(22/8/2025) Cities promise endless opportunities, careers, social mobility, and a faster track to success. For many young people, the allure of urban life is irresistible. But for Hamzah, 29, the hustle and bustle of Makassar and Morowali in South Sulawesi eventually lost their shine. While his peers chased the dream of making it big in the city, Hamzah chose the opposite path: he returned to his village with two goals in mind, reviving his family’s coffee farm and being closer to his aging parents. A forestry graduate, Hamzah spent more than a decade navigating city life. He studied at a... Continue reading