The Call of the Archipelago
March 18, 2003
Christopher Purdy first came to Indonesia when he was just 6 months old, right after Suhartos rise to power. His parents lived in Kebayoran Baru, and Chris went to school at a kindergarten that used to be where Pasaraya is located now. A very different Jakarta indeed! My first words were Indonesian, not English, Chris reminisces. His parents moved back to the US when he was 6 years old, and Chris finally managed to return to Indonesia at the age
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