Global Academic with expertise in Pedagogy, Digital Literacy, & Qualitative Research Methods
During my time in graduate school at Arizona State University, I learned something very important about myself that has been critical in my success as an academic on the tenure-track and beyond. I am a social writer. No mistaking it. Having to write my comprehensive exam papers on my own nearly ended my academic career…
It’s been a month since I landed back in the U.S.A. at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, smack in the midst of one of that city’s famous winter freezes, as temperatures plunged to near 0 degrees Fahrenheit. At the time, the novel coronavirus was plaguing China, and news was starting to report some spread beyond that country’s…
Here in Indonesia, where the overall population is reportedly about 87% Muslim (according to the CIA World Factbook page on Indonesia, which matches our findings with the secondary students who responded to our survey), I have had the opportunity to see — and hear — Islamic prayer rituals and to learn more about Muslims’ values…
How’s the food over there? Are you able to get what you need, especially given your diet? What do you miss most from home? What are your favorite Indonesian foods? I get these kinds of questions often, and this entry shares some of my responses. A true joy of travel involves sampling foods from different…
If you know me, you know that fruits and veggies are huge staples in my diet. Here in Indonesia, I’m exploring a whole new produce landscape. One of my new favorites is snake fruit, or salak. This fruit is native to the island I’m on, Java, and is readily available and delicious. Wikipedia tells me…
A visual review of how I was welcomed to Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES; “State University of Semarang”) Settling In Lulu (on right), from the International Office at UNNES, took me and my sister to a Super Indo Market to shop for food, cooking and cleaning supplies, and housewares. The store manager (on left) was so…