Did August 17th really just come and go like that? This year’s independence day was essentially the same as last years… it still overlapped with Ramadan, we still had a massive militaristic flag raising ceremony in a crunchy dry nearby field and there was lots of yelling of commands — this year was different in that the sun was less forgiving (translation: more students fainted), there was more sweating, there was less staring, I knew what to expect, and I had a keren fisheye lens to capture the ceremony.
Selamat menikmati foto-fotonya! (Scroll over for captions)
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(merah – red, putih – white, selalu – always, hati – heart)
From Charlottesville to Indonesia 
Oh I like the third to last photo with the raising of the flag!
So much nation building happening. Wonderful photos!