My name is Alice. I am 18 years old.
I decided to share this journal of my Gap Year travels with some little games I made to help me speak bahasa Indonesia and make friends. So, you know, anyone can go in here and look and listen and do stuff.
Press the corners of the journal to turn the pages. Salam.
gado gado
ikan bakar
nasi pecel
nasi goreng
nasi campur
mie goreng
bakso
soto betawi
es campur
es kelapa muda
es teh
es jeruk
Language Consultants: Julie Newnham, Brynna Rafferty-Brown
"Keripik Sukun Mbok Darmi" animation on page two by Heri Kurniawan, who kindly gave permission.
Brad illustrations by John Welding
Video clips of everyday life in Indonesia are generously provided by the KITLV (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies). They are part of a long-term documentation project 'Recording the Future' of KITLV, LIPI (The Indonesian Institute of Sciences), and Offstream Film. www.kitlv.nl
Inanimate Alice episodes 1-5 and 12 photo stories set in Australia are free to view online.
You can view the one-hour documentary "Don't forget to remember me - everyday life in Indonesia" online for free.
Creative Commons attribution (images): Couple on a motorbike (cover), five teens (page 3): Adam Jones/Global Photo Archive/Flickr; car-free Sunday and TV News van: Gunawan Kartapranata (Wikimedia Commons).
Copyright © used by permission: Atmosfear slide: Martin Archer/Flickr
"Jaya's" sketch: Cedharr Dharr/Urban Sketchers (cedharrsketchbook.blogspot.com)
Creative Commons attribution (sounds): Karate kids: Parking Sun; Jakarta traffic: maarten_wez; peddlars on train: adhihargo; Jakarta airport: badvibezrproductionz; taxi: djbacon; and other sounds from the Indonesia Sound Archive: https://archive.org/
Name: Alice Field
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Job Status: Gap Year
Aunt Xui Li: Did you find Batari's address? She is expecting you.
Alice: on my way by taksi TY 4 the rupiah
Aunt Xui Li: What are you wearing? Did you change at the airport?
Alice: yes auntie like u said no short skirts or flirty tops o_O
Aunt Xui Li: Wait for Batari to invite you inside (Silahkan!) and then take off your shoes.
Aunt Xui Li: Drink whatever she offers you, no complaints. And use your right hand always.
Alice: no worries auntie i know ALL the rules: point with thumb not finger, don't show soles of shoes, no hands on hips... ok i'm here luv you xo
Aunt Xui Li: Ok be safe, have fun, love you xo
Republik Indonesia
(Republic of Indonesia)
Ibu Kota (capital city): Jakarta (the most active city for Twitter in the world!)
Islands: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku (Spice Islands) Papua and 18,000 more (11,500 have no people!)
Population: 250+ million (4th most populous nation on Earth, with 300+ ethnic groups and even more languages!)
Agama (religion): Muslim (87%), Hindu, Katolik, Kristen, Buddha
Uang (money): 11,000 Rupiah = about $1US
