On Sunday, September 15, ETA Lindsay Smith went to the Balekambang beach in Malang, East Java with several teachers at her school. A few students from multimedia classes at SMK Muhammadiyah 7 also came to the beach to help the multimedia teacher make a short film about Lindsay’s experience there. The beach is about an hour away from Gondanglegi, Malang, and all the teachers left by 6:30 am to make the most of the day.

After the first group of teachers arrived at the beach, Lindsay went with a few of them to a local fish market to buy tuna and squid from that morning’s catch. The teachers roasted and ate the fish on the sand, and then played in the waves and rode boats near the tide.

As the day started to end, Lindsay and a few other teachers and students jumped into the waves and ran along the beach looking for seashells. By the end of the day, everyone was exhausted — but already planning their next beach trip!

Lindsay Smith is currently teaching at SMK Muhammadiyah 7 Gondanglegi near Malang, East Java.