Drivers Licesne

Today I went and got my Indonesian Drivers license and also a Indonesian Motorcycle license. I did not have to take any test I just had to pay 35 dollars per a license. Their driver license also have a copy of you thumb print on your license. I have never ridden a motorcycle before but my roommate tells me that the bikes around are small enough I should not have too may troubles learning.

I Made It!

After a couple of long flights I am finally in Indonesia. I am really excited to be here.

Below is a picture of the flight path from LAX (Los Angeles) to TPE (Taipei, Taiwan)


I arrived at LAX at about 5:30 and Ben and Ruth Kane got there at about 8 pm our flight did not leave until 1:30 am but we wanted to be sure to get there early in case there were any problems. I was there earlier because I had a friend Cliff drop me off after I we picked up my visa at the Consulate in Los Angeles. Here is a picture of us waiting to board our flight at LAX


Our plane stopped in Taipei just to refuel. Then we were off to Malaysia where we would have a lay over before going to Jakarta. Here is a picture of the flight path.



I Arrived in Jakarta yesterday. Right now I am at the NTM guesthouse in Jakarta. This Sunday I will be heading to Palu. That is the city where my visa was processed. After that I will be going to Salatiga which is where I will be learning the culture and language of the Indonesian people.

4th of July

Every year on the 4th of July we go to downtown Port orchard and set off fireworks by the water. This is a picture of me and my brother (Josh) trying to set off 2 bottle rockets at exactly the same time. We started setting off fire works around 8:00 pm and were done at 10:00. We finished about 15 minutes before the city started their firework show. Over all it was a good 4th and a safe one.

This is a picture of a firework that we shot off. It was hard to take pictures off fireworks becuse you have to guess when they will explode


This is the only good shot that I got of a mortar that we set off


This picture was taken during the cities firework show

Live CLA

This Map shows the location of the Naso Tribe. I will be learning their language during Live CLA(culture and language acquisition). Live CLA is a part of the training when we practice using language learning techniques that we are taught in class.

Where I Live

Here is a picture of the apartment that I live in. (the door on the left). I live here with my roommate Jake. He graduated from NTBI Jackson in the same class as me. As you can see we have lake side property, and a playground to play on! We don't really play on the playground, just in case any one was wondering.

Classes Starting

I made it back to school safely. We just started classes last Monday. Mostly we are having a introductory classes and orientation. This Tuesday we will be starting Phonetics. We will be practicing making sounds that we do not make in our language. We will also be learning how to use the phonetic alphabet. I will hopefully be adding some pictures soon so keep checking back for updates.

My First Post

Thank you for visiting my blog (online journal). This is a good way to keep everyone informed with what I am doing and what is happening in my life by posting text and pictures.