18 days of pure luxury.
Bandung was fabulous, yet again. After a 14 hour, 4 flight journey from Kendari (excessive! I could have flown to China!) we made it to the luxurious Sheraton Bandung hotel.
We spent our days studying Bahasa with the fantastic Wisma Bahasa teachers in the morning and attended sessions on teaching, Indonesian culture, health, community engagement, etc in the afternoons. Evenings were spent exploring the malls, buying items we won’t be able to find at site, and frequenting the numerous Western eateries.
Batik skirts <3
The Advanced Bahasa class with our lovely teacher, Bu Roro!
One Sunday morning the hotel staff organized a hiking expedition into the nearby forest. We had a blast playing games, practicing Bahasa, and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
This orientation was much different for me than last year because I was on the planning/organizing/leading side of things. With the other SETAs (Senior ETAs), I led a number of sessions – Informal Assessments, Classroom Resources, History of Indonesia, Roles & Responsibilities, and a bunch more… I thoroughly enjoyed being on this side of things!
Our coteachers arrived for the last five days we were there. It was wonderful to get to know ibu Ernida better and get to learn together!
Mock-teaching together!
Missing all my friends now that we’re back at site but it was a great two and a half weeks!
