Thom Stead is another Fulbright ETA here in Indonesia. There are three especially cool things about Thom:
1. He lives in Ohio (Cincinnati).
2. He went to college in Indiana (Earlham).
In Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert calls the motorbike "the minivan of Indonesia." It's so true.
So I stole it to share with all of you. He said I could.
Things on Motorbikes #1:
These are obviously watermelons,
but I've also seen as many as five water-cooler-sized jugs
of water on a single motorbike, too.
Things on Motorbikes #2:
And they were all alive!
Things on Motorbikes #3:
I don't know what this guy's hauling,
but it sure is massive.
And a close-up.
Things on Motorbikes #4:
Hey, family, let's go get dessert. Everyone hop on the bike!
Things on Motorbikes #5:
(I took this one in Medan.)
When you need a goldfish on the go.
Great post! And what a great idea of Thom's! The things people haul around on motorbikes here truly blows my mind on a daily basis. Seldom do I have a camera at the ready, so I'm glad you and Thom got these great shots.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more valuable on a motorbike than when it's hauling an Aunt Ketty!
ReplyDeleteUNBELIEVABLE.
ReplyDelete...on second thought, no. that's believable. you should see what can be shoved in or on or both a small car in Zambia.
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