Category: travel
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May/June Recap: Teaching and Travel
The end of May brought the end of the semester in Balige. Shortly before that, I helped lead a retreat for the 3rd year students, who are now soon to graduate. And all the students with staff, myself, and our guest from Germany who gave a German language course in June. Read more and see […]
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Update update!
Long time, no write! I apologize for the lengthy silence on this blog. Not only was my schedule busy in May and June, but I had to leave the country twice. And my computer broke. Twice. But I’m happy to say my 7.5 year old MacBook continues to live in spite of a power surge […]
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Singapore Surprise
Speaking of the unexpected, I had to make a trip recently to Singapore. It was a forced vacation of sorts, not because life was too stressful, but rather a result of frustratingly slow government paperwork related to my visa. So, after I moved through the anger at the whole situation and the hours spent at […]
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Back to Bali
Over the holidays, I was able to return to Bali, this time meeting with my family. It was a wonderful time—2 weeks in all—though I must admit I experienced culture shock to go from rural Sumatra to Kuta’s busy hotel-lined streets. With the family I spent time time walking, shopping, and seeing some traditional dance […]
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July Recap
Here are some long overdue photos from back in July. August was a busy month, which included many hours teaching an intensive English course, celebrating Indonesia’s independence, hiking around Balige, going to a wedding as part of a family, and more. Those stories and photos will have to wait. The night before going to Jakarta, […]
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Relaxing in Bali
After attending a conference in Jakarta, I spent a few days relaxing in Bali. This small island is a popular tourist destination for Americans, Europeans, and Australians. My friends in Sumatra are very proud of Lake Toba, and it is indeed beautiful. But to walk on the beach, sand between my toes and watch the […]
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Horas from Indonesia
This post is a brief hello to say that I have made it and am doing well on my 3rd day here. After 28 hours of travel time, I finally arrived in Medan (Indonesia’s 3rd largest city and provincial capital of North Sumatra) on Sunday morning, April 1st. We spent the night there and then […]
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L I M I N A L__S P A C E
LIMINAL SPACE clickety-clack, clickety-clack this train ride at the threshold has no time of arrival and no certainty of where it will stop. clickety-clack, clickety-clack let the rhythm of the rails take hold. stare out the window hour after hour and think: oh, the places you’ll go! welcome to the liminal space, an expansive neither […]
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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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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 […]
Megs the Wanderer 