Student life

Protest signs outside the student centre. Protesting against corruption. Had a chat at lunchtime with one of the student representatives, who explained that the public are angry and want corruption to be dealt with.


Graffiti on a wooden chair. Taken while in Petrus' class on Cross-Cultural Understanding. 30 or more students in a small room, no fans, and three hours of class to get through. Watched a student presentation and participated in discussions on differences between cultures, often being called on to give the Australian perspective. We are, it seems, a low context culture (direct, to the point, explicit), whereas Javanese are a high context culture (indirect, circular, difficult to read). I learnt as much as the students!