The colours of the heart cannot be captured on a flag. And what can science explain about your suffering? What do the numbers say about the memories that haunt you in dreams? —Robin Block, ‘Inner War.’ One day, I stripped off my childhood to arrive at a passage towards to adulthood Overseas —Angelina Enny, ‘One Day I Crossed.’ Too often, Indonesia and the Netherlands present their shared history as two separate stories that barely seem to touch one another. Grand narratives of heroes, victims, soldiers and flags. But where is the common ground? Where can we place the subtle twists of fate and ambiguities of the heart? What do we do with the personal stories that fit neither country nor flag? In Between brings two worlds together in poems, personal stories and mantras. Robin Block (NL) and Angelina Enny (ID) create an in-between world of the past and present, the mythical and the real, the personal and the universal. What happens when we share our most personal stories? And listen to the sounds of our memories and dreams, the voices of our ancestors?

This is more than just a handy Indonesian phrasebook, with additional information on the culture and also tips to be easily accepted by local Indonesians. Includes video links in the book for enhanced learning. Any seasonal traveler to Indonesia will tell you that having the ability to speak the Indonesian language and knowing its culture will make a huge difference in a person’s travel experience in Indonesia, be it on a business trip or a leisure holiday visit. Knowing the very essentials of the language will get you around easily, accomplishing daily activities, from relating to the people, travelling from point to point, paying for the right product at the right price, checking-in and out of hotels, dinning-in and getting much more out of your visit. That is the reason for this book which is designed for all travelers to Indonesia. The focus here is not only on effective communication, but also on simple grammar understanding, proper sentence construction, generating the right word for the right context, cultural exposure, and even tips to get the Indonesians to accept and embrace you better. It is organized to be easy, simple, concise, comprehensive and useful and yet not information dumping. Throughout the learning process, knowledge learnt will be accumulative, so you get to acquire the necessary skills to speak the language better and more effective with every chapter of learning. Every chapter has a good mix of theory and practical, and contain common phrases that can be used immediately. Learners can immediately start to speak and communicate with the locals without having to first complete learning the whole book. Learn Indonesian Language Phrase Book covers: 1.Hundreds of useful Indonesian words and phrases 2.200 most common words in Indonesian 3.100 most common verbs, adjectives and nouns 4.Arranged by topic and situation for easy use and reference 5.Grammar and pronunciation guide 6.Cultural exposure and tips to be easily accepted by locals 7.Complete guide to the affixation system with clear explanation 8.Make learning simple, easy and fun with selected video clips 9.Material is arranged in a step-by-step manner. 10.Books are compact (in size) but comprehensive (in information) 11.Instructions are easy to follow and understand 12.Books can be used for self-improving or in a class learning environment 13.Good mixture of theory and practical 14.With the learning system of Language Made Easy Series, learners will learn the most important part of the language in a systematical manner, so they can apply the knowledge almost immediately

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