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My Most Grateful Moment As An Educator
I received my first communication from my Indonesian host teacher and I felt like a little kid opening a gift on Christmas Day. Like a madman, I had been anxiously awaiting her reply every since I hit...
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Don’t Carry Your Dog To Indonesia In Your Left Hand
For my trip to Indonesia, I’d planned to create a photo book about my school, my city, family, and other interesting talking points about America. The lost dog I took in three years ago is definitely...
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Michael Jackson is the Capital of Mississippi
SMPN 3 is the middle school that hosted Lauren and me while we were in Indonesia. The school is located in a small rural village in Ogan Ilir. My host school, SMPN 3. During our time there, it was very...
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I Love My Host Family
I appreciate my Indonesian host family. Yes, there are Muslim. Yes, their village had electricity only in the evenings. There was no running water and it was dreadfully hot each day. But, I preferred...
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If I Can Just Touch The Hem Of Your Garment
During our time in Indonesia we were introduced to several people who were kind enough to show us around. One of those experiences was surreal. Lauren and I were taken to an elementary school...
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Scooter Ambush
How do 237 million people get around in Indonesia? If everyone has a car, traffic jams would plague the country day and night. So, people take to the roads on their scooters…hundreds of them. Although...
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The Costs of Getting Around Indonesia
When I first arrived in Indonesia, I exchanged my American dollars for rupiah (the Indonesian currency). The exchange rate on average is 9,900 rupiah for every American dollar. Here were a few of my...
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