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10 months as an English teacher and cultural ambassador
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Last day in INDO: May 29, 2009
Gili Meno
Borobudur
Mt. Bromo
South Sulawesi
Voga
CLIFFNOTES
Words
Sudah - already
Belum - not yet, as in the answer to "Are you married?"
Bule - Indonesian for foreigner
Surabaya - 2nd largest city in Indo; my city of residence
AMINEF - coordinating body for FB in Indo
SMA - public high school
Of course - a phrase overused by myself and Indonesians alike
Pak - Sir (Bapak)
Ibu - Mrs. ('Bu)
Mbak - young lady (Javanese)
Mas - young man (Javanese)
Munggo - every kind of greeting there is/please/excuse me (Javanese)
Jilbab - Muslim veil or headscarf
Pembantu - household staff
Kemarin - yesterday; could be the day before today; could be 3 years ago
Jojoba - single and happy
ETA - English Teaching Assistant, as in half my job
Cultural ambassador - as in the other half of my job (see also: public ambassador)
Characters
Mr. K - my counterpart, or teacher liaison
SC - fellow ETA and house mate
Words
Sudah - already
Belum - not yet, as in the answer to "Are you married?"
Bule - Indonesian for foreigner
Surabaya - 2nd largest city in Indo; my city of residence
AMINEF - coordinating body for FB in Indo
SMA - public high school
Of course - a phrase overused by myself and Indonesians alike
Pak - Sir (Bapak)
Ibu - Mrs. ('Bu)
Mbak - young lady (Javanese)
Mas - young man (Javanese)
Munggo - every kind of greeting there is/please/excuse me (Javanese)
Jilbab - Muslim veil or headscarf
Pembantu - household staff
Kemarin - yesterday; could be the day before today; could be 3 years ago
Jojoba - single and happy
ETA - English Teaching Assistant, as in half my job
Cultural ambassador - as in the other half of my job (see also: public ambassador)
Characters
Mr. K - my counterpart, or teacher liaison
SC - fellow ETA and house mate
Bali
Taman Safari
Tuk Tuk
"Hope lies in future generations, but not unless we institute major change on a worldwide scale in our educational systems now...Proper environment plays a crucial role in the healthy growth of a child. All problems, including terrorism, can be overcome through education..."~the Dalai Lama
Plumeria
Tana Toraja
Majene
Gili Trawangan
Mt. Bromo
Makassar
"She prized the frank, the open-hearted, the eager character beyond all others. Warmth and enthusiasm did captivate her still. She felt that she could so much more depend upon the sincerity of those who sometimes looked or said a careless or a hasty thing, than of those whose presence of mind never varied, whose tongue never slipped." ~AustenPlaces I've Visited:
Java:
Surabaya
Gresik
Jakarta
Bandung
Yogyakarta
Madiun
Malang
Semarang
Mt. Bromo
Mt. Murapi
Tangkuban Prahu
Bali:
Denpasar
Kuta
Legian
Lake Bratan
Seminyak
Ubud
Nusa Lembongan
Lombok:
Senggigi
Gili Meno
Gili Trawangan
Sulawesi:
Makassar
Tana Toraja
Majene
Somba
Sumatra:
Medan
Bukit Lawang
Berastagi
Parapat
Tuk Tuk
Kalimantan:
Banjarmasin
Banjarbaru
Martapura
Loksado
Flores:
Labuan Bajo
Angel Island
Rinca
Bajawa
Ende
Moni
Kelimutu
Maumere
Gili Meno
Majene
Mt. Bromo
Books I've Read While Here:
1. Jane Eyre; Bronte
2. Cracking the Freemason's Code; Cooper
3. Sand in My Bra; Maxwell
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns; Hosseini
5. The Alchemist; Coelho
6. Jakarta At Your Door!; Culture Shock
7. Islam: A Short History; Armstrong
8. Persuasion; Austen
9. Mansfield Park; Austen
10. Wuthering Heights; Bronte
11. How to See Yourself; the Dalai Lama
12. Timequake; Vonnegut
13. Blink; Gladwell
14. Life of Pi; Martel
15. Madame Bovary; Flaubert
16. The Audacity of Hope; Obama
17. The Prophet; Gibran
18. Love in the Time of Cholera; Garcia Marquez
19. The Woman at the Washington Zoo; Williams
20. Reading Lolita in Tehran; Nafisi
I'm currently reading:
Qur'an and Woman; Wadud
1. Jane Eyre; Bronte
2. Cracking the Freemason's Code; Cooper
3. Sand in My Bra; Maxwell
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns; Hosseini
5. The Alchemist; Coelho
6. Jakarta At Your Door!; Culture Shock
7. Islam: A Short History; Armstrong
8. Persuasion; Austen
9. Mansfield Park; Austen
10. Wuthering Heights; Bronte
11. How to See Yourself; the Dalai Lama
12. Timequake; Vonnegut
13. Blink; Gladwell
14. Life of Pi; Martel
15. Madame Bovary; Flaubert
16. The Audacity of Hope; Obama
17. The Prophet; Gibran
18. Love in the Time of Cholera; Garcia Marquez
19. The Woman at the Washington Zoo; Williams
20. Reading Lolita in Tehran; Nafisi
I'm currently reading:
Qur'an and Woman; Wadud
Tana Toraja
Tangkuban Prahu
Surabaya
Sit. Don't Squat.
Tana Toraja
Kalimantan
Disclaimer
I write in run-on sentences with plenty of asides. Despite teaching English, my command of the language and its written grammar rules is decreasing day by day here. And I start sentences with "and".
But more importantly, this blog is not an official Department of State website, and the views and information presented are my own and do not represent the Fulbright Program, AMINEF, or the US Department of State.
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