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| Showing the kids where in the world Indonesia is |
Today was just awesome! We started off with a lecture from Dr. Rick Matthews about Early American Political History. We discussed the Federalists Papers, more specifically The Federalist #10 by James Madison. This discussion was really interesting because it gives both the American and Indonesian students the view of the American system and how its history sheds light on how it functions today.
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| Learning about Indonesian dance |
Soon after this lecture was our visit to the Bethlehem Boys and Girls Club. The student participants of USIPP put together a pamphlet full of information about Indonesia and the things that we did and learned while we were in Indonesia. We handed out these packets so that the kids would be able to go along with our presentation. We were able to share things that we have learned, from Indonesian greetings, traditional batik clothes, petting Komodo dragons, meeting the Jogja Hip Hop Foundation, visiting the Merapi Volcano, and traditional Indonesian foods. The kids were so responsive, enthusiastic, and curious about the culture that it made this part of the program my favorite.
This visit to the Boys and Girls Club reminded me just how awesome kids are, because I feel that I can rethink and un-think things about the world when they ask me questions that I have never even thought about before! The kids are just so fun to be with. I loved this program and I hope this stays on future USIPP schedules.
--Theresa Mejia, Lehigh University
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| Dancing |
The federalist paper lecture was pretty serious, the rest of it was fun!
--Anggita Paramesti, Gadjah Mada University
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| Anggita, with bunny ears at Boys & Girls Club |
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| Making dinner together |
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| Making some American apple pie |
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