Bandung in My Eyes, 15 Years Later: A City of Scars and Healing
Versi Bahasa Indonesia dari tulisan ini dimuat di WarungSaTeKaMu.org dengan judul Bandung Buatku, 15 Tahun Kemudian: Tempat Luka Lama Dipulihkan . The train was entering the platform when my friend dropped the question, “So what was your biggest takeaway from our event, bro?” Five days prior, we had just arrived at the same station from the opposite direction to serve in a youth camp. For me, going to Bandung, especially for ministry, could already be counted as the takeaway of this year since I had never included it in my itinerary for 2024. Why so? There were memories from this city which remained in my heart, 15 years later. The first visit that left scars I first went to Bandung for a school field trip, when I was in grade eight. I still remember the places we visited during that two-day-one-night trip: strawberry farms, Kawah Putih, Situ Patenggang, and NuArt Sculpture Park. These locations are educational and fun, right? But I didn’t feel that way. If you know my repentan
