Goings-on is a term I would like to thank my good friend, C and her Father, for teaching me. The Wallace line is a bit more obscure, but is a line that separates West and East Indonesia by its fauna and distinct differences in wildlife both on land and in the sea.
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| Map showing the Wallace Line |
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A weekend hike with Bulan!
During the first week of November Tembagapura hosted the annual International Day celebrations. I was asked to co-MC for this event and serve as a translator. Here are some funny photos of the event.
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| Opening ceremonies with singing, dancing and flags. |
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| Best dressed awards. (Women wearing clothing from different parts of Indonesia, Ghana, South Africa & Chile) |
Home brewing has become a fun and delicious pastime for us here. On one recent Friday night we hosted a blind beer tasting with some good friends who are also experimenting with some brews.
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Our complicated beer ranking scale for both tasting and smelling the beers. Note: the pint glasses are not a true representation of the beers within.
Getting dressed up is always fun for us here in the jungle. For our annual halloween party we dressed as cookie(s) and milk - these costumes were not the best for the dance floor! ;D Shortly after halloween we helped celebrate a friend's 50th birthday at her Pirate-Themed party!
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For the month of November I offered a rock climbing class for some of the women in town. 8 women joined the class and I taught it in 4 sessions. They learned about the equipment, belaying, climbing and rappelling.
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Kids at the dorm learning how to read maps of this area. They especially loved seeing aerial views of their villages and finding their homes!
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Recently we did an overnight trek with 4 other friends to Aorwanop, a remote village about 25km from our home. The jungle trek was long, steep and muddy, but what a beautiful and unique experience!
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| Darinus, in green, is a student of ours from the school. His family is originally from Aorwanop and he helped make our experience and welcome into the village the best possible! |
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| Dave handing out Connecticut pencils at Darinus' family Honai (round house). |
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| Very tired me with our final destination in the background. |
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| Kiddos in the village getting ready for Church on Sunday morning! |
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| A common sight in these parts! |
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| On our way back through the jungle, across the river 10 times and over the ridge! |
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| A short respite along the river before climbing up the hill-o-death. |
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Muddy feet at a nice resting place almost at the top of the hill-o-death. If you look very closely, you can see the village we had just come from… just over my right foot.
We will be heading to NZ in less than 2 weeks for Christmas break. Looking forward to camping, tramping and mingling with the locals! SWEET-AS!
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