Saturday, July 5, 2008

All My Bags are Packed I'm Ready to Go......




These are just some of the people that I will miss.........the lecturers that I worked closely with, my counterpart, Tata, and all of my students....and of course I'll miss the adventures with the other fellows as well. I've had such a great experience! Memories of great relationships made, volcanoes poking out of the clouds when flying, flying in planes that shouldn't be flying anymore, the snake at my house, the Ibu's warung (small restaurant) next door, beautiful cool evenings in Jogja, the call to prayer, the noisy metal shop next door..........
I'm going to Jakarta tomorrow and then flying back to the States on Monday. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing friends and family but also sad to be leaving so many good things behind here.


Friday, July 4, 2008

State Dept. Reception

Last night I went to a reception where I met the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Goli Ameri, and some others from the State Dept. It was an interesting glimpse of life in the State Dept.......