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June 2007 – 10. the history

Blog entries
Aceh's history is a violent one, but perhaps with, finally, hope for the future
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May 2007 – 09. the mountains

Blog entries
A few photos from a field trip into the mountains of Aceh Tenggara, one of the districts where my employer was working
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April 2007 – 08. the sights

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There are even a few historical sights In Banda Aceh, a minor tourist attraction
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March 2007 – 07. the town

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A bit of a day-to-day description of Banda Aceh, and its dominant business in the time I was there
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January 2007 – 06. the facilities

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There is not much to do in Banda Aceh, apart from hitting a few golf balls on a curtailed driving range and walking fully dressed along the beach
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December 2006 – 05. the elections

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Although fair, the first free elections for governor in Aceh were mostly boring, and heavily regulated
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November 2006 – 04. the field trip

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Around Aceh, via the east coast across the Highlands to the west coast, to get a little insight in what this province looks like
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September 2006 – 03. the excursion

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What a tsunami looks like, after almost two years
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August 2006 – 02. the arrival

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Our first challenges, those related to housing and shopping, we managed to overcome, despite bringing a dog to a devout Muslim area
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July 2006 – 01. the introduction

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Why I went to Banda Aceh in the first place, and what I found there
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