Family Meets Family 1 (at Kendari)
Kendari had a group of special visitors in December! ETA Meghan Cullinan became a host in Kendari for her own family as they joined her to celebrate Christmas. She began her Christmas celebration in Singapore with her family, and together, they returned “home” to Kendari. After living in two different areas of Indonesia, Meghan was thrilled.. Read More.
Family Meets Family 2 (at Gorontalo)
It’s not often that people from ETA Ian Morse’s school in Gorontalo have the chance to meet foreigners. Equally rare is an American family meeting residents of a village outside a city unheard of internationally. Ian had thus been itching to introduce his family to his school since he first arrived in July. They spent.. Read More.
Family Time (at Labuan Bajo)
This month, ETA Kyra Ghosh was lucky enough to have her family visit her in Labuan Bajo. Apart from some beach days and a trip to the Komodo islands she was quite happy to be able to share her everyday life with her family. Although her family had planned to spend a relaxing vacation in Labuan.. Read More.
“Solving Cultural and Psychological Obstacles in Learning Languages”
On November 11, ETA Alex Bue received an unexpected email: “INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM CONFIRMATION OF AGREEMENT.” The agreement called him to present on December 16 at Imam Bonjol University in Padang about the day’s subject, ”Solving Cultural and Psychological Obstacles in Learning Languages,” which he did happily. Alex joined several other speakers at the University on.. Read More.
Classroom Games and Coffee Shops
In December, ETA Greg Sutton and his co-teachers taught an interesting lesson on descriptive texts. For this lesson, they split the class in to two halves, and drew a picture of a person on the board, with only one half of the class seeing the drawing. That half of the class would have to then.. Read More.
Goal Setting
The final Conversation Group meeting of ETA Kate Morrow’s first semester was an exciting one. After spending time doing short semester reflections, Kate and her students discussed goal setting. In particular, how to set realistic and achievable goals for the upcoming semester and the remainder of students’ time at SMKN3 Pangkalpinang. After discussing how to.. Read More.
English Club
The highlight of ETA Katia Oltmann’s December was her work with the English club at her school. She had worked with the club throughout the entirety of her first semester at Eben Haezar. Her participation in the club has really been the highlight of her teaching experience in Indonesia. She loved her work with the.. Read More.
The Play’s the Thing!
This December, the English club at SMKN 6 put on a play! It was a mashup play of two different stories- the stories of Cinderella and the traditional Indonesian story of Malin Kundang, who turns to stone when he denies the identity of his mother. The students rehearsed very hard for weeks and came to.. Read More.
Time at the Market
The market is always a live and bustling place filled with food, people, and action. Upon her return from America over break and after settling back in, the first place ETA Amy Quirion went to was Balige’s traditional market. The market is a place where Amy buys her fresh fruit and vegetables from her now,.. Read More.
Trekking to Gunung Dulamayo!
One way ETA Nabeel Ahmad engages with his local community is through meeting baristas at a different coffee shop each week. Baristas have very special personalities and can provide insight into the local culture. Nabeel set his goal to visit every coffee shop in Kota Gorontalo back in November and has visited a multitude of.. Read More.
