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.
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.
Celebrating The End of The Semester & Bodybuilding Out of The Void
Before school closed for the holiday break, ETA Daniel Knoll, invited his English For Communication club out to KFC for lunch. KFC seems to be a desirable place for lunch as many of the students were excited to hear this offer, and while KFC is an American chain restaurant, the menu seldom resembles the comfort.. Read More.
The Good Ol’ Days: A Celebration To Remember!
Despite the rush and stress of exams at the beginning of December, students at ETA Natasha Anis’s school were busy with preparations for the school anniversary celebrations, which are held every December. The celebrations last for a full week, and consist of everything from a fashion show, to basketball competitions, English competitions, karaoke, and even.. Read More.
Sunrise
Early mornings are nothing new for ETA Gabriel “Gabe” Umland, who regularly wakes up at 5:00 am at his site to beat the daily Surabaya heat. However, the month of December featured some particularly early mornings as he found himself waking up for sunrises all across Indonesia. This month Gabe’s alarm went off at 1:00.. Read More.
ETA Connections
In December ETA Blake Lapin had the opportunity to travel around Indonesia. On a trip to Jogjakarta, he met with former ETA Daniel Owen. They sat in Dan’s sitting room and ate almonds and dried apricots while drinking hot tea. Dan was an ETA in 2008 and taught in South Kalimantan. One reason why the.. Read More.
Review Strategies: Three Ways!
For ETA Natasha Anis, the month of November was filled with student hang-outs, Teacher’s Room movies, and even an Indonesian Thanksgiving Celebration! In the classroom, she and her co-teacher Ismi finished up the last of the new material for students, leaving them almost three full weeks for review. Natasha was thrilled about having extra time.. Read More.
