My moment before the cameras

Right, there’s the story. Just got back home after four days away. I went to join my husband in Yogyakarta in central southern Java, Indonesia. He flew in from Perth, and joined up with his university colleagues for a seminar at the Islamic University. I went basically to see Java for the first time – ridiculous, I know, but forty plus years based in Malaysia, and I had never been to Java. Yogya is just over two hours flight away.I was particularly interested in Borobudur (spelled, alike Yogyakarta, in numerous ways) and yesterday that was where I was. What I didn’t count on was being a sort of celebrity… Poor husband, he was ignored while I was feted.
It seems that having your photo taken with someone who is obviously exotic is a cool thing to do for a start, but just to make it even more imperative, at least one school – maybe more – sent their students off to interview native-English speakers for their exams. All this meant I was in great demand, which was enormous fun. At least the conversation was. Not so sure about all those photos…
The students were delightful and made me regret that I no longer teach teenagers…
And of course, there was the wonderful backdrop of Borobudur. More about that tomorrow…

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My moment before the cameras — 3 Comments

  1. Funny I hadn’t looked at the buildings until you mentioned it Satima. I was interested in all the kids with Glenda. They all looked such nice kids with lots of smiles. Did they know you are an author Glenda?

  2. I did give my card to one group, Jo…and told them to visit my blog to see photos of themselves.

    More photos of Borobudur coming up, Satima…

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