Mengunjungi Keluarga Ina dan Pulang Besok

Well if I thought yesterday was hectic it has nothing on today. Thankfully we were allowed to sleep in for a while before the day began - Ina's parent knew it would be busy and as the eldest daughter Ina had been working her arse off and was exhausted.

 Chilling with Sophie and Ina's Mum

When we did wake-up we mandied and had nasi goreng for breakfast and then a whole bunch of Ina's family turned up (did I mention Ina's family is huge). Well that was a photo opportunity right there as everyone lined up to get a photo with the bules. What I struggle to remember is how many of the people here have never seen a bule before little lone two bules(one being half chinese and the other being completely bule - they love my nose????).

After everyone left we went and visited the homes of Ina's family. Wow there's a lot of them. Home after home we went shook hands, ate and/or drank (and at many got more photos taken) and then left as quickly as we arrived. Some were strange with only a couple of people there whilst others were party centrals with 20 or 30 people crammed into a tiny room.

Saying Goodbye to our New Family

Today we made friends with Ina's aunt (although we've been chatting to her since wednesday). Despite being an older, under-educated (I'm reluctant to say un-educated because she's obviously had some) muslim woman in a tiny town she has very progressive ideas about women and what they're capable of (in fact many of the women in Ina's family are - I can see where she gets it from). She in particular has high hopes for Ina and supports her in here resistance to her dad's more traditional values. Ina objects to the fact she's expected to finish her degree, return to the village and get married. She wants more and doesn't want to be help back by matrimony which I totally get.

Tomorrow before we get home we're going to try out the brand new adventure park including a flying fox over a lake, rope bridges etc. It's a true adventurers playground!

Besok pulang ke Yogya!!! Yay home!

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