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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Culture / Indonesia / People

My (Indonesian) Boos

Posted on May 30, 2012 by melanie aleman • 2 Comments

Peace Corps volunteers get many praises for going to a different country and facing all the challenges that we do. However, I think the people that have amazed me the most so far are all the host families who are generous enough to open their home to a total stranger—who is also completely different in … Continue reading →

Indonesia / Music / Travel

Cars, Trains and Airplanes – The Ultimate Playlist for Traveling

Posted on May 28, 2012 by melanie aleman • Leave a comment

While this playlist could be more appropriately titled Angkots, Buses and Walking now that I am in Indonesia, I compiled this list of 14 songs as I prepared to make the epic journey to the other side of the world. I am posting this a little late, but it still applies…and it may be useful … Continue reading →

Indonesia / Photography / Travel

Arema vs. Mitra Kukar – Our Indonesian Football Experience

Posted on May 25, 2012 by melanie aleman • Leave a comment

Last Thursday, May 16th, about 22 volunteers ventured to an Arema vs. Mitra Kukar soccer game. We had to endure the hottest bus ride and pretty bad traffic in order to get to Stadium Kanjuruhan, but the game turned out to be pretty exciting and ended with a score of 5 for Arema and 3 … Continue reading →

Indonesia / Travel

The Cost of Living in Indonesia

Posted on May 20, 2012 by melanie aleman • 1 Comment

I—like many people I suppose—do not like to talk about money. I am thankful that I have not been placed with a family that is constantly asking the price of every day things in the United States, or worse, the price of the things I own. Yet, as we both get more and more familiar … Continue reading →

Indonesia / Teaching

Teaching Like A Rock Star

Posted on May 13, 2012 by melanie aleman • 3 Comments

Teaching in Indonesia is kind of like being a rock star. You spend 90% of the time preparing to perform—I mean teach—and 10% of the time in front of the classroom. Many times you repeat the same show—I mean lesson—over and over and at the end the kids want to take their picture with you … Continue reading →

Indonesia / Photography / Travel

One Month in Indonesia in Pictures

Posted on May 9, 2012 by melanie aleman • 8 Comments

Teguh and Mike at the pesar tradisional – Yes, Mike’s hat says Bamboo Banger – and there’s a panda banging bamboo sticks. Continue reading →

Indonesia

We Don’t Need No Education

Posted on May 1, 2012 by melanie aleman • 7 Comments

This week we started teaching practicum in a real Indonesia school. The volunteers in my village and I walked into a madrassah—an Islamic school maintained by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Although, I have never walked into a prison, I imagine that that was what it feels like. Not because it was gloomy and oppressive. … Continue reading →

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