- What does the Local Guides program mean to you?
Madura, which belongs to East Java province in Indonesia, is one of the poorest according to the province statistics. Not only in terms of its economic, tourism industry, trades, and also in educational sector. The Local Guides program helps me understand more about the demographic of this situation. While traveling around the island of Madura, I started understanding its population, the local culture and also started writing reviews of each places I visited in hope that it will help boost tourists to come and visit. As an English teacher, I am very interested in using my knowledge of English through writing reviews for the places around the island. I am happy that Local Guides helps me contribute to my island the way I can to maximize its potential. This platform is also easy to navigate and it helps people getting to know more about the place I live and love. It means a lot not only for me but also for my hometown. Again, as an English teacher, it helps me write in English consistently and my reviews helps tourists getting to know about the island. Promoting something you treasure can never be so fun like what I have done so far using Local Guides program
These two photos were taken at an Annual Madura Biggest Cow Race competition which is not only famous in Indonesia but all over the world. It’s not only a part of a tradition but also the pride of the island. This particular event was the Cow beauty contest which was conducted a day before the actual race competition. These beautiful cows were equipped with plenty of accessories and some music at the background will accompany them while walking passing the judges stage. Once you won this contest, your cows will worth 10x more than its original price because to be able to win, your cows need to be in a healthy and good shape.