Friday morning, before heading off for the strategic planning meeting, I (and a waria friend from GC) went and spoke to a group of British and Indonesian university students about sexuality in Indonesia. The group is finishing up a 6-month exchange program (half in the UK, half in Indonesia) run through Global Exchange. The event was held at Kafe Bibliotek, which is a building out towards Hasanuddin University that's apparently owned by a Japanese guy living in town (connected to the consulate? need to learn more). It's got a nice little library and is open to all - you just pay for a drink and you can sit and read all you want, which is a pretty rare setup in Indonesia. Quite nice.
The discussion was great - the students asked great questions and we had a very lively and supportive discussion. My waria friend who came along really enjoyed herself and plans on going back there.
No comments:
Post a Comment