Fahri's life

What types of clothing do you like to wear?:

I like wearing shorts because it's hot here. I don't like wearing my school uniform because I have to keep it clean.

What do you like to do in your free time?:

I like to watch T.V. and play with my cousins. My favorite thing to do is to go to the beach [five minutes away] and swim and look for hermit crabs.

What language(s) do you speak? How do you say "Hello" in your language?:

I speak Indonesian and Bajau. 

Do you have pets?:

I have a cat names Petir. That means "lightning" in Indonesian. My aunt in Muna [the next island over] gave him to me during Lebaran [the week around Eid, which comes at the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan. Lebaran is an indonesian term. This is a festive time when you visit family, not unlike Thanksgiving in the United States.]

Have you traveled? Where have you traveled to?:

I have been to Kendari. Mostly my dad comes here to visit me, though. I have also taken the ferry to Muna during Lebaran.

What do you do for work?:

I don't work but I do help my grandmother in her cashew orchard.

It's cashew season right now. I like knocking the ripe fruit off the trees. More often I help my grandmother twist the nuts off the fruit. We can't sell the fruit,s but we get Rp. 15,000 (USD 1.06) for a kilogram of nuts.

Is there anything else you would like to say to students in the United States?:

Have you ever been on a train? What's it like? What do they look like?

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