NTM

1 down 8 more to go…

That’s right, I have finished the first unit of language study!  I have to say after a rough start the first week it turned out to be a good experience.  Classes go each day for 4 hours in the morning and then afternoons are spent reviewing, studying and getting out to talk with people.  At this point conversations are still very limited.  Keep praying that I will be able to learn and understand.  I have also been attending an Indonesian Church where I am slowly making some Indonesian friends.  I find not being able to communicate with people very frustrating.  Spanish comes to my mind often but unfortunately it doesn’t work very well here.  I guess its all the more motivation to keep learning! 

A short break…

In between unit 1 and 2 there is a break from classes so some of us decided to spend a couple of days at some small islands not to far north of here.  These islands are not a “tourist trap” so simple things like finding food to eat turned out to be adventures.  In the end we managed to ride on a ferry (getting there and back), snorkel in reefs, see beautiful sunsets, slap mosquitoes, ride around on a small fishing boat, get sunburned, swim in the ocean, etc… oh yeah, we did find food too!

Zoom zoom…

The time is near, and may already be upon me, to go find some transportation.  In this country that means a motorcycle as that is the primary mode of transportation used.  New missionaries are requested to wait for 3 months before getting on the road in order to get used to the crazy traffic and driving on the opposite side.  That time is only a couple weeks away so I’ll be looking for a set of wheels here soon.  Pray I’ll be able to find something reasonable to use during the rest of language study.  Oh yeah, when you think motorcycle, think small… very small!  The largest bikes you can buy here have a whopping 225cc (for those that know about such things).  I am sure some of you have weed-eaters bigger than that!