Ketawai Island
Working at a tourism school, students and teachers often ask ETA Kate Morrow where she has travelled in Bangka Belitung. One of their favorite questions is, “Have you ever been to Ketawai Island?” Previously, her answer was “Not yet!” However, when another ETA Kelly Richard came to visit, Kate, her site mate ETA Nageen Sherani,.. Read More.
Going to the Movies
ETA Alex Bue and his students went to see Black Panther, the latest and biggest American superhero movie. The event celebrated students’ participation in a storytelling competition at SMAN 11 Padang. It was a difficult task – the prompt was to talk about “Where you’re from” – but students wrote about their homes with skill.. Read More.
The Keju King
ETA Khalid Osman’s highlight this month came from an unlikely source: cheese. Many months ago, Khalid befriended the owner of a cheese factory headquartered on the outskirts of Boyolali. This gentleman, hereby referred to as “Novi”, was an alumnus of SMAN 1 Boyolali and a rising entrepreneur. Novi shared his experience building his business from.. Read More.
A Party for Two Ians
Ian, a student in one of ETA Ian Morse’s classes, invited Ian to her birthday party. So early on Friday morning, Ian picked up Ian to go to Ian’s house just a short drive away. Now, Ian’s student actually has a much larger name, but since the first day of class in August, she has.. Read More.
Leaving Java
This month, ETA Kelly Richard took a short trip to visit her friends ETA Kate Morrow and ETA Nageen Sherani in Pangkalpinang! She was so excited to travel further west and get a chance to see a different side of Indonesia! Kate and Nageen picked her up from the airport and together they got coffee.. Read More.
Manggarai Engagement Ceremony
This month, ETA Kyra Ghosh had the chance to attend a traditional Manggarai engagement ceremony. One of her friends became recently engaged and she attended the ceremony with some of her Indonesian friends as well as ETA Arshelle Carter. They all arrived and immediately lined up for a meal of rice (of course), fried tempe,.. Read More.
Batak Wedding
This month ETA Amy Quirion had the pleasure of attending her first full, traditional Batak wedding. In her time here, Amy has attended now three Batak weddings, but did not attend the full ceremony of the past two weddings. On March 17th, Amy’s friend Stevi got married and invited Amy along with two other friends to.. Read More.
WORDS Competition
This month was quite the busy month for ETA Amy Quirion and her students. When she announced there would a competition at school where the winner goes to Jakarta and possibly Flores, dozens of students from each class wanted to join. From the first day of her announcement upon returning back to school after the.. Read More.
Pen Pal Exchange and Competition Prep
This month, ETA Greg Sutton initiated a pen pal exchange between his English club students and ETA Katia Oltmann’s English club students from Manado. He began by teaching his club a lesson about culture, its aspects, and how to appropriately communicate with people from other contexts. His English club discussed cultural differences between Indonesia and.. Read More.
Building an English Corner!
The idea for ETA Nitika Johri’s Community Engagement Project, the English Corner, started when a few English teachers and students asked her to create a space for English in the school. There was a corner in the library that had seats but never attracted any students. This corner became the perfect opportunity for an English.. Read More.
