The semester at Temple is winding down quickly...1 more class, one more paper, and a final...then it is full attention to getting ready for the summer! Christian is working in China so it has been very quiet around the house for the past 2 weeks. I must say, if there is ever an opportune time for him to travel, well, the end of the semester is perfect. However, it will still be another 2 weeks before he's home.
I will be heading up to New York on May 20th to begin my journey. I am flying with a friend from Temple, Chelsea, so the 13 hour flight from JFK to Dubai might not seem like days with a friend nearby. Chelsea and I arrive in Dubai the evening of the 21st and we have scheduled a brief stopover for a few days on sightseeing. We leave again on the morning of the 25th (very early morning) to travel to Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Finally, we will arrive at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta...our destination for the next 2 months!
At this point, I am still receiving details as to the logistics of life in Yogya (common abbreviation for Yogyakarta)....housing, classes, etc. However, I feel like I am pretty ready to go....Visa in hand, plane tickets booked, a packing list started, oh, and an Indonesian phrasebook graciously donated by a Temple colleague!
Perhaps most exciting will be at the end of my study when Christian arrives in Indonesia on August 1st. We are planning to travel around Indonesia for 3 weeks...more on that as the time nears.
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