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Protests outside U.S. Consulate in Medan, Indonesia

Posted on September 18, 2012 by admin

It has been awhile since I’ve posted. I’ve been busy with teaching and just life in general in Medan. Just want to give some information for anyone who has found my blog through searches about the situation here. I do not think the media has been showing the reality of the protests. It is such… Continue reading

A look back on 2011 and ahead to 2012

Posted on December 29, 2011 by admin

The last couple of years have been some of the best of my life so far. 2010 saw the completion of my BA from University, my 30th birthday and the breaking free of a job I didn’t like but kept at for the entire decade. I managed to complete my degree in the amount of… Continue reading

The day I found the pizza I was looking for…

Posted on December 15, 2011 by admin

It has taken a long time but I’ve finally found pizza in South East Asia that at the very least, does the job. I won’t begin to try and convince you that this holds up to American standards as far as pizza goes but it’s by far the best pizza in Medan that I’ve found… Continue reading

Food Friday: Rendang

Posted on December 9, 2011 by admin

There are few foods in this world that make my tongue dance the minute it touches them. Back home in the United States it’s definitely a nice thin slice of New York style pizza and maybe BBQ pork doused in delicious sweet sauce. As far as international cuisine, there is green curry chicken in Thailand… Continue reading

Halloween activity for ESL classrooms

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

The Horror: Scary Movie Night Halloween is my first major holiday as an ESL teacher. The student’s knowledge of the holiday is limited as Indonesia doesn’t celebrate it and only English language schools hold any sort of activity for the holiday. My school did a horror movie night for the students. I was quite surprised… Continue reading

Learning Bahasa Indonesia like a young learner

Posted on October 25, 2011 by admin

I keep telling myself that I need to sit down with a Indonesian-English dictionary and each week pick a new topic like medical, sports, food etc. and learn all the vocabulary. My laziness on picking up new words has stunted my growth a bit. I’m really good with memorization so it shouldn’t be a problem… Continue reading

American Tourist Stabbed to Death in Medan

Posted on October 23, 2011 by admin

I almost considered not making a post about this because the last thing North Sumatra needs is for people to think it’s a dangerous place to visit. A few nights ago in Medan an American tourist was killed while in a becak (pedicab) on his way to his hotel from Polonia Airport. I’ve left Polonia… Continue reading

Indonesian usage of “yang”

Posted on October 20, 2011 by admin

One of my many goals living abroad is to finally learn another language. I don’t just mean to pick up some useful phrases just to get by either. I want to become fluent to the point that I don’t have to think about what I’m going to say or translate in my head while someone… Continue reading

Selamat Datang di Joey Goes Global

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

Klik “like” dan mejadi penggemarku. 🙂 Maaf ya, saya bisa tulis Bahasa Indonesia sedikit. Ini blog akan untuk mengajar dan hidup di Medan, Indonesia. Kalian bisa belajar Bahasa Ingriss watku membaca blog saya. Terima kasih banyak! Sampai jumpa lagi ya. 🙂

Live Now, Make Now the Most Precious Time

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

One of my favorite quotes is from an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation called the Inner Light. Captain Picard was knocked unconscious by a probe sent by a long extinct alien civilization with the purpose of downloading an entire lifetime of memories into his mind that he would experience in a mere 20… Continue reading

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