From his slow and controlled movements, I got the sense Leo Isaac was a wise man. He had never attended school, but no decisions in Manda, Papua New Guinea, were made without his consent.

Before, crocodiles were only hunted for their meat. But today, hunting crocodiles makes money. Once caught, the crocodiles are skinned and their hide sold to Indonesia or to collectors in PNG.

The journey from Suki to Obo took a full day. The Fly River grew narrower yet deeper, meandering and zigzagging in an unordered fashion.

PNG is one of the regions with the richest diversity of cultures and traditions., which is very interesting to experience and learn about. Today, many foreigners come to PNG to document their cultures and traditions.

For me, an Indonesian who has never gone to Merauke, hearing their story about the border regency in Indonesia is like hearing about the splendor of the New York metropolis.

They believe that every unnatural death must be the work of a witch. Singai Tribe, the head of Tais village, was once a witch.

It is not only Papuans who have a story of creation. The Jewish people say that Yahweh created humans from clay, similar to the Chinese story that humans came from clay dolls breathed upon by the goddess Nüwa.

Tais village was really remote. I was convinced that one of the main reasons people did not want to live near rivers were mosquitoes. Incredibly numerous, buzzing noise beside the ears.