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Shim Ahoy!: April 2013

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Apr 30, 2013. Throwback post to PST in Batu, June 2012*. One of my clustermate’s families took us on an outing to a local “tourist object” (for some reason, Indonesians are taught that a tourist destination is a “tourist object” in English). This particular object was a waterfall called Coban Rondo. When we tried to find a place to picnic, the local monkey gang wanted in. I’m happy to report our group remained monkey bite free. Throwback post to PST in Batu, May 2012*. During PST, we took a group outing ...

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Shim Ahoy!: June 2012

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Jun 26, 2012. Selamat datang di Ponorogo! These are my new digs:. Yuh It's way more posh than I expected. And way more private (huzzah! Although I don't really have a door to my floor so everyone can hear everything at all times. Anyway, this is how I was welcomed at my school, a public madrasah (Madrasah Aliya Negeri = MAN): A full-blown Reog Parade by students, replete with gifting of ceremonial scarf and belt by my principal. Ponorogo is the epicenter of Reog Culture. The mask weighs over 30 kilograms.

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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. In relentless pursuit of dissecting the world. I studied Anthropology at UC Santa Cruz. Now I serve as an Education Volunteer with Peace Corps in Indonesia. Day Trip to Gunung Ijen. December 14, 2013. How We Learn to Wash our Hands. November 9, 2013. This is a post about water and sanitation in rural Indonesia and a collective attempt at making things better at one school. This is a continuation on my theme of finding and adapting existing solutions.

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Shim Ahoy!: Coban Rondo

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Apr 30, 2013. Throwback post to PST in Batu, June 2012*. One of my clustermate’s families took us on an outing to a local “tourist object” (for some reason, Indonesians are taught that a tourist destination is a “tourist object” in English). This particular object was a waterfall called Coban Rondo. When we tried to find a place to picnic, the local monkey gang wanted in. I’m happy to report our group remained monkey bite free. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Shim Ahoy!: Wish list

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NOTE: Before shipping, please take off any price tags. MAN2 needs ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOKS. I would love to start filling our modest little library with youth and young adult novels (second-hand okay! The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series. The Hunger Games series. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Peace Corps Volunteer, English Teaching and Teacher Training. View my complete profile. Subscribe to my blog. Dee Dee / 27 Months. Will Amy / Two Cups of Java.

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Shim Ahoy!: March 2012

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Mar 18, 2012. Guess what: We’re in the middle of Lent! Recently, I learned that “lent” in Latin means “dawning of the sun.” This was a revelation - Lent doesn’t have to be dour and grim, laced with joyless deprivation (unless that’s your thing, in which case, git it! And read and comment on this blog. Subscribe! Click on "Subscribe to posts" (below) and select "Atom." That will bookmark this thing and automatically update it with the newest entry. Or, visit! Have a fruit smoothie with me!

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Shim Ahoy!: November 2012

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Nov 22, 2012. This happened one night during Pre-Service Training in April 2012. There was a traditional performance happening in my village called Kuda Lumping (woven horse). I didn't know anything about it, except that it's Javanese. Up I went, to the pendopo at the top of the hill where we usually had language classes during the day, accompanied by my high school-aged host sister. We found this set up:. Can somebody PLEASE tell me what is happening and WHY? And then, this O.G. in a sarung and ...I sti...

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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. Excavating Under Semeru’s Shadow. August 2, 2013. Continue reading →. Welcome to our Keluarga Besar. June 17, 2013. This post is dedicated to the newest addition to the extended Peace Corps Indonesia family, our keluarga besar. Today you took your oaths. For the next two years you will not know what each day may bring but remember you are not alone. You will do great things and we (ID6) cannot wait to see how far you will go. May 30, 2013.

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Shim Ahoy!: August 2012

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Aug 21, 2012. Hari Raya / Holiday. Ramadan came to a close with a bang: All night "Allahu akbar"s on blast from various club speakers permanently installed on mosques, fireworks, feasting, apologizing for one's sins to everyone and the neighborhood alley cats, and unrelatedly, Indonesian Independence Day. (For the curious, no, I did not fast, as food and nutrition here had been becoming an issue, so I decided to vote for personal health.). Lebaran aka Idul Fitri aka Eid ul-Fitr: 12 hours of handshaking.