Monday, July 30 & Tuesday, July 31, 2018 It is hard to believe that the trip is almost over. This is the view from my window at the...

Monday, July 30, 2018 Today we are visiting SD Negeri 01 Menteng Jakarta, the primary school Barack Obama attended in grades 3 and 4. We...

Sunday, July 29, 2018 Today we visited Kota Tua. As you can see above, the influence of the Dutch colonization can be felt in this town...

Saturday, July 28, 2018 I cannot believe the week has come to an end, and I am sad to say goodbye to Nazar, his family, the students,...

Friday, July 27, 2018 Today, Nazar and his family took us to see the countryside of South Kalimantan, along with a ride down the river on...

Thursday, July 26, 2018 Today was our last day of school at SMAN 1 Mandastana. Nazar invited all the English instructors from the...

July 25, 2018 We were treated to a dance rehearsal today. They have been rehearsing a traditional Indonesian dance for two weeks, and...

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 The second day of school was much more laid back than yesterday, but the excitement of the students and staff was...

Monday, July 24, 2018 My first day at SMAN 1 Mandastana. It is a public Muslim High School, with a student body of 300 students, grades...

Sunday, July 22, 2018 Firstly, a happy birthday to the love of my life, Luiza! "He whose prayers are always for others is truly happy." -...

Sunday, July 22, 2018 Today we are going to visit the floating market at Lok Baintan on the Martapura River. The city of Banjarmasin is...

Saturday, July 21, 2018 We are breaking up into pairs to visit our host teachers and begin the one week, full immersion in an Indonesian...

Friday, July 20, 2018 IREX did an amazing job showing us all angles of the educational system of Indonesia. So far, we visited a...

Thursday, July 19, 2018 Today we visited SMK BUNDA MULIA, Vocational School. It is a Catholic, private, primary school with an...

Thursday, July 19, 2018 Today, we visited the National Gallery of Indonesia which houses two exhibits. Indonesia has a huge photo culture....

Wednesday, July 20, 2018 Dewi gave a succinct lecture on Indonesian history that gave me a better understanding than any textbook I tried...

Wednesday, July 20, 2018 Today we visited Atmajaya University as a comparative lens on education in Indonesia and The United States. We...

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Today, we visited The Batik Textile Museum and created our own handkerchiefs. Dewi interpreted the instructions to...

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Today, Dawi Susilawati, our Indonesian Host Contact, gave a candid presentation about the education system in...

July 17, 2018 In a previous blog post, I described some of the major religions of Indonesia, and I want to share information when it will...