The other night as we sat on our porch and watched the first serious thunderstorm since we’ve arrived, we both remarked that we couldn’t believe it was 5 months already. I told Denise “here we are!”
It was really relaxing to watch the hard rain fall from the dark clouds to the green landscape below, […]
Entries from October 2007
Rainy season is here
October 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments
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Spelling Bee this weekend
October 18th, 2007 · 9 Comments
This weekend I am headed to Jakarta as the only competitor from all 3 of our Bandung schools, to participate in a Bahasa Indonesia spelling bee for teachers whose first language is English (i.e. Westerners). The spelling bee in Jakarta pits me against representatives from our schools all across Indonesia, although it’s possible most of […]
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The end of Ramadhan and the beginning of Idul Fitri
October 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments
It’s a little after 2am on Friday night, and every mosque in the city is still going at full volume. The mosques began their vigil at around 6pm and have been loudly broadcasting prayers ever since. I’m told they will continue non-stop through the night until the morning. It is an amazing […]
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The Simpsons Movie on DVD
October 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Yeah, that’s right. I’ve got the Simpsons Movie on DVD already, complete with fancy packaging. It’s a very good bootleg, completely watchable. Watched it on my laptop last night, in fact. And it cost me all of 80 cents. Don’t hate.
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