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.
Kids Got Talent
After much anticipation and hard work by students, SMA Sisingamangaraja held its WORDS English Storytelling Competition on March 3, 2018. ETA Sheldon Ruby was thrilled to see his students excitedly preparing to share their stories to a small crowd in the school’s English Club Classroom. Many of the students included incredible talents within their stories.. Read More.
WORDS Manado
ETA Katia Oltmann’s highlight this month was holding her local WORDS competition on March 2nd. There were 13 students who participated in the competition, each of whom made a short picture book about their hometown. The competition started after a short speech in English from SMA Kristen Eben Haezar’s new headmaster, Pak Apner. The student.. Read More.
