What I’m learning from all of these opportunities to share and connect with researchers, students, teachers, and teacher educators To say that I’ve had a busy speaking schedule since starting this adventure in the Southern Hemisphere might be as much of an understatement as saying that the climate here in Java is “warm.” It started…
Tag: hospitality
Attending a Javanese Wedding Reception
One of my English department colleagues here at UNNES graciously invited me to attend the wedding reception for his niece a couple of weeks ago. What an amazing opportunity for another cultural experience here in Indonesia! On a hot Sunday afternoon, hundreds of us gathered under tents in the family’s neighborhood to celebrate the marriage…
Welcome to UNNES
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…