Category: Indonesia
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After an overnight flight and six hours in the Kuala Lumpar airport with no sleep, I was happy to arrive to my hotel in Yogyakarta. Later to have learned that the taxi service charged me about five times the going rate, paying more than my uber ride to Sydney airport. After a delicious lunch of…
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Indonesia has 17,508 islands, with many cultures and over 300 native languages. Language can create barriers when trying to interact and communicate with people in a foreign country. I believe communication is imperative, as it helps you to understand the culture and history and allows you to connect with people from different backgrounds. As I…
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On the 29th of January, I arrived in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It was hot, humid, and the scent of floral air fresheners seemed to follow me through the airport, but little did I know that by the time the month was over, I would grow completely immune to all of this and I would have had one of…
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I didn’t quite know what to expect when I applied for this experience. Was I going to be delivering babies in rural areas with little resources? Was I going to spend the day with a Balinese midwife? Was I going to see and learn midwifery in a different culture that would change my approach in…
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January 2015 saw a team of 26 from the University of Technology, Sydney, head over to Bali to develop their understanding of midwifery from an international perspective. We spent twelve days across a variety of locations including urban Denpasar, rural Ubud, and tourist centres such as Sanur and Kuta. Over the twelve days we visited…
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Our recent trip to Bali as part of the Midwifery in Indonesia has left me reflecting on a concept suggested by Robin Lim of the Bumi Sehat Birthing Centre, that birth revolves around three aspects: spiritual, nature and science. And indeed the more that this concept is thought about the more it can be seen…
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Firstly I’d like to congratulate and thank those responsible for organising the program for midwifery students in Bali! It was so well organised and provided such a comprehensive look at Public Health in Bali, and I learnt, not only about the amazing work being done in the various organisations to better the lives and health…
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Here is a vlog reflections about the ITS COMMTECH Study Tour.
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There’s no better bonding than that over a meal. On the first night we were taken to a welcome dinner where we were given a range of traditional Indonesian dishes to share amongst our table. These included oriental noodle dishes, seafood and rice. We were also provided with live entertainment in the form of a…
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Before I start my reflection on the BUILD summer program that I participated in at Indonesia, I would like to thank UTS for providing me this opportunity and allowing me to be part of the BUILD program. It is extremely hard to describe the wonderful time that I had during this program. Attending this program…
