid-point of quarantine. Is it weird that I am a bummed about it? I missed my parents, but I could also use more me-time.…
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Good morning from my Jakarta Quarantine hotel. It's only 6 am here, and I woke up at 3 am and have been unable to sleep ever since.…
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I woke up sweating in the middle of the night in my hotel quarantine room. Before eventually realizing I had forgotten to turn on the AC.…
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The Indo government refers to hotel quarantine as the Repatriate Program, perhaps in an effort to make it sound less painful.…
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On my way to quarantine in Jakarta! Yes, I’m heading back home after 700 days. I’ve never been away from my parents for this long…
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