Following a lecture on Education in Indonesia by Ibu Suwarsih, we made a visit to a non-traditional school where we visited classes and interacted with the students. Rather than “teachers” they have “facilitators” for each class and students work on a variety of projects that they are interested in. Some…
We embarked on a 4-day field trip to several sites in the northern part of Central Java. Our first day included many hours in a bus that took us first to the Dieng Plateau and then around to the north side of Dieng for our first night. We enjoyed the…
Our second week began with visits to two massive iconic temples from Indonesia’s Hindu and Buddhist past. Borobudur was built about 760 AD and Prambanan was constructed about 100 years later. Although Borobudur is mainly Buddhist, it includes many Hindu elements which had entered the country much earlier, as well…
This week began with an orientation to the campus of Duta Wacana Christian University and some of the surrounding area. Regular language classes also started. Our first field trip was to the Keraton (Sultan’s palace) and Tamansari (royal water gardens). The current Sultan is also the governor of the Special…
We are tall! Happy to meet you We are happy to share photos of each student with members of their host families. Two families were not present for the initial introductions. So their photos were taken later with a different format.
After traveling 37 hours from the Goshen College campus, students arrived in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, tired but with a lot of excitement and anticipation for the semester ahead. They were welcomed warmly by the staff of Duta Wacana Christian University who are helping with our program. After a night…
Greetings from Yogyakarta, Indonesia! We are the faculty leaders, Sally Jo and Ron Milne. We led the last SST group here in 2001, and we have led other SST groups in Haiti, Cote d’Ivoire, and Senegal. We have lived in Indonesia several times in the past 18…
From the Goshen College Record, the student newspaper: "Following a hiatus of nearly 20 years, the Indonesia Study Service Term is beginning again, with the first unit taking off in the spring of 2019. The group will be led by Brenda and Jodi Srof. This SST location will occur every third year, like Tanzania and China."
