Arrived in Kupang in East Nusatenggara this morning for a week with Caroline (one of my Spiritia colleagues, and a frequent companion on these trips) to do treatment education training. Today we've been training a couple of members of the local peer support group (Flobamora Plus) to present some of the sessions, and the training proper will start tomorrow afternoon. There'll be 18 participants, including some from Flores (the island to the north) and (if they arrive), three women from Timor Leste.
The place chosen for the training is ideal. It's a convent on top of a hill above Kupang, I guess about six or eight kilometres out of town. But it's really remote; so quiet! We who live in Jakarta find it quite eerie, especially as there are only four of us staying here tonight. But it's not only the noise pollution we miss; we can also see the stars, shining so bright, a sight which has now totally disappeared in Jakarta.
We've done this training more than a dozen times. It's always tiring, but it's always fun. We try to make it interactive, and since usually most of the participants are on antiretroviral therapy, we always learn something new. So I hope I'll have some stories to share over the next few days.
Of course, convents don't usually offer wi-fi, and internet connection here will be a challenge. Let's hope Telkomsel doesn't let me down...
Babé
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