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.
New Connections In East Lombok
After an exhausting two-day hike to and from Mt. Rinjani, ETA Janika Berridge spent the following day forming new connections in East Lombok. Local Hamzanwadi University student Fatihin hosted Janika and site-mate Lucy at BestOne Education, an English education center organized by members of the university’s English department. Janika and Lucy were welcomed by Fatihin.. Read More.
Holidays in Bukit Lawang
This past month, ETA Lindsay Smith has been busy cheering her students on as they prepare for their end-of-semester testing and enjoying some downtime at her site before the next semester starts up again! She has also had a chance to travel around the holidays. One of her favorite parts of this past month was.. Read More.
Revisiting My Site
ETA Michael Walsh enjoyed revisiting notable locations in his site after the end of his first semester teaching at SMKN 1 Tana Toraja. He was reminded of the beauty of Tana Toraja and its unique culture by visiting Lolai, a scenic, mountainous overlook that sits above the clouds with his sitemate ETA Angela Zhu. They.. Read More.
Two Worlds Collide
On December 5, ETA Shannon Pinzon introduced her mother, Mireya, to two very important women at her school, Bu Budi, one of her co-teachers and Bu Jumiati, one of the vice-principals at her school with whom Shannon has formed deep relationships with over these past five months. For most of the day, as they all took a.. Read More.
Worlds Collide in Temanggung
Embarking on a Fulbright grant means finding new ways to celebrate the holidays for many ETAs. Fortunately, home did not feel too far away for ETA Emma Muth, whose mother was able to visit for New Year’s. Emma and her mother celebrated with a visit to a tea plantation, a waterfall hike, and martabak with.. Read More.
Exploring New Islands
During December, ETA Lucy Srour was lucky to be able to travel and see other islands of Indonesia! In the middle of December, Lucy left Sangatta Utara in East Kalimantan and headed south to the island of Lombok. There she met up with other ETAs to climb Mt. Rinjani together. Mt Rinjani is an active.. Read More.
