A Quick Trip to the USA
The time has surely flown by since ETA Sophia Lockwood arrived in Indonesia, but it’s not even half as impressive as the progress shown in the 10th English Club. Over five months, Sophia has seen all of her students shed some of their anxieties about learning and practicing English. Because of their progress, the school.. Read More.
Celebrations & Explorations in Salatiga
For many of the English Teaching Assistants, parts of December are spent away from traditional classroom teaching, as schools begin testing and the short holiday in between the semester starts. To celebrate the end of the semester, SMKN 2 Salatiga held a day-long ceremony that featured Zumba, presentations from various extracurricular groups, and of course,.. Read More.
MAN Temanggung Goes to Bali
The entire month of December was filled with exams and a well-deserved break for the teachers and students of MAN Temanggung. To celebrate the end of testing, the entire eleventh grade went on a road trip to Bali – and what a celebration it was! ETA Lucy Faust had spent over a week in New Zealand.. Read More.
North meets West Sumatra
For a weekend excursion, ETAs Nathan Danielson, Emily Thomas, Joe Miller, and Ammarah Rehman met at Lake Toba to enjoy December liburan. The weekend was a great opportunity to share experiences, challenges, and successes that each of them has had at their respective sites over the past five months. The conversations gave them ideas and.. Read More.
Student-Centered Celebrations
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, ETA Joseph “Joe” Janik Miller participated in student-led efforts to celebrate the end of examinations and to kick off the holiday season. The Intra School Student Organization at SMAN 1 (National High School 1) Padangsidimpuan, abbreviated as “OSIS,” organized basketball, soccer, and volleyball tournaments among the classes at school. There.. Read More.
Closing Out 2019
In December, ETA Kush Mansuria had some extra time outside of school because students were taking their semester exams and the semester was wrapping up. Kush took some time to travel to India to attend his friend’s wedding and meet some of his extended family. Kush also got to visit a few Hindu temples and.. Read More.
The Journey or the Destination, why not both?
It’s two am and the irritatingly familiar preset alarm of an iPhone pierces the night air. For the first time since late July ETA Conor Jackman is cold, even as he is buried deep in his sleeping bag and in a tent occupied by two others — ETA Gabe Umland and ETA Joseph Miller. Just.. Read More.
Welcome Home
As things started to wind down at MAN 2 Bukittinggi, ETA Ammarah Rehman had an idea to visit her students’ homes during the semester holiday. Almost 90% of the students at MAN 2 come from local villages and live several hours away from home. Majority of the students live on the same street as Ammarah.. Read More.
Mushrooms? Lamak bana!
Much to his mother’s dismay, ETA Nicholas Navin does not particularly enjoy eating mushrooms. This changed, however, when the mushrooms are cooked by Nicholas’ students and become nothing short of delicious. Following the hectic final exams, MAN 1 Payakumbuh enjoyed a more relaxed period of various competitions and activities before school let out for December.. Read More.
Service with a Surprise
Both the students and teachers of SMA Unggul Del had had a tiring first few weeks of December – full of final tests and end of the year reports. The students, who live on campus, were especially excited about a break spent at home with their families. But before everyone packed up and went their.. Read More.
