JungleLife by Kat
Exploring the Jungles and local life of Indonesia
Photo by huynhkhoa Somewhere in the deep Indonesian jungle hangs a treasure, not buried in the earth, but suspended in the high green silence of the canopy. From towering trees known locally...
Arrival in Indonesia can feel overwhelming. The heat is thick and humid, jungle pressing close to villages, roads rough and unpredictable. Traffic appears to follow rules known only to locals. Vehicles...
This year begins with attention. I enter it aware that writing is not a destination, but a practice one shaped by curiosity, patience, and a willingness to listen. I do not...
My stories focus on the people of the islands of Indonesia, how they live, how they survive in the jungle, and the work that shapes their daily lives. I am drawn...
This year has been one of quiet exploration. Through writing, revising, and returning to ideas that mattered to me, I found myself paying closer attention to language, to nature, and to...
Lowland forests, mountain slopes, and peat swamps form the last refuge of the Sumatran tiger. The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) survives in only one place on Earth, the Indonesian island...
A Sumatran tiger moves through the last forests it has ever known. The jungle of Sumatra breathed before the sun rose. Mist curled upward from peat swamps, winding around the buttressed...
Nestled high in the heart of North Sumatra, there is a place so breathtaking it feels like a dream, called Lake Toba. Surrounded by a protective ring of emerald mountains, the...
From Paradise for King and Spitting Cobras to Oil Palm Plantations, this is nature’s exquisite balance. I doubt if I will walk or cycle through Oil Palm plantations again, considering that...
Photo by huynhkhoa Somewhere in the deep Indonesian jungle hangs a treasure, not buried in the earth, but suspended in the high green silence of the canopy. From towering trees known locally...
JungleLife by Kat 