I arrived in Indonesia two days ago. VIA owns a house in Jakarta, the capital, and we stayed there for two nights. We did some cultural training and I learned a little bit more about my post in Ponorogo. I will be making a little more money than I expected! (Although it's still less than $200 a month). In Indonesian Rupiah, I am making 1,750,000 a month. I'm a millionaire, finally.
I am very excited about the post. It sounds like a great school. Apparently, while many Indonesian schools are very un-experimental and sort of stick to a regiment, this school is creative and likes to try innovative techniques. Part of my job is just to bring an outside perspective to their curriculum and teaching methods. I'm a little nervous about that, since I've never taught before. I'm not sure how much help I'll be. If anybody has any great teaching ideas or experiences, send them my way!
But before I go to Ponorogo, I'm going to be spending a few weeks in Yogyakarta for language training. We'll be spending most of that time living with a family, which I'm looking forward too.
It's dinner time now, so I will update more from Yogyakarta. We are taking a night train there in a few hours...should be interesting!
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