Alex dan Adam, kakak beradik tujuh dan lima tahun, bermain-main di kebun belakang penginapan. Dari balkon kayu di teras, saya melihat mereka berkejaran, berteriak-teriak, memanjat jaring-jaring di rumah kayu mainan, berjungkir balik, berguling-guling di rumput, dan saling tertawa. Pagi itu adalah akhir pekan saat Gypsytoes dan saya… Read More
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My Fragile Borders
In our previous stories of a long weekend camping trip to Sukabumi, Twosocks and I have mentioned how much we were stunned by Ibnu Najib’s reflections on nature and humankind. In the third – and best, we’d say – installment of the camping stories, we… Read More
Tentang Pohon-Pohon yang Bijaksana
“Aku kembali teringat mengapa berada di hutan selalu membuatku takjub sekaligus berkecil diri.” Demikian Ibnu Najib, kawan baik saya berkata. Saat itu kami sedang berjalan menembus pohon-pohon menuju Curug Sawer di Sukabumi. “Kenapa?” “Di sini aku dikelilingi segala hal yang usianya lebih dari ribuan tahun,… Read More
A Hideaway in the Mountains
“Our brains are wired to nature’s frontiers, not man-made borders,” said our friend Najib. We definitely found some truth in his words, since our tired brains immediately relaxed and recharged the moment we stepped into Tanakita camping ground, our hideaway in the mountains of Sukabumi… Read More