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This is not your typical language-learning podcast. Follow the journey of Kristen (a Bule) as she tries to learn Bahasa Indonesia taught by her friend, Cindy, a self proclaimed Bahasa Indonesia expert. Questions? Feedback? Send them all to bulebelajarbahasa@gmail.com! Find us on instagram @bulebelajarbahasa & our personal instagrams: @sindienjela (Cindy) @kristenutomo (Kristen)
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Video podcast from my travels in Java, Indonesia, as I set out on a year of language study at UMM (Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang) - courtesy of Darmasiswa scholarship program 2010-11. Join me as I bring both the hum-drum of my daily life in Jawa Timur (east Java), as well as my cultural observations and experiences, to your iTunes/iPod/iPhone screen!
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We're back! And we got a lot of excuses for you! Catch us on Instagram / Facebook / Email us at bulebelajarbahasa@gmail.com PS: We're also in the process of upgrading our podcast set up... Stay tuned for better episodes <3
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We're back for another episode via a recorded zoom chat! Sorry in advance for the sound quality. We miss doing the podcast, and we've gotten some messages about our "disappearances" so here we are! In this episode we're talking about things we're doing during quarantine... (spoiler: it's a lot of cleaning), and some words to express our feelings du…
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Just a short PSA from us. We love you all!
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Aww, that's so nice of you to say! Learn how to compliment someone with Kristen & Cindy. Make friends by giving them nice words! Learn how to encourage / empower someone by mentioning their positive qualities! Listen all about it in this week's episode. Maybe we'll do insults next week... (just kidding). Leave us a voice message if you want to be f…
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All the feels. This week Kristen & Cindy are talking all about feelings / perasaan that you might have... Whether you're happy? sad? disappointed? Learn how to say it all with this week's episode! Thank you for all the messages and support we’ve received! We love reading the messages and interacting with you! Find us on Facebook (Bule Belajar Bahas…
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Indonesians love to take their time saying their goodbyes... Cindy & Kristen talks some phrases you say when you say goodbye, when you’re leaving somewhere... especially since Kristen is going to Japan soon. Sorry for the short & rushed episode! We were trying to squeeze this episode before Kristen's trip! We'll chat longer on next episodes! PS: Th…
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WHY ARE INDONESIANS ALWAYS LATE? Join Cindy & Kristen in this episode as we explore the time culture in Indonesia, how to tell time in Indonesian, and Kristen’s favorite word to tell to her kids about time… nanti (later). Access our weekly guide here! PS: Thank you for all the messages and support we’ve received! We love reading the messages and in…
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TWO EPISODES IN A ROW? We’re on a roll! Have you ever been in a situation where you want to make small talk with an Indonesian but you are so intimidated you don’t know where to start or say? In this episode, Cindy is teaching Kristen how to small talk in Indonesian. Download our weekly phrase guide here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MIGlt7a…
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We’re back! Kami kembali! Were you wondering where we went? Well then, you better listen to this new episode to find out ALL ABOUT IT! What we did on these quiet 7 months?In our comeback episode, we’re teaching you some phrases to apologize… because frankly, we had a lot to apologize for.Download our guide to listen along to the phrases we used!Lin…
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This episode features more learning and less laughing. In this episode, Cindy taught Kristen (and our listeners) how to order food in Indonesian through 12 simple phrases you can start learning today. In the end we talk about some weird Indonesian eating culture that intrigues us. We are still perfecting our format, so please give us some feedback …
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Welcome to episode 2 of podcast Bule Belajar Bahasa! In this episode we get a little bit carried away as we talk about our favorite topic: food. Cindy teaches Kristen how to say the alphabet letters in Indonesian, as well as talking about how to order food, cook food, adjust taste in Bahasa Indonesia. This episode was so long that we had to split i…
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Welcome to the first episode of BBB Podcast. We are your host Cindy & Kristen. In this first episode we are talking all about dating and married life in Bahasa Indonesia. Cindy teaches Kristen the Indonesian dating culture, pet names, dating slangs, and to text like an Indo. Please note that Cindy have no qualifications to teach Kristen this.…
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(enhanced) podcast of my trip to Kupang, Timor - where I visited my sponsor child, Rifan. Not much to say here. I hope you enjoy my breakdown of the valuable and life-changing work that Compassion are doing! :-) click here to d/load the Enhanced podcast file, but you have to play in iTunes or iPhone or iPod!…
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What is on the podcast today? Who cares: it is a beautiful day, and I am skipping along (in the rain)! Life is wonderful. God is good. Rain is delicious. Oh, and I went to a wedding this morning also. Click here to d/load or listen online ps- recorded 10/4/2011By Scotty
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It's the final countdown.... dah-dah, dah dah. I am being a little premature here, but I feel like my time in Indonesia is almost up. :-( Aw, sadseez. Is it totally evil of me to deliberately wait to collect my final scholarship money; just to make sure that my University does not pocket it? Yeah, it's not much cash - but it's the principle! (pic a…
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Pinch and a Punch for the First of the Month! Today is 1 March 2011. Walk with me as I go to buy some 'pulsa' for my Mobile phone. Enjoy the dulcit tones of the mosque too! As I wonder the streets I realise that I really need some food - which is tricky to find in the back blocks. House & flatmates update too. Find out all the latest craziness and …
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Am I prepared for another semester of teaching? It really is a TON of work! Hats off to all teachers out there. Indonesian Uni students are SO sweet, friendly and innocent. That sure makes work a lot easier than rat-bag Westerners would be. I try to rev-up the girls to ignore [Muslim] cutlure, and to speak up. Everyone in MY class is equal. Girls a…
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Semester 2 starts tomorrow (cause Indonesia is on the crazy Northern-hemisphere timetable), so I am off to Coffee Time to prepare for English Seaking 2 classes. blah It really is off-putting to have the REAL year disected by a fake academic year, like in USA & EU. Semester 2 is starting, at the start of a new year. :-( Should I buy new iPad, or new…
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Enhanced podcast of Bali trip, part 2. Today I waffle less and actually talk about the trip and the photos I'm showing. Hope you enjoy it, and get a slice of tropical Bali pie while you listen. Warning for all Dutch listeners (& Germans)... you are gonna get a roasting! Warning 2: some R-rated pics near the end. You can d/load the enhanced file her…
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Enhance podcast of my January trip to Bali with Ferdi. This is part 1 of my holiday - I chat about unusually good Travel in Indonesia, and about the first few days... alone... with just the boyfriend! Oh yes.... travelling with a new boyfriend... you know where this will end up! ;-) You can download the enhanced file here (but you need to watch in …
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Enhanced podcast*- Today is "student day", so join me and 5,000 students as we march around the kampung (suburb)! It was quite a spectacle, and also very HOT. Glad we started around 7am. I am sure I talk about some other stuff too, and get sidetracked, but I hope you enjoy the pictures on your iPod. * this is an 'enhanced' podcast, with photos imbe…
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I have become a junkie now. Life in Indonesia has pushed me over the edge - to hard drugs! Luckily here, you can just pop into the Apotik (chemist) and ask for whatever drugs you want. HELLO! I also fill you in briefly on my new job, teaching English Speaking 1! Sorry for my waffle, I hope you find the little gems of info! My battles with UMM's "ef…
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I only have 2 topics in this show, and 1 of them involves me almost starving to death! Yes, I came close to going without any supper tonight (7 Oct), and you can imagine how that made me feel. :-( I also share with the entire world, one of my student's very personal "secrets"! It was way more juicier than what I had expected from an Indonesian Musl…
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Today I wax lyrical about my first few days teaching 'English Speaking 1' to all the young Indonesian students. Most of them are either like giddy school-girls, or extremely shy. And it wouldn't be "Indonesia" if I couldn't also tell you about the continuing chaos of my bahasa Indonesia program - yes, what I am supposed to be here for! ;-) (recorde…
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I'm singing and dancing on a prayer this weekend, after going to 1 of the big Roman Catholic Churches near the centre of Malang city. OK, well, that's not the reason why actually - but it is part of what I talk about today. Other than Catholocism, I talk about Indonesia's obsession with Agama (religion), and have some exciting news... I have a JOB …
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Everyday life in moody Malang. OK, so not moody itself, but I am moody at the moment. I run through my day and my current thoughts on learning Indonesian at UMM... or not. The clouds are brewing over France right now, as 2 of the French girls look set to do what their government did a few years ago... drop a nuclear bomb in Australia's backyard! Re…
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>>> OK, please subscibe to this thru iTunes! I cannot insert the video into this post on slow Indonesian internet. If you don't subscribe, you're missing the actual content. Thnx <<< Join me and 2 friends (1 is Will) as we wander briefly on the streets of Malang. Take a walk with me around 1 of the many many restaurants near the ca…
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This is an update of my first week or so in Malang. Well, the last few days especially, as I sort out my accomodation and go to (not) my first class at Uni. My major issue is the lack of fast internet (or access), and how that is making podcasting rather difficult. Please bare with me kids. I chuck in some cultural observations too ;-) Opening 'mus…
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Will and I took an Angkot (public transport mini-bus) from my Uni campus up to Batu (further up the hill). The very cute driver was chatting away to me as we drove up the mountain, but of course I could not understand him. :-( I did manage to understand that he was trying to tell me all the good places to go in/around Batu. When we arrived, after s…
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