North Jakarta

Hey everyone!

I cant believe that i have been in Jakarta a whole month. Time sure does fly when your having fun. School is in full swing now. We have been in class for 2 weeks now. My kids are pretty good. We are having some difficulties being still and quiet on the carpet but who doesnt have problems with that. My class loves to sing and hum a lot. I am really enjoying the international spectrum of the children. They are all still kids even though many of the are bi or tri-lingual. My few that dont speak much English are really picking things up fast. My little girl Rain (chinese girl) i think understands a whole lot more than she is admitting to and just has selective listening. Sounds like some people we know huh. She is so sweet! All of my kids are pretty sweet. As i had mentioned before. Its a diverse class with many backgrounds and cultures.

I have been doing some more exploring in the last couple weeks. This past weekend I went to North Jakarta and took a photo walk. Please see my facebook to see the photos. It took us about 40mins to get there. We got to see the shipping docks where the load a bunch of materials to the old ships. Then we went up and down the water in these little canoes. Then we walked through this poor little village called Kampung. Most of the house were shacks that were not nice and probably the size of most peoples bathrooms and a family of four would live there. it was quite sad to see how people lived but there were so nice and happy. At the edge of Kampung there were many different markets. You could buy anything from clothes, fruits, tools, and stuff right off the docks. I bought a little drum for my nephew.

Then we went under the bridge to the other side and we were in the old dutch settlement. it was like two different worlds. We went to this nice cafe and had a great brunch.

Also this weekend i went to the movie theatres. It is only $5 to go to a nice theatre on a weekend. There is a special theatre called the premier and you get your own recliner and blanket. It cost $10 and they server you food during the movie. The only play one movie and i dont want to see the one that is currently showing. i hope to go soon and will post pics of the premier theatre.

This week we have a full week with no holidays and have open house. I am sure its going to be a long week. I have also started my Bahasa Indonesia lessons with Pac Paul. We have had 2 lessons so far and are learning so much. I am taking them with two other girls Jessie and Christina.

I have finally booked my flight for Bali and will be going there for my october break. I will be posting more pics.

Lastly my vonage line is working so i can talk on the phone and its my old cell number if you want to give me a ring. Please remember its 11hrs time zone change from east coast. The best time during the week is when you are going or coming home from work and the weekends i am around off and on.

Talk to you soon!