The Coconut Tree

The Influence of Foreign Culture Foreign Culture is a culture that comes from outside the area that is received and lived by a community living in its own area [1] . Globalization is one of the factors causing the entry of foreign culture into Indonesia. Although foreign culture has a pleasant impact, there are likewise disreputable impacts carried by abroad culture. The disreputable abroad cultural influences that enter Indonesia cause cultural shock, individualistic, and consumptive behavior. To begin with, the impact of abroad societies' culture that entered Indonesia caused cultural-shock. Cultural shocks are changes in social values ​​along with the advancement of the knowledge and time [2] . This generally happens in individuals who are experiencing a sudden move or exchanged to another environment. The abroad culture that entered Indonesia caused a change in social qualities in Indonesia. Furthermore, it makes Indonesian culture be feeble in light of the fact tha...

The benefits of being kpopers              Korean pop is a type of popular music origin from south Korea. Many of these Korean pop music lovers come from overseas, including Indonesi a. Most of them are teenagers and adults and usually they called their selves as a kpopers. Many people have not realized it yet, but being kpopers has a lot of benefits, such as improving foreign language skills, sharpened your talent, and having strong solidarity.             The first benefit is improving foreign language skills. Many Korean artists have a career in countries like Japan, China, and America. So, besides Korean, you can also learn Japanese, mandarin, even English. In addition, kpopers will watch shows where their idols appear, like on drama, variety shows, and music shows. Usually, English subtitles are done quite fast than the others, so it will improve your English s...

Becoming Sasak-Javanese             Although I was born in West Nusa Tenggara, I have spent most of my life in Java. However, my parents have constantly ensured that I kept in mind my Sasak culture.. They always tell stories of what it was like to live in West Nusa Tenggara, Lombok. Likewise, when there was an occasion or huge festival my mom  always make sure to cook our traditional food. As a result, i value my ethnic culture, though i live in java.             Sasak language is an important aspect of my life. Unlike some of my friends, I don’t think Sasak language is humiliating. It is rich of dialects and every region is different. I’m so proud of it and I think it is my obligation as a Sasak ethnic to conserve sasak language and pass it on my children.             Sasak tradition is the other important a...