An Open Letter from an Illegal Student

I come from Kalikur village, a remote place in Lembata, along the coast of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. It is so isolated that reaching my village alone is a difficult task. I am an unofficial student at the 'illegal' university, Yayasan Aldiana Nusantara, which recently became a hot topic of discussion by the public and in the media.

Before I get to the part where I ended up in Jakarta as an illegal student,