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A Look at Life in Indonesia

A Look at Life in Indonesia
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Girls look at black smoke coming from a fire that has broken out at a fuel storage unit at the Pertamina refinery complex in Cilacap, Central Java province, Indonesia on November 14, 2021. (Photo by Idhad Zakaria/Antara Foto via Reuters)

Girls look at black smoke coming from a fire that has broken out at a fuel storage unit at the Pertamina refinery complex in Cilacap, Central Java province, Indonesia on November 14, 2021. (Photo by Idhad Zakaria/Antara Foto via Reuters)

Thick smoke rises from a burning tank at the state oil company Pertamina in Cilacap on November 14, 2021. (Photo by Dida Nuswantara/AFP Photo)

Thick smoke rises from a burning tank at the state oil company Pertamina in Cilacap on November 14, 2021. (Photo by Dida Nuswantara/AFP Photo)

A Sumatran elephant calf that lost half of its trunk, is treated at an elephant conservation center in Saree, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, Monday, November 15, 2021. The baby elephant in Indonesia's Sumatra island has had half of her trunk almost severed off after being caught in what authorities alleged Monday was a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species. The trunk had to be amputated to save the elephant’s life. (Photo by Munandar/AP Photo)

A Sumatran elephant calf that lost half of its trunk, is treated at an elephant conservation center in Saree, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, Monday, November 15, 2021. The baby elephant in Indonesia’s Sumatra island has had half of her trunk almost severed off after being caught in what authorities alleged Monday was a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species. The trunk had to be amputated to save the elephant’s life. (Photo by Munandar/AP Photo)

Boys play near rubbish, most of which are plastics, in the coastal settlements of Tanjung Uma, Batam, Riau Islands province, Indonesia on November 15, 2021. (Photo by Teguh Prihatna/Antara Foto via Reuters)

Boys play near rubbish, most of which are plastics, in the coastal settlements of Tanjung Uma, Batam, Riau Islands province, Indonesia on November 15, 2021. (Photo by Teguh Prihatna/Antara Foto via Reuters)

A man hangs his laundry on the clothesline at a flooded area affected by rising sea levels in Pekalongan, Central Java province, Indonesia November 16, 2021. (Photo by Harviyan Perdana Putra/Antara Foto via Reuters)

A man hangs his laundry on the clothesline at a flooded area affected by rising sea levels in Pekalongan, Central Java province, Indonesia November 16, 2021. (Photo by Harviyan Perdana Putra/Antara Foto via Reuters)

A student walks past on the broken bridge hit by a river overflow following floods in Jaranih village, Central Hulu Sungai, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia on November 17, 2021. (Photo by Bayu Pratama S./Antara Foto via Reuters)

A student walks past on the broken bridge hit by a river overflow following floods in Jaranih village, Central Hulu Sungai, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia on November 17, 2021. (Photo by Bayu Pratama S./Antara Foto via Reuters)

Fishing boats on fire at a harbour in Tegal, Java, Indonesia on November 16, 2021. (Photo by Oky Lukmansyah/Antara Foto via Reuters)

Fishing boats on fire at a harbour in Tegal, Java, Indonesia on November 16, 2021. (Photo by Oky Lukmansyah/Antara Foto via Reuters)

Dancers perform Kecak Dance, a traditional cultural performance of Bali, at Melasti beach in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Fikri Yusuf/Antara Foto via Reuters)

Dancers perform Kecak Dance, a traditional cultural performance of Bali, at Melasti beach in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Fikri Yusuf/Antara Foto via Reuters)

The sun sets in Tanjung, in North Lombok on November 22, 2021. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)

The sun sets in Tanjung, in North Lombok on November 22, 2021. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)

Dogs are tied in sacks in a dog meat transport truck, before being rescued in Sukohario, Central Java, during a police interception in partnership with the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition and Humane Society International on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The trader brutally kills hundreds of dogs monthly, and skins them to sell their skins. DMFI will find adoptive homes locally and overseas with help from HSI. (Photo by Yoma Times Suryadi/AP Images for The Humane Society of the United States)

Dogs are tied in sacks in a dog meat transport truck, before being rescued in Sukohario, Central Java, during a police interception in partnership with the Dog Meat Free Indonesia coalition and Humane Society International on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The trader brutally kills hundreds of dogs monthly, and skins them to sell their skins. DMFI will find adoptive homes locally and overseas with help from HSI. (Photo by Yoma Times Suryadi/AP Images for The Humane Society of the United States)

A man receives a shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia Friday, November 26, 2021. Indonesia has significantly recovered from a mid-year spike in coronavirus cases and deaths that was one of the worst in the region, but with its vaccination drive stalling and holidays approaching, experts and officials warn the island nation could be set soon for another surge. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo)

A man receives a shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia Friday, November 26, 2021. Indonesia has significantly recovered from a mid-year spike in coronavirus cases and deaths that was one of the worst in the region, but with its vaccination drive stalling and holidays approaching, experts and officials warn the island nation could be set soon for another surge. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo)

Balinese Hindu men are seen in a trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia on November 28, 2021. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Reuters)

Balinese Hindu men are seen in a trance during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia on November 28, 2021. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Reuters)

A man walks past a coronavirus-themed mural in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, November 29, 2021. Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it's not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo)

A man walks past a coronavirus-themed mural in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, November 29, 2021. Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo)

A Balinese Hindu man attempts to stab his forehead with a traditional Keris dagger during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia on November 28, 2021. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Reuters)

A Balinese Hindu man attempts to stab his forehead with a traditional Keris dagger during the sacred Ngerebong ritual in Bali, Indonesia on November 28, 2021. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Reuters)

A street performer gets ready before his performance in Old Town, in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 27, 2021. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)

A street performer gets ready before his performance in Old Town, in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 27, 2021. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)

A Papuan activist wearing a bandana shouts slogans as he takes part in a rally calling for their right to self-determination in the Indonesian controlled part of Papua, during commemorations on the anniversary of West Papua's declaration of independence from Dutch colonial rule, outside the National Monument complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 1, 2021. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)

A Papuan activist wearing a bandana shouts slogans as he takes part in a rally calling for their right to self-determination in the Indonesian controlled part of Papua, during commemorations on the anniversary of West Papua’s declaration of independence from Dutch colonial rule, outside the National Monument complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 1, 2021. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)

A villager looks at Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, as seen from Sleman, on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/AFP Photo)

A villager looks at Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano, as seen from Sleman, on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/AFP Photo)

Trucks belonging to sand miners sit buried by volcanic ash after heavy rains shifted ash from the slopes of Indonesia's most active volcano, Merapi, in Magelang on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/AFP Photo)

Trucks belonging to sand miners sit buried by volcanic ash after heavy rains shifted ash from the slopes of Indonesia’s most active volcano, Merapi, in Magelang on December 2, 2021. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/AFP Photo)

Remains of a bridge is seen in a slope, destroyed by the flowing lava by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, December 5, 2021. The death toll from eruption of the highest volcano on Indonesia's most densely populated island of Java has risen with scores still missing, officials said Sunday as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search. (Photo by Hendra Permana/AP Photo)

Remains of a bridge is seen in a slope, destroyed by the flowing lava by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, December 5, 2021. The death toll from eruption of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java has risen with scores still missing, officials said Sunday as rain continued to pound the region and hamper the search. (Photo by Hendra Permana/AP Photo)

A man brings his buffaloes for evacuation past houses covered with ash following an eruption of Mount Semeru, seen in the background, in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, December 5, 2021. The highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java spewed thick columns of ash, searing gas and lava down its slopes in a sudden eruption triggered by heavy rains on Saturday. (Photo by Trisnadi/AP Photo)

A man brings his buffaloes for evacuation past houses covered with ash following an eruption of Mount Semeru, seen in the background, in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, December 5, 2021. The highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java spewed thick columns of ash, searing gas and lava down its slopes in a sudden eruption triggered by heavy rains on Saturday. (Photo by Trisnadi/AP Photo)

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