Tuesday, May 29, 2007

A Terrible Anniversary

I've written about this before, but for the last year there has been hot mud flowing from the ground in Sidoarjo, East Java. Both the government and Lapindo, the company that was drilling at the mud site, refuse to take responsibility for the victims or the material damage they've suffered. Thousands of refugees have lost everything they own and nothing is being done to aid them. Here is an article from today's Jakarta Post about the refugees.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Oh, It's Coming...

So numerous people have told me I should at least update a little and say I made it out of Southeast Asia alive and am now back frolicking in America. Thailand was great and it was fun to be a tourist who didn't know the language and just wanted to get a tan. In a week or two, after my grant would have been over, I'm going to update with the whole sordid Indonesian tale starting back in early March.

I don't know if anyone still reads my blog, but check back soon!

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