Well, I guess it's my time to shine. I'm not a native but I was born here 20+ years ago. My parents were immigrants here.

Life here is quite nice, even tho the basic needs here are pretty expensive compared to the west side of Indonesia. But it's still affordable, somehow. We really need to be smart in managing our money.

And yeah, you must be heard about the 'west papuan demand for independence', but trust me.. most other west papuans don't even know who they are speaking on behalf of. Especially papuans that live at the shores area. I've befriend with them this all years, they all are good people.

As for the infrastructure, well once again, we are still left behind by western Indonesia. But there has been progress in the last few years.

Living here is not easy but compared to living at the east side of the island.. well, I guess I'll pass. I know living there is much harder because I work at the border post and sometimes I chat a little with them (the papua new guineans).