On Saturday, June 20, our students departed for a new host family and a new setting to begin their Service Term, the second half of SST. Stay tuned for more updates about the communities in which the students are living and the volunteer work they're doing with nonprofits, community organizations, and municipal governments!
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Cooking Class: Learning to Make Nasi Goreng
Jan 25 2026
Our SSTers learned to make their own lunch! Nasi Goreng, Indonesia’s classic everyday meal, is a basic fried rice recipe with many variations. Usually containing flavors of shallots, garlic, chili (made as spicy as you like it!), some kind of protein (tofu, tempe, chicken and shrimp being most popular), topped with a fried egg, and served with garnishes like shrimp chips, fresh cucumber and tomato.
Students chopped, mashed, scooped, flipped and fried.
We sampled sweet lemongrass tea made by our instructors. And practiced making it again at home!
Curious to try Indonesian flavors? When we get back in April, ask an Indonesia ’26 SSTer to make you a meal!
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