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Kahayan River Neighborhood

12/17/2013

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I went to a river neighborhood a few weeks ago which is a neighborhood on stilts next to the river.  It was very different and quite beautiful.  I've never seen anything like it before.  These houses are all built about ten to twenty feet off of the ground because the river can come up pretty high during the rainy season.  It's almost like a rickety Atlantic City boardwalk with houses.
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All of the families that live on the water rely on fishing as their source of income.  As you can see, the water is not up high yet but some of them are able to catch something.
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Along with fishing, they also have stores that are set up right out of their houses.  This is typical all throughout Palangkaraya.
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The boardwalk is very rickety.  And they have no problems driving their motorbikes on them.  You hear the boards jump up and down as they're driving too.  It's a bit terrifying to hear when you're not used to it.  The neighborhood was pretty big too.  I walked around for probably an hour up and down "streets".  Nobody seemed to mind me there but not everyone allowed me to photograph them.  These ladies used their babies to block their faces.
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It was a very cool experience to walk around this place.  The kids, as usual, are super friendly and love their photos taken.  I hope I get another chance to go back to some of these places.

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Donald Dahl
12/18/2013 11:34:46 pm

Man, you're turning into the extrovert version of Walter Mitty.

if you haven't seen the trailer for "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", see trailer here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGWO2w0H2V8

So is it the summer season over there, I assume they only have two seasons like summer and then rainy season?

Looks like everyone is so content. Makes me remember my time in Costa Rica and what it was like feeling like, wow these people don't even realize what they don't have, but I've never seen anyone in the States who is more connected with their community and didn't grumble about wanting more on a daily basis or diluting their thoughts with reality tv. Anyways, I digress. Keep em coming, sorry I haven't been following the blog as much

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    Steve Freeman

    Hi,  i'm a professional photographer from Atlantic City, NJ.  I accepted a position teaching English in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan in Indonesia.  Stay tuned here for stories and pics.

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