Music, Games and Facebook 

We were welcomed to Indonesia by a press conference and a gazillion people. They all came to find out about our travels and show us what Indonesian hospitality is all about. After we had shared our stories it was their turn to show us what their country was all about. The first step was music. They love their music and have their very traditional instrument called Agklung (try and roll that off your tongue!) and didn’t only give us a demonstration but had us and everyone else play the instrument. They somehow managed to orchestrate us all into playing some songs. It was a blast! 

Then they wanted to show us what happiness was all about and the best way to do that, according to them, was show us some of the games they like to play on their National Day festivities. Pole walking, cycling around cones, we did it all while the crowd cheered us on.

Later in the day they wanted to show us some more of their usual activities. Young people like to hang out at food joints and simply enjoy each other’s company. Chatting to some young folk we found out that Indonesia is one of the top countries addicted to social media. Their happiness is all about sharing their thoughts, passions and daily lives.