“Welcome to the Hamlet of Sade!”“Ever imagine living in a home whose floor is covered with buffalo dung?”

THALIB’S question introduced me to the hamlet. That particular afternoon I was at a traditional Sasak hamlet in the village of Rambitan, Pujut subdistrict, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

Thalib, a 25-year-old Sasak, is one of the 12 hamlet youths assigned to receive guests. He showed me the uniqueness of the traditional