After Iran, Indonesia is our second main destination. It holds the 4th largest population in the world and it’s rapidly changing into a modern industrial developed country. It has an overwhelmingly rich history and culture: over 300 ethnicities live on Indonesia’s 17.000 islands and more than 300 languages are spoken. From its paradise seas, to lush rainforests to hundreds of active volcanoes, Indonesia’s nature holds the 2nd largest biodiversity in the world.
Can the modern developing society, the traditional cultures and the pristine environments coexist in Indonesia? Our investigation aims to take us across the Indonesian life, from urban Jakarta to wild rainforests; it will give us an overview of Indonesian society as well as an inside knowledge to problems that affect not only Indonesia, but our entire world. Because of Indonesia’s sheer size – from Banda Aceh in Sumatra to Jayapura in East Papua it’s 13 hours by flight or 6000km on roads and boats – we decided to focus on a single island: Java. It is the most populated – 110 million out of Indonesia’s 240 million – the most developed and it holds the capital city Jakarta and the informal cultural capital Jogjakarta. So let’s dive into Indonesia’s heart.
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The tiles were dirty and cold. The snow carried by the boots of the hurried passengers filthy melted in the diffuse layer on the whole length of the cold corridor. A guy with a floor cleaning machine was struggling without any chance to remove the dirty water from it. I searched some drier spots and seemingly untouched by steps of the travelers that were transiting the room.
On the 6th of December we arrived after a very long train ride from Ankara Turkey to Tabriz Iran. Our host, Asad and his friend BAmeen picked us up at the train station in less than 30 minutes. Soon after we arrived a bunch of their friends arrived at their place and we soon started talking about everything. Iranians are mostly curious about how their country is perceived in other parts of the world. We approached various topics, but the one that stayed with us during the entire travel was the Islamic political regime and its restrictions. There seems to be a huge gap between the younger population and the very intolerant political government. Iran, unlike other countries has a supreme leader who is the religious representative of Islam and who is also the most powerful person in the state. Therefore the President has limited power and the Islamic form of government dominates democracy.
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