Meet Gary Dean. The Australian expat who went from budding Musician, Animal Husbandry, Computer Programmer to Director of Okusi Associates here in Indonesia.   How long have you been living in Indonesia and what brought you here in the first place? I’ve lived in Indonesia since 1996 and firstly and principally, I came here because [...]

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Meet Luke Rowe. The Head of Residential Project Marketing at Jones Lang LaSalle who loves surfing, nature, and most of all his family. Luke, could we start with a little background information, where are you from? I was born in Geneva, Switzerland. My grandfather was serving there as the Australian ambassador. My father was in [...]

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Olá Vasco Canto Moniz! The professional show jumper from Portugal who spends his free time surfing, travelling and hitting a few rounds of golf. Where do you come from? I was born in Oporto, Portugal, but spent all my life in Sintra, 20km away from Lisbon on a beautiful mountain facing the Atlantic Ocean. You’re [...]

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So Mark, what were you doing before you started Equinox Publishing? I started working in Switzerland after college with a bank and they moved me around a few times from Zurich to Hong Kong, back to Zurich and then finally here in Jakarta in March 1997. You know – young, dumb and full of…ummm…energy – [...]

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Meet Chris Littlechild. The Comedy Club consultant from England who likes to unwind in the boxing ring. So Chris, where do you come from and what is it you do here in Jakarta? Reading , England. I’m a consultant for Singapore based The Comedy Club Asia. How did you get involved in the Jakarta Comedy [...]

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Meet Olaf Aistleitner. The Austrian Restauranteur with over 15 years of experience running restaurants in paradise.    Where do you originally come from, and how did you end up here in Indonesia? I come from Austria, the homeland of Arnold Schwarzenegger. My last divorce drove me to far away lands…actually islands, so I came here [...]

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Meet Sharon Sobotka. The extrovert who lives life to the full in Jakarta. You have a very interesting last name – where does it come from? Thank you. I’m Polish American. My parents were first generation which makes me second generation Polish.  And where in the States are you from? I’m a Chicago girl, born [...]

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Meet Colin Freestone. The Aussie adventure cyclist and founder of Cycle Indonesia. Let’s start from the beginning, where do you come from and where do you call home? I grew up in Sydney, Maroubra which boasts a beach renowned for wild, rough surfs. My wife, dog and I have a house in St Ives, Sydney [...]

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Meet Anna Ingrid Woolcott Feliciano. The Danish Aussie animal lover who’s lived in more countries than most people will ever visit. Where do you come from? I am half Australian and half Danish. I’m officially an Australian, and I was born in Canberra, which I regret to say. Probably one of the most boring places [...]

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Chris Cromarty Hi Chris Cromarty. The Canadian Aerial Surveyor whose release is getting mean on the ice rink. Chris from Canada, I had no idea people were playing ice hockey in Jakarta! Where do you play? We gather on Tuesdays and Sundays at Taman Anggrek ice rink. We encourage newcomers or those who aren’t such [...]

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Hello Robert McKinnon.  The Scotsman who accidentally found himself a home in Indonesia. Robert McKinnon So, Robert McKinnon, how did you end up living in Indonesia? This is a funny question that I have been asked many times. It was that I had to leave Australia because of visa problems, honestly, and the cheapest ticket [...]

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Hola Jose Luis Mejia and his wife Alesia Arnatovich. The newlywed Peruvian and Belarusian couple who met and fell in love in Jakarta.   How did you meet? My wife, Alesia, is a professional classical pianist and I first saw her playing at a five star hotel in Jakarta. I pursued her for six months, [...]

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Bonjour Jean-Baptiste Mounier. The trigger-happy Frenchman based in Kemang.   Where are you from? I am come from France, Grenoble, near the Alps.   Lovely, and how did you wind up in Jakarta? I started in the overseas army by working at the Economic Service of the French Embassy, in charge of the ITC market. [...]

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Halo Mie Cornoedus! The photographer cum entrepreneur who is passionate about sustainable tourism and the empowerment of women in Jogjakarta.   You’re quite the influential woman – tell us how you began your journey in Jogjakarta. I came to Jogja in 1995 with a very concrete goal of setting up ViaVia. I had travelled for [...]

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