English at the Pool
ETA Katia Oltmann’s gave a mini-English lesson at Livingstream Ministry’s monthly youth group. She was invited to this meeting by one of her co-teachers, who is a member of the church. The meeting for October was at a public pool in Manado. So, in addition to teaching, Katia got to enjoy playing in the water.. Read More.
8th Wonder of the World
Grade 10 students at SMA Negri Satu Limboto in Gorontalo, led by ETA Nabeel Ahmad, presented their 8th Wonder of the World projects. This group project assessed each student’s ability to describe tourist and historical destinations across Indonesia, reinforcing a standard they were taught. Students were given a prompt that instructed them to identify one.. Read More.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 through October 15. ETA Arshelle Carter used the October 9 English Club meeting to discuss the influence of well-known Latinos/Latinas in the US and around the world. Arshelle introduced the topic of discussion with a game of Hangman. Next, students brainstormed a list of Spanish-speaking countries and.. Read More.
My Big Fun Indonesian Wedding
On the last Sunday of October, ETA Khalid Osman attended his first Indonesian wedding. The next twelve hours exemplified the essence of Indonesian warmth and hospitality. After introductions were made, Ibu Indra’s caravan headed to the city of Solo where the wedding would be held at a high-end hotel. The next hour was spent greeting.. Read More.
Teaching
The week of October 31st ETA Matt Poissant decided to teach a lesson about Halloween in America. This started out with a short introduction to the holiday of Halloween with pictures of folks from Matt’s family, and himself as a child, dressed up in costumes and trick-or-treating. Matt used this as a segue to inform students.. Read More.
“What Does Everyone Wear in America?”
On Monday, October 16th, ETA Sam Chen joined the teachers of SMKN 7 Semarang in their monthly practice of wearing traditional Javanese clothing to school. Buying the headdress (blangkon) and shirt (lurik) involved a long trip to Pasar Johar, one of Semarang’s largest markets. There, Sam learned more tips on how to haggle in Indonesian (though,.. Read More.
Two Americans?
ETA Sheldon Ruby’s professor came to visit him at SMA Sisingamangaraja and she was met with multiple performances and a flag raising ceremony. All of the students were thrilled to speak to another native English speaker. They wanted to know what Sheldon was like in the US, if he was a good student when he.. Read More.
Karaoke Canyon Bus Tour
On October 8, ETA Alex Bue went on a road trip with the students and teachers of SMAN 11 to Payakumbuh, famous for its cow farms, and Bukitinggi, famous for its heirloom Dutch clock tower. The two buses departed from Padang at 6:30 am on the five-hour drive through rice fields into the allegedly cool.. Read More.
Hunger Games: Indonesia
One of the goals of Fulbright is to promote mutual understanding and good will between Americans and Indonesians. ETA Jam Sulahry took on this challenge by seeking out new skills to learn through the local people. Even though there are many differences between Indonesia and America (language, culture, food, etc.) there are some things that.. Read More.
English Olympics Turned Social Hour
ETA Kate Morrow was working with her co-teacher, Ibu Wiwik to help students prepare for the upcoming Bangka English Olympics every day after school for the two weeks prior to the competition. During one of their last practices, students started practicing for their debate and Scrabble competitions at 14:00, and were supposed to practice until.. Read More.
