You might be wondering: why do Indonesian Local Guides find it so easy to meet up so often? The answer is simple. In Indonesia, we have a deep-rooted culture of gathering and staying connected, and we love any excuse to get together! Because of this, whenever an out-of-town Local Guide visits, it has become a wonderful tradition for us to host a meetup and warmly welcome them.
We did our conversations flow effortlessly in Toko Kopi Sumber Rejeki Malang. Some of our friends were busy reminiscing about the fun they had together during the recent Meetup Nusantara (MUN) in Bali last month, which you can read about here. Meanwhile, seeing Mas Is made me reflect on how far back our friendship goes all the way to 2018. Naturally, we also exchanged some of our favorite culinary recommendations around Malang.
It was so heartwarming to experience this kind of moment again. The last time I had a similar gathering in Malang was probably when I met up with Mas @iyudhi. You can read the story here.
For the umpteenth time, this experience reaffirms exactly what I love most about being a Local Guide: you can find genuine friendship absolutely anywhere. The bonds we build within this community are truly one of a kind.
Do you have a close friend that you met through a Local Guides meetup? I’d love to hear your stories!
Terimakasih buat semuanya.. Atas meet up yang menyenangkan ini… Selalu bahagia dan menyenangkan ke setiap kota yg kita kunjungi disambut dengan keceriaan dan kehangatan temen LG setempat…
wah senangnya seru, seandainya waktu itu saya di malang pasti ikut bergabung yaa, tapi itu sepertinya dadakan banget ya.
wah tentu, kita semua suka, tetapi terkadang keterbatasan waktu dan jarak dan jika dadakan untuk saya belum bisa, kecuali momen nya pas atau memang benar benar diajak hehehe, dan saya sebenarnya sering ke Jakarta, Jogja, Malang, masih ada faktor Ewuh Pakewuh dan saya introvert jadi jarang menemui penyambutan seperti ini.
wah Alhamdulillah sejak Mengenal komunitas ini saya punya banyak teman dan saling suka terhubung melalui beberapa banyak kesempatan untuk bertemu setiap hari.
Terima kasih mbak @NunungAfuah sudah membagikan cerita keseruannya bersama teman teman di Malang semalam.
Saya jadi teringat di masa-masa awal tahun bergabung di Local Guides Indonesia (2016-2018), saya sering sekali menginap di berbagai teman Local Guides termasuk salah satunya rumah Kak Madu @sejuta_pelangi. Sebenarnya saya juga introvert, tapi dulu saya suka untuk bertemu dengan banyak orang baru agar mengasah ketrampilan sosialisasi. Kalau mampir ke Malang atau Jakarta, tidak ada salahnya untuk mengabari teman yang dikenal lalu meet up! Nggak harus banyak, sedikit tapi bermakna.
Pengalaman seru ketika meet up dadakan bisa mengumpulkan begitu banyak orang. Terimakasih untuk kebersamaannya teman-teman Malang, dan untuk pak @Ifauzi enjoy Malang
Yuhuu.. sudah menajdi tradisi bahwa meet up adalah salah satu silaturahmi seperti yang diajarkan agama.. sangat meneynangkan ketika bisa bertemu dan berbagi kebahagiaan.. sayang belim bisa join ..
terimakasih kedatangannya pak @Ifauzi selalu membawa cerita yang menyenangkan setiap meet up. terimakasih juga mb @NunungAfuah telah berbagi cerita di connect
As someone that have been trying to set up a meet up in USA and Australia before, I noticed meet ups in Indonesia just have different level of energy. It just feels people are more willing to meet and not thinking about getting any swags/physical rewards or anything like that.
also reminds me the song title from this Indonesia band Slank - ‘makan gak makan asal ngumpul’ (doesn’t matter if we don’t eat as long as we’re together)
What a wonderful story of friendship and community! Meet-ups truly bring Local Guides closer and create unforgettable memories. Thanks for sharing! @NunungAfuah
I still remember when Google held a scavenger hunt challenge that was ideally capped at 10 Local Guides. It was quite difficult to manage because so many people wanted to participate. Whenever I host meet-ups here, I always make sure to enforce a strict capacity limit. Otherwise, we end up with way too many attendees, making the event hard to handle. It’s true that whenever a challenge requires minimizing the number of participants, it’s quite tough to pull off in Indonesia! Anyway, thank you @iyudhi for taking the time to read this. If you ever come back to Malang, please feel free to reach out and say hi to your fellow Malang Local Guides… haha!
