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Experience Indonesia. Find Your Circle.

Meet local buddies, practise everyday Bahasa Indonesia, and discover the city through shared meals, conversations, and small-group experiences.

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Launching first in Surabaya

Young adult international visitors and Indonesian peers walking together along a historic Surabaya street. — **New city. New words. New people.**Indonesia feels closer when you experience it together.

**New city. New words. New people.**Indonesia feels closer when you experience it together.

A more human way to know Indonesia

Not a tour. Not a classroom. A better way to feel at home.

Hallo Indonesia turns language and culture into something lived. You learn by ordering, asking, tasting, noticing, and talking with people who know the city from the inside.

A small mixed group prepares for a city mission around a map in a learning studio.

Speak

Use Bahasa Indonesia where it matters: ordering lunch, asking directions, and sharing a story.

Young adults learn about ingredients from a friendly vendor at a Surabaya market.

Explore

See the city through everyday places, local food, and moments most visitors miss.

Five young adults share observations in a facilitated Hallo Circle.

Belong

Meet local buddies and other international students in spaces made for real connection.

Start with real life, not a checklist.

Featured experiences

Explore guided cultural and language experiences currently open for interest.

SurabayaInterest Open

Mlaku-Mlaku Nang Suroboyo

<p>A guided cultural and everyday-language concept for international students who want to understand Surabaya beyond surface-level sightseeing.</p>

Format: Guided cultural immersion concept

Explore Experience

Explore by city

Meet Indonesia one city at a time.

Surabaya is the first city being prepared. Other locations will appear only when their status is confirmed.

East JavaInterest Open

Surabaya

<p>Hallo Indonesia is preparing its first guided cultural and everyday-language experience in Surabaya. Public interest is open while program details remain under review.</p>

Flagship program · Surabaya

Mlaku-Mlaku Nang Suroboyo

A Four-Week Indonesian Language and Local-Life Experience

Practise Bahasa Indonesia, explore everyday Surabaya, complete local Missions, and build your Circle with young Indonesians.

Starts 8 August 20264 weeksAdults 18+

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Hallo Circle

Come for the experience. Stay for the people.

A coffee conversation. A market stop. A few new words you use with confidence. A city that starts to feel familiar because you no longer explore it alone.

Meet the idea behind Hallo Circle

Young Indonesian buddies review routes and safety materials before a program activity.

Local buddies. International friendships. Shared Indonesia.

For universities and international offices

Help students move from arrival to connection.

Add a local cultural layer around orientation, mobility, language, and student engagement. We shape guided, small-group formats around your academic calendar and participant needs.

English-first communication Local buddy support Small-group formats Clear participant guidance

Start a University Conversation

Students from different institutions and independent applicants plan a Surabaya experience together around a shared program map. — Built for international student communities

Your next chapter in Indonesia

Indonesia feels different when someone local says, "come with us."

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