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Yogyakarta and Central Java
“Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” -Stephen Covey Waking up in Java It was before dawn in Yogyakarta when my alarm went off. The sun still lay sleepily below the horizon while I sleepily got dressed. It was 3am. On this day, I was scheduled to meet a van filled with foreigners and a local tour guide at 3:30 am. We were headed to Borobudur Temple. A.k.a. The largest Buddhist temple in the world. I came to Yogyakarta to see Borobudur. And a few other things. But mostly this temple. Yogyakarta is a medium-sized and relatively calm city in central Java, the biggest island in Indonesia. The…