life in the tropics feed- Birthday Parties in the Kampung and Some Thoughts on the Indonesian Family
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- Spring Cleaning in Kampung Bugis, Singaraja
- More on the History of the Bugis in Kampung Bugis
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Tag Archives: mixed family dynamics
Birthday Parties in the Kampung and Some Thoughts on the Indonesian Family
Another season of birthdays is here. Sam’s party yesterday started us off. Su is next in three weeks with her 50th, then me almost a month later, Mercedes the next day and then Rebecca about six months later. We no … Continue reading
Marriages between Expat Men and Indonesian Women, Part II: Children
Children are a great source of problems in expat-Indonesian marriages. They can intensify some of the natural fissure points in expat-Indonesian marriages. Childrearing techniques are the first potential source of trouble. The anthropologist William A. Haviland, talks about dependence versus … Continue reading
Marriages between Expat Men and Indonesian Women: Problems to Watch Out For
Long ago I started a series on marriages between expat men and Asian women. I never got around to finishing the series as a number of other things came up, but over the last few days events have gotten me … Continue reading
The Consequences of Sexual Tourism for the Rest of Us
My wife and I were talking the other day, and she mentioned something (the topic for another post) that reminded me of this post that I wrote two years ago now on the old Life in the Tropics site. I … Continue reading