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Of Visas and Paperwork
Let the paperwork begin! This post is a quick update about my progress to Indonesia. I am now in the midst of completing the necessary paperwork for the ELCA as well as assembling some initial documents to send off for the visa. For the visa, what I need at this time is diplomas and my […]
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On Missio Dei and What I’m Doing
I have already posted a page, that at this point, contains basic information about Indonesia, as well as a page about the global mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Here I will give some background about the work that I will be doing, though most will be discovered and shared with you as […]
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Twenty-Two
For a little bit of insight into the past year of my life, I share this number. Twenty-two is the number of US states I have been to since September 2010. Well, the number is actually 23 counting the District of Columbia, which isn’t a state (but should be). Here they are, in no particular […]
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Preparing a Lesson
I am currently in a seminar about teaching English to speakers of other languages. The third and final intense weekend is fast approaching, and tomorrow I, along with the 17 others in the course, will teach a 20 minute lesson of our choosing. My lesson is “going to the market”, teaching about quantifiers and count/noncount […]
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Leaving Behind
Forest Fungi, a photo by professor megan on Flickr. In addition to the future experiences of life, culture, etc. in Indonesia, I intend to write about the process to get there. I also want to write about my life now—the community, the place, my routines—as a window into what I will be leaving behind. (this […]
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The Adventure of Learning Languages
Halo! Apa kabar? I have a confession to make. No, I haven’t committed a major sin or anything like that. This is actually the good sort of confession. In preparation for living in Indonesia, I am currently teaching myself Bahasa Indonesia. There are over 300 distinct languages spoken across the country, an archipelago of more […]
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Wise Words From the Past
Ten years ago I was preparing to study abroad for a year in Tübingen, Germany. After a tumultuous sophomore year at Valparaiso University, I was both excited and a bit fearful of such a commitment to spend my junior year in Germany. My life was changing. I had changed majors from Meteorology to German, and […]
Megs the Wanderer 