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Home coming

So many things have happened since my last post with photos....

I am on my way home tomorrow and pressed for time today as we keep to a busy schedule. I got to visit with our partner school today and it was a wonderful experience. We have planned some cool experiences with our partner class and have planned a google hangout on the 4th of May.

Home soon.

Mr Ashby

Quick post before I visit Dyatmika school

I would love to post about my time up Mount Merapi in a village called Torgo and driving in a jeep to within 4km of an active volcano that last exploded in 2010!
However we are in a bit of a hurry....will post these photos soon...

We are finally off to connect with our Indonesian school- Dyatmika School in Bali!
Check out their website and have a look around. I am excited about the prospect of finally meeting the Indonesian teachers who I have been emailing for the past year.

http://www.dyatmika.org/primary/

Jogya-Yogyakarta and Borobodur

We have left the capital city and are now in the much more chilled out, far less densely populated city of Jogya.

It is the cultural and educational centre of Indonesia. We awoke at 3am this morning and drove to the ancient Buddhist temple called Borobudur-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur

We walked up by torch light and watched the sun rise over Mount Merapi, an active volcano where we will tomorrow night!
It was a serene and beautiful place and an opportunity I will not forget.

Many of the heads of the statues were cut off.....I wonder if anyone can find out why? Email me and let me know what you think.

Malls and Spongebob

Salamat Pagi, I thought it might be interesting to see some of the cultural differences on offer here. In Jakarta there is a massive mall culture. The Malls are too big to describe, but are an exciting escape from the heat and study for the students here.
Western cartoon characters and music is huge here as well.
Check out this ginormous Sponge Bob and his friend.....name?

Ye old Dutch town

Indonesia was once a colony of the Netherlands who coveted the many spices found in the 'spice islands'. The Dutch established Jakarta as a port town base for the spice trade where many sailors were to make their fortune.
We visited the port today and found many beautiful old style boats and buildings. It was an unusual visit with how it contrasted to the rest of Jakarta's skyscrapers and cluttered roads.