April 2018 Edition

Welcome to the 2017-18 Cohort’s April edition of the Fulbright ETA Monthly Highlights. This month the ETAs prepare to say their final good-byes to their sites and conclude their grant period. It’s incredible how fast time flies! April brought all of the ETAs together with their students to compete in the National WORDS Competition. Read on to hear how the ETAs wrapped up their year in Indonesia!

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Indonesian International Cultural Festival

ETA Nitika Johri lives in Salatiga, a town in Central Java, known for its tolerance and acceptance within Indonesia. Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana (UKSW), one of the universities in Salatiga, is known to attract students from all over the country, making UKSW and Salatiga incredibly diverse. It’s fondly referred to as “Kampus Indonesia Mini.” In.. Read More.

A Night at the Theatre

This April, ETA Kyra Ghosh attended an incredibly interesting and violent theatre performance at her school, SMAK St. Ignatius Loyola Labuan Bajo. In order to prepare for the performance, not only did a group of high school students travel 14 hours to perform, but Kyra’s school also spent almost a week building an elaborate set.. Read More.

Pariaman Spelling Bee

ETA Alex Bue traveled one hour by car with university students from the local American Corner – a kind of cultural space created by the United States government to educate Indonesians about America – to the beach town of Pariaman to adjudicate a spelling bee at a small dusty high school. The practical need for.. Read More.

Volunteering for the Church of Christ

The highlight of ETA Katia Oltmann’s month was volunteering to help give an English lesson to pastors and church employees from two of North Sulawesi’s chapters of the International Church of Christ. There were seven students overall, four women and three men. They were taking lessons in preparation for an international Christian leadership conference in.. Read More.

Dancing Into the Night

This month, ETA Jam Sulahry focused on assisting local English teachers and engaging with students though creating a workshop with fellow sitemate, ETA Alex Bue. Jam wanted to focus on finding a way to improve English for as many students as possible. That included creating a workshop with both students and teachers to maximize the.. Read More.

Making English Fun Workshop

ETA Khalid Osman participated in an English Language Learning workshop with fellow ETAs Matt Poissant and Sam Chen and an English Language Fellow. The event took place at MAN Demak, Central Java. Khalid spent the morning facilitating English Language Learning exercises for the Demak Association of English Teachers. Between workshop activities, Khalid connected with local.. Read More.

Full Circle Friendship

During the closing weeks of his grant, ETA Sam Chen used an unexpected three-day weekend to make a trip six years in the making. While in high school, Sam studied German, and had the opportunity to study in Bielefeld, Germany, for three weeks through a government scholarship program. While there, Sam roomed with two other.. Read More.

Birthday Surprise!

ETA Nageen Sherani, assuming that April 16 was going to be a normal day, per Indonesian standards, was ready to dive into a busy teaching schedule. Nageen had a nice lunch with a teacher friend, and got free ice cream from the canteen for the big occasion. At English club, her students wished her a.. Read More.



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