I can't believe that this one month adventure is nearly at a close. Tomorrow will be my last day at school. Tonight I went out to eat with my host family as a way to say thank you and prepare the kids for goodbye. Lulu has become quite attached to me (even though we can't communicate) and I to her as well. This is the thing about travel...you meet wonderful new people and then have to say goodbye. But I hope I will return someday and I hope that some of the amazing students I've met will one day be studying in the U.S. and we will have a chance to meet again. A few parting photos (you'll notice they all revolve around food :)
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| Dinner at Ibu Dewi's last night with Zulfah and Suriana. Such delicious food - chicken, veggie soup, prawns, and the most amazing pineapple curry-like dish! YUM |
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| The last class I taught today (XII IPA 9) - an absolutely wonderful group! They were working on recipes of classic Indonesian dishes for me. I now have 10 English-language, delicious recipes to try at home! |
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| The same class - after presenting their recipes. Yeah :-) |
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| Wonderful Mia (the older daughter I've been living with) who has helped so much with translation around the house and just making me feel comfortable and happy...and little Lulu! |
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| Lulu drinking her avocado and chocolate "juice" or shake type thing. |
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| She dug into her clams like a pro - sucking out the meat and drinking down the juices. So fun to watch! |
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| We ate the most delicious grilled fish (the fish we ate is called Bawal), crab, veggies, rice...Ani, the mom, is on the left, Bram is in the middle, and Mia on the right. |
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| Lulu dancing around the house, with Ani watching in the background. |
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| Doesn't Bram look like a future wildcat?! |
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| And Lulu has a bit of Catalina spirit, and a cool hat that she wanted to show off as well. |
