Nurul Lubis
@nurulfitri
Indonesian expat in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Forum posts
31
Contacts
7
About me
Indonesian
Lives in Bukavu
Speaks Indonesian, English
Registration: 03 July 2010
I am new member from Mexico by miresperanza
I am new member... I would like to meet people from other countries, I am looking for new friends, share our hobbies together. Nice to know you all :D
Hi Miresperanza.. This is Nurul. I'm Indonesian lives in Congo.. I love photography.. nice to meet you... Read More
So far no friends =( by Danchella
Why? So many countries and people in the web site and still no one wants to chat..=(
Hello everyone.. It's Nurul from Kinshasa.. I'm originally from Indonesia and moved to Congo in last year.. Nice to meet you all here.. Read More
Cost of living in the Democratic Republic of Congo by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very useful to talk about the cost of living in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Don't forget to mention where in the Democratic Republic of Congo you are living. How much does it cost to live in the Democratic Republic ...
Hey Charles. 800 USD for the foods. It depends on what kind of food do you want to eat. If you cook by yourself, I think It won't be a problem. But if you want to buy food outside, please think again. Most of restaurants here are expensive... At ... Read More
Are good old friends still in your heart? by spongekoji
I dont know how long you have been an expat. 1 year, 3years, 5 year, 10 years, 20 years or more. I left my parents place after finishing the high school and moved to a big city by crossing the sea (my home town is a small island a two hour ferry ...
I could not say that i'm in touch with all good old friends in my past. There are some people when we're not together anymore, it's not easy to be in touch with them since they already have their own life. But, still, I have some old friends that ... Read More
banking as an expat in the DRC
Hi Ngozi, I will try my best to give information about banking system in DRC. DRC has its own currency called Franco. However, for buying and selling activities, people also use US Dollar as the currency. There are many foreign banks in DRC. Trust ... Read More
Your 10 best tips to make friends when you're abroad by Julien
We've been talking about [url=https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=891]loneliness when you're abroad[/url], let's now talk about how to make (local and other expats) friends when you're living far from home :top: [b]Which are your 10 best ...
I'm agree with Izmirian. We can make a friend by using Facebook. And I did it. One day, somebody sent me an email through Facebook. He was looking for Indonesian community in Kinshasa, since he lived in Indonesia before. After sent several emails, ... Read More
Just wanna make a friendship... :) by GuestPoster1123
Dear my new fellows, My name is Mikha Wayong, Im Indonesian who has lived in several countries abroad for nearly 15 years. I just found this forum and I hope to participate to share my knowledge and insights, also make a friendship. Great pleasure ...
Hi Mikha... Nice to know you :-) Read More
Looking for Photography Club or Events in Kinshasa
Thanks Christine.. Yeah, I really wish i could find it. It's not easy in DRC for taking picture since some places will be forbidden for capturring pictured. Being part of a club will make it more easier and organized.. Read More
Looking for Photography Club or Events in Kinshasa
Hello everyone, I'm Nurul. I'm new in this forum. I moved to Kin around 10 months ago. So far, I enjoy my life here, even it's a little bit difficult. Anyway, I really love photography a lot. I just wondering, if there's any photography club in ... Read More
work/study/volunteer abroad programs? by aistalas
Hi everyone. I'm interested in going abroad but am not yet ready to do it completely on my own, nor am I looking to do it permanently. I'm 25, and it would be my first time abroad (in any meaningful sense--I went to London and Vancouver with my ...
Hi Aistalas.. Since you posted this topic since a long time ago, I don't know that you're still need voluntary job or not. But if you still interest with voluntary abroad, you can try with United Nations Volunteers.. You can check on their website: ... Read More
expat jobs by Julien
According to you, what is the best expat job? (for example I've got the chance to work in IT, and IT guys are needed almost everywhere ;) )
Engineer.. That's I am :-) Read More
who can survive in culturally different environment? by tuyatsetseg
Hello everybody It is known that some expatriates effectively survive in culturally different environment while some of them have failed. Please answer me who can effectively survive?
You need to be open minded, respect and tolerate each other... Read More
What's your favorite Book all time ? by Ayten Mehaya
[b] What's your favorite Book, and who's your favorite writer??? What do you most like about the book, Do you have something special to share about it ? I also want some suggestions for Books to read.[/b]
I love to read a book which describes more about the place where the story is going on. About the culture, religion, behavior of the people there, interesting places, etc. Reading this kind of books give more satisfaction where I don't only enjoy ... Read More
Photography is Art? by Albert Alsina
I would like to have different opinions about if photography can be considered an art, as painting is? If you thing it is, in which cases?
Photography is coherenced from art and technology which complete each other. A good moment could be captured from the good angle (from side where photographer momorize this moment. It depends on the abbility of photographer itself in seeing an ... Read More
Looking for indonesian & malaysian friends to improve my bahasa by Batu
Apa kabar ? Namaku Pierre, umurku 38 tahun, sekarang aku tinggal di perancis. Aku mau belajar bahasa indonesia dan melayu dan aku bisa ajari bahasa perancis ke Anda. Sampai jumpa nanti. Pierre
Hi Pierre. I'm Nurul I'm Indonesian and living in Congo.. I can teach you Bahasa. I'm so expert in it. Trust me :-) In return, maybe you can teach me a little bit about French. All people here spek French, and my knowledge in French is totally ... Read More
Moving to Medan in January 2010 by Satz
Hey i am moving to Medan,come January 2010. Anyone can tell me what to expect and the kind of things i could get up to, in fact is there anyone else out in Medan? Thanks.
I love Medan. It'll always be my home town no matter where I go. You can visit some interesting places, even it's a little bit out far from Medan such as Lake Toba, Bukit Lawang etc. If you want to go a litle bit more far, you can visit Nias island. ... Read More
What do you do for a living? by NicoleB
If you don't mind me asking ;) Do you work or are you with your Spouse? If you are with your Spouse do you so any sort of work (except for what most people don't call work...) I am traveling with my husband and don't work (just the usual ;) ). I ...
I'm an Engineer, working in Peacekeeping Mission in DR Congo. No spouse, no kids, totally single. But life is good. Really enjoy it so far. I love photography. Some my collections can be seen in my ... Read More
Any aid workers, development workers amongst you expats? by petercasier
Hi, In my spare time I am volunteering for [url=http://aidworkers.net]AidWorkers.net[/url], an online repository/forum/knowledge base for those working or interested in humanitarian issues, where I keep their aidworkers blogroll up to date. We ...
I have some experiences working in the humanitarian and development sectors in the past. Since I'm the engineer, most of subjects are related to construction project. However, once I was involved in the research project, called Solution Exchange. ... Read More
Expat hobbies by Julien
Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...
Hi everyone. I'm new comer in this forum. I'm Indonesian and living in Kinshasa, Democratic republic of Congo (DRC). Hobbies are the best things to kill the time. I love photography a lot. I love memorize everything in my life through my camera. but ... Read More