Welcome to the April edition of the ETA Monthly Highlights! Ten months flew by quickly! It was an emotional and reflective month for many ETAs as they focused on concluding their grant experience. They spent their time wrapping up their classroom and extracurricular responsibilities. They also said farewells to community members.
Click through to read the final highlights from the 2018-2019 cohort!
Many thanks to all of the ETAs for their wonderful stories and photos.
Be sure to check out our special edition Best of Fulbright ETA January – April 2019 that compiles best stories from the past semester.
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A Day of Achievement, Appreciation, and Celebration
On Tuesday, April 30, SMKN 1 hosted an English talent show alongside a Kartini Day celebration and farewell party for ETA Brian Miner. After a busy and memorable month starting with the WORDS competition in Jakarta, saying goodbye to twelfth grade at graduation, and finishing up classes and clubs for tenth and eleventh grade; Brian.. Read More.
WORDS, Women’s Month, Earth Day all in a month
April was an eventful month. The annual WORDS competition was a major success and the 22 students who represented their city and their school enjoyed getting to know each other. According to Rahel, the group has a very active WhatsApp group that chats to this day! Rahel and ETA Catherine Krol had a wonderful time.. Read More.
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ETA Kiyoko “Kiki” Nakamura-Koyama has been practicing Silat since October last year. She used to practice with a local middle school, but then switched to adult practices on Friday nights. Through Silat Kiki has learned a lot about strength, respect and growth mindset. This month Kiki had the opportunity to go on a beach trip.. Read More.
Finale
During the second week of April 2019, ETA Ryan Ulrich was preparing some of his last lesson plans. This wasn’t because he was leaving SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Gresik, the school where he assists as an English teacher, but because the school was gearing up for that hectic time of year known as finals week. In.. Read More.
