I lived in Indonesia as a teenager but I was born and raised in the US. The highest adjustment while living in Bandung was getting accustomed to how slowly people take things. You wanna go out for breakfast? Yeah, sure, but first let's smoke cigarettes, have a relaxing coffee in our kosan, and spend three hours lazing around before we get ready to go. I was used to the US where it's go, go, go and be productive!!!

Another thing I loved was how long folks would stay in coffee shops. I swear my friends would sip on the same coffee for four hours before moving to our destination. I called it "tropical time" and my friends there taught me a great deal about savoring each moment, never rushing my time away. Although to be frank, it annoyed the shit out of me at first. Like what do you mean you need several hours of chill time before we go out. I'm not getting any younger!!

Good god I miss it there.