Education: Who Loves Ya Baby? By Jon Coupal, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, 7/23/12 Support for education consistently polls
Sitting in my western style hotel room, sitting in a comfortable bed sipping coffee and watching CNN, I might think I’m at home in America. Then I hear the faint strains of the morning prayers broadcast outside, and am instantly clear that outside this window is a completely different world than what I’m used...
Arriving in Jakarta was really exciting – after three flights and countless hours of layovers and sitting upright, I was ready to explore. The Indonesian language is difficult to decipher, so I followed the crowd to get bags, exchange money, and find our guide, Lilia. I had heard about the infamous Jakarta traffic, and...