From Chanaya to Rumah Damai: A Journey of Care, Connection, and Peace

Thank you so much to everyone who read the previous 3 articles to the end. This will be the 4th update article from Indonesia, and it promise to always be interesting to read. You can follow the developments happening in IofC Indonesia. 

After the arrival of the Judamo Exchanges Team to Rumah Damai, we held a meeting with Clarine, a young enterpreneur and owner of Chanaya Resort and Village in Dgo, Bandung. YOu can google it and see the beauty of that place, it is a resort built with suncerity and care for the surrounding community. 

Huda and I held a meeting there, went on a resort tour, and even had the change to join a workshop making Jamu (traditional herbal medicine) in one of the pavilions, the "Spice House." From the gate to the Spice House, we took a train that goes up and down the hill. It was truly thrilling, and we were amazed by this whole experience-it was like being Switzerland! LOL. 

We got acquainted and discussed many things about natre, the future, humanity, and care. How Clarine explined everything left me deeplu moved. Finally, all my pessimism and prejudice about entrepreneurs, business people and conglomerates who like to destroy, are greedy, and arrogant, crumbled. Clarine is very different, she cares deeply about humans, her employess, nature, and sustainability. 

She even has an idea to creaye an Employee lunch, where once a month she wants to have lunch with all the Chanaya staff, and she herself will serve them. She wants to appreciate every staff member there as a human being, not just a waitress or gardeners, because they are as valuable as we are. They need to be appreciated and cared for. Not only that, Clarine created a very good ecosystem so that all her employees also feel like a part Chanaya, not just workers. So, she