Being Overseas, I See Things More Clearly

Writer, independent researcher, election 'watcher' and general powerhouse Lily Yulianty Farid is once again back in Makassar, her hometown and place of birth, to attend the annual Makassar International Writers Festival, running on June 3-6.

The multi-feature event, which she organizes practically by remote control from her place of residence in down under Melbourne, is a yearly pilgrimage for her. "I have to go, because that's the activity that I've been most focused on these past four years," she said.

June 2, 2015