Students are now on their way either home or to new adventures, and it feels a little unreal that 2024 Indonesian SST is over. We spent this last weekend with a mix of activities. We toured a Hindu temple and a coffee plantation, walked through the monkey forest,…
Today’s post is written by Gavin Johnson, who is serving in Ungaran. He writes about revisiting our study setting in Yogyakarta. Study term was so much fun, from the language class and malls to the trips and the city of Yogya itself. So while I have been enjoying my service…
Today’s post was written by Jacob Stoltzfus, who is serving in Melolo, Sumba, an island in the eastern part of Indonesia. During the service portion of my SST, I was assigned to the Love Sumba organization stationed in Melolo, East Sumba. A bit different from the usual set up, the…
Today’s post was written by Carlos Lichty, who is doing his service at the Laboratory Middle School at Satya Wacana University in Salatiga. For my service assignment, I was placed at a local Christian Middle School named UKSW SMP here in Salatiga in Central Java. My main duties included teaching…
Today’s post was written by Lindsey Daniels, who is serving with Wijna, a community organization in Salatiga. Spoiler alert: we made it to the top! As we were coming up to our 10th week of SST, Carlos, Camila, and I decided that we wanted to explore…
Today’s post is written by Peri Mast-Hochstedler. They are serving at Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Laboratory High School in Salatiga. During my time in Saltiga, I have had the pleasure of observing classes and teaching English at the Satya Wacana high school, SMA Satya Wacana. I have been able to…
Today’s post is written Camila Perez-Diener. She is serving in the Satya Wacana Laboratory Elementary School in Salatiga, Central Java. I entered my service term expecting to assist the English teachers with their classes and maybe work in the library if I had time. I have learned to hold my…
Today’s post is written by Evan King, who is doing his service in Yogyakarta. During service, I have not been given as much opportunity to interact with my host family because, during the week, I am living at Bumi Cendekia, an Islamic boarding school which is commonly known as a…
Today’s blog is written by Jonathan Weaver, who is doing his service on the island of Sumba. I have been living with my host family in Sumba for close to four weeks now. During this time I have continued to be surprised with how warm and welcoming everyone I have…
Today’s post is written by Johanna Morford-Oberst, who is doing her service at UNDANA university in Kupang, Timor. On Tuesday, March 5th, Pak Dr. Niko, my supervisor, took Brenton, my service partner, and I to Susteran Alma Orphanage. This is a place that hosts 20 orphans as well as many…
