Ben Thanks for having the lyrics to be yo'sef - ONE HIT from google. your site. Amazing. If I sing it today, It'll be fo' you....

Holandyah That's great, Paul. We learn many things from your visit in Palembang. We need to learn more from you especially on how to conduct an effective and innovative second language teaching in a classroom process.

Julianne Reynolds Great post! This should be required reading for the newbies!

Noreen Montgomery What a great reflection, Paul. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to learning what comes next for you!

ra'id abdul Beautifully written, Paul. We were happy to ,earn that you enjoyed your staying in my village, though the trip was horrifying

Dorothy Loving the travel updates, Paul! I haven't been to Bali for... 13 years? something like that. Eager to go again. Yemen & YALI say hi!

Cary In Pontianak, you will have good Internet access. You might walk some distance to an Internet cafe, but once there, broadband connection will be available easily in the form of wi-fi. In the rest of Kalimantan...maybe not :)

Julianne The post captivated me with its honesty and candidness. I can understand your disappointment in not being able to fully make use of your skills and experience at your host university because of the apparent lack of interest and ability in English. Have you mentioned to George that you are really interested in doing some outreach in other parts of Indonesia? If not, definitely bring it up at mid-year. I'm sure there will be a handful of opportunities next semester.

Fritz Keppler Hey Paul! Been following your messages with interest and keeping Mike informed, too. Later on today I'm heading to California for a Brokie get-together. By train! 4 days there and three days back, two weeks in total. Sorry that things aren't working there quite as you'd like, but glad that things aren't as bad as you first thought they might be. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Julianne I'm sure you'll be very happy with your new Teflon frying pan. Sounds like a good investment! Last year I bought a small oven as well. I used it to make cookies :-)

Julianne Kudos to you for doing an impromptu talk in front of 1000 people and not appearing fazed at all! Good luck with your talk on Friday!

Michael Kelley Sounds like a lovely Lebaran—I very much miss such festivities and I can't wait to get there to enjoy the next one!

Julianne Reynolds Welcome to Indonesia, Paul! I'm glad you seem to be liking Sumatra and taking everything from the stares to the air quality in Palembang in stride. You're off to a good start!

Michael Kelley I love the rich description in your posts, Paul, and I look forward to reading more!

rosa-maria do you have the email contact to rick finnan. my husband an i are former students of rick from romania now living in germany