Emory College Study Abroad
The Roots of Tumeric
SIT Indonesia: Religion, Arts and Social Change, Fall 2016
Munduk Pakel Village, Bali, Indonesia
Cultivating turmeric directly from Indonesian soil to be used to make 'loloh' (traditional Balinese medicine). This was done right before we crossed the river to visit the local Balian (traditional Balinese healer). Together, these two events helped us students better understand the potential impact and spirituality of food so that we could contextualize and internalize the true meaning of "food as medicine". This took exploring the jungles and rice fields of Indonesia, seeing food so un-removed from the soil and learning from those living on opposite ends of the world; using the world as my classroom to add new value to every dietary decision that I make.
The Roots of Tumeric
SIT Indonesia: Religion, Arts and Social Change, Fall 2016
Munduk Pakel Village, Bali, Indonesia
Cultivating turmeric directly from Indonesian soil to be used to make 'loloh' (traditional Balinese medicine). This was done right before we crossed the river to visit the local Balian (traditional Balinese healer). Together, these two events helped us students better understand the potential impact and spirituality of food so that we could contextualize and internalize the true meaning of "food as medicine". This took exploring the jungles and rice fields of Indonesia, seeing food so un-removed from the soil and learning from those living on opposite ends of the world; using the world as my classroom to add new value to every dietary decision that I make.