Always Learning

water tank

2008-06-05T21:14:00.000-07:00

Rafting

2008-04-29T02:52:00.000-07:00

I got to go rafting with some friends on sunday. Here is all of us leaving the bank. I am in the front of the red boat in the white shirt.

Another angle. The rapids were not anything big, but we enjoyed splashing the other boat and jumping in and swimming.

Here is me with my friend Yohanes and Sakri.
Jeffri and Mega and i.
After rafting we stopped and Ketip pass to enjoy the view.
Really we are not looking at anything but its a good pic.

We stopped at a temple also on the way back. Very pretty.

Last but not least. Me trying to get back in the boat.

Jeffri is not helping.

2008-04-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

Getting my hands and feet dirty in Aceh was a nice change from language study. Went to Aceh to help out a Alaska team work on my friend Ron's new farm. The road was in need of a little work. We got the bobcat stuck a few times and one time we got the dumptruck stuck.

Here is the farm house as it is now. I got there two days after the team so i couldn't help as much but i stayed two days after but we got rained on and had to stop because i was just sliding around in the bobcat in the mud. Kind of fun though.

After days of work we went to a island called Sabang to rest and have some fun. This is some of us on the ferry.

I bought a underwater case for my camera with my house rental money and was able to take some great pictures with it.

Above is me holding my breath for a good pic. The water was so clear.

Part of the team standing on a big rock about 20 feet off shore. How cool is this camera. Have to get used to getting water off the case before i take a pic though.

One of the guys found lobster hiding under the coral. I reached down and grabed one but it pulled its antena off and swam away.

Huge starfish attacking one of the guys. Ha ha

Big Big school of different kinds of fish attacking parts of the reef and eating the stuff that comes off. Amazing.

Starfish kicking back in its own recliner.

Just so many fish to see. Feeling so blessed.

Look at this amazing fish, so beautiful. God is great.

Had a great time but now i am back to the books and the language. Hope you enjoyed the pics. comment if you like.

Hot day

2008-03-06T07:56:00.001-08:00

I can't believe i am staying at a house with a pool.

Me and my friends cooling off. Found this pool at the store real cheap.

It may look funny but it was oh so refreshing.

Ken and Travis, i was still bringing buckets of water.

This was at night. I can't wait to get in during the day when its really hot.

My turn, all by myself.

Malaysia

2008-03-02T06:43:00.000-08:00

Back in Malaysia and eating all the good Indian food. Also subway but don't have a pic of that.

My friend Siew Mei and i eating Tandoori Chicken with naan

I am living with two friends here in Penang and they have a new house, here is some pictures of it.

My friends bed in his new house. He likes the hard floor i guess.

The living room.

The dining room, where i sleep, but i at least have a bed, but no walls.

The kitchen. Not much there.

Well its only for a month.

Batam

2008-02-11T18:57:00.000-08:00

There are 6 bridges connecting 6 islands in Batam. This is the biggest one and this is my friend Jeckson, who was my tutor tell he moved to Batam.

My friend Lena, my tour guide and Jeckson again.

This is out in a bay at a resort that some friends of Lena's run and they may let me run some fish farms in the bay. We will see what God has in store though. This is looking out my side bedroom window.

This is looking out my front window and there is a deck there so you can sit and watch the dolphins that i saw on the second day. So cool but i regret not jumping in to swim with them.

This is looking at my room from the side deck.

Lena, enjoying a good book, before we got back in the water, where we stayed most of the day.

They had a great platform for jumping, you just have to wait for high tide.

A little wave on the way down.

Prepare for landing.

Ahh so nice and cool.

One more jump.

This is a boat that Vietnamese refuges use to come to Indonesia during the war. There was a big camp here tell they were made to go home, but some were to scared and would rather die. Crazy.

Well that was my trip to Batam except all the other things i did but my camera batteries died. I plan another trip so i can talk to more people about fish farming and water purification. Hope you enjoyed the pics.

more surfing

2008-01-14T20:05:00.000-08:00

Not much needs to be said. Just more pics of my surfing trip. Enjoy.

Surfing

2007-12-01T19:02:00.001-08:00

I was able to take a break. My mentor and i went to the coast of Java for some much needed rest and fun.

We traveled for 7 hours but most of it by train. This is me on the rented motor bike we got for two days we just got one.

We were told of a place to surf down the road so we went to check it out but we missed it some how but found other great stuff.

We road the beach for a while.

We made sure to put on sunscreen but i still thought i was going to get burned it was so hot out. I made it the with out getting even much of a tan though.

This is just one of the places we stopped to get out of the hot sun.

The beach is so beautiful but while we were stopped we had to put something over the seat of the motor bike or the seat would be to hot to sit on.
This is along a new road they are making and we were the only ones to stop and take in the beauty. Truly amazing.
I really felt God blessing me this day.

Just one more picture of me a little closer up, just for you mom.

This is the surfing place but not the one we were looking for. This one was right out our door.

This a local, they are very good of course. I on the other hand was not the best but it was only my second time ever.

This is my mentor and a local on the same wave. The waves were pretty small most of the time so when a wave came that you could ride everyone tried for it.

My mentor again. I don't have any pictures of me because we didn't want to take the time to take pictures when the waves were good. The only reason i got any pictures at all is because i fell and hit a rock on my side and that put a end to my surfing. It was close to time to leave anyway so i didn't miss out on to much.

I came back from this trip very sore but mentally and spiritually rested and ready to hit the books hard again.

Hope you enjoyed the pictures.

Bali

2007-12-01T18:41:00.000-08:00

Well hi again everyone. I went to Bali but it wasn't for fun it was for meetings but i did go to this temple and since people keep asking for a blog update here is the pictures.

There are big chunks of carved rock sitting everywhere and it makes it very interesting.

This is my friend Ratna with some crazy spirit or something.

Well that is all from Bali. Not much but its all the pictures i took.

Cousins visit

2007-09-01T22:24:00.000-07:00

My cousin Necia and i. No this is not my new place.

Necia going for a drive on my bike.

Necia and i going for a drive with friends.

Taking a break from the drive.

In the shadow of the mountain, well the mountain behind the clouds.

Ah we have arrived, the waterfall.

Now the climb down. Can't wait to get to the water.

All of us.

Necia getting wet, and i have to ride back with her.

Me getting cool in the stream.

Cousins.

Photo op.

Not all life here is pretty.

2007-08-08T08:55:00.001-07:00

Yes that is a cockroach.

One roach is something i don't mind to much, its just one of the things you have to live with here.

But fifty roaches that is a little much. Paul and i spent a hour spraying and swatting. I just thought that all the photo's i have put on this blog have been all very pretty and i thought i would show some of the darker sides of living in Indonesia. I didn't even show any pics of all the ants. This will just make the rest of the pictures that much better. Ha ha!!

Up the mountain.

2007-08-08T08:30:00.000-07:00

Took a little trip up the mountain.

The road was part rock and part dirt.

Got to the highest village and it only took a hour of riding. It was worth it, the view is amazing and the weather nice a cool.

My new roommate Paul and the village.

Just one of the villages on the way down.

A forrest on the way up the mountain so quiet and pretty. I plan to take a nap there some day.

I will be going back. Not many places that you can't hear the city or be around people, but i finally found one. Us Alaskans need our whide open spaces.

New place to lay my head.

2007-07-31T07:03:00.000-07:00

I have moved four times in the three months i have been here, but this move is the last, well for a while. I will be in this house tell the new year at least. I am staying with another single guy. His name is Paul and he is also in language school.

This is the front of the house of course.

Living room. To much space for the little amount of furniture that we have.
Kitchen. Just the basics.
Front room. If we get to many guests we are in trouble.

My bedroom. The bed was there but i had to buy everything else. Kind of nice to have my own stuff again.
Meja dan kursi. Desk and Chair.
yes the fan is a must, not only for the heat but the noise helps me sleep.

The house isn't as nice as the houses i was in before but its permanent, so i like it. I do have to pay rent now though.

Well i guess i am really reaching for things to put on my blog but my days are pretty boring. Just study study and more study. I do get some fun but its nothing to take pictures of. Just tennis and ping pong and drives up the mountain.

I hope you enjoy seeing my life.

Nice little vacation

2007-07-17T20:27:00.000-07:00

Headed to the island of Karimunjawa

The Island! We made it safe.

The group of us. From the left, Paul, Cori, Naomi, Joanna, and me.

Of course i had to get in the water as soon a possible.

Had to see more of the islands so we took a boat. look at that water.

We had to take a break and get something to drink, what better then coconut.

Picture perfect beach.

The group again. Cori, Naomi, me, Paul, and Joanna.

Yes i finally touched a sea turtle.

Oh my sharks!!! What should i do?

Oh yeah swim with them.

Ah! The day is done but the beauty keeps going.

God's creation is amazing.

Piere's graduation.

2007-05-27T07:24:00.000-07:00

A new friend, Piere graduated from college and this is his party.
Right to left. Selena, Naomi, and Piere

The food... one dish is DOG. No i didn't try it.

After party uno. Me, Joanna, and Yohanes.

The rest. They play a little different.

You play tell everyone goes out. Only one loser.

Naomi and Mega being silly.

Rice fields.

2007-05-27T06:41:00.000-07:00

One of many.

Rice fields, and mountains. What else you want?

Kids just love the camera. Smile! No?

Little better smiles and more kids.

What is that coming down the road?

Ducks!!!

Just step aside and they just go on past.

In the middle of the rice fields is what they call a lake.

Me, i call it a swamp. But hey there is fishing.

Local fisherman. I didn't have time to fish but hope to go back and give it a try.

Me and my bike parked at the lake.
The trail goes on but i am done for the day.

A little rest and to much sun.

2007-05-27T05:51:00.000-07:00

The beach to the left.
Beach to the right.Me headed to catch a wave.
Loved to catch the wave just right.
Hated to come out of the water but i have to eat some time.

Got a nice sun burn to bring back with me. Still a great time. Just what i needed before class begins again.

The people i hang out with.

2007-05-05T04:56:00.000-07:00

Game Night

Airport seeing a friend off.

McDonalds? Yes McDonalds.

My new friends are great and getting to be many.

If you would like pictures of anything else send a request and i will be happy to take them.

Indonesian friends

2007-05-01T05:22:00.000-07:00

Steak with friends

I went to Semarang, a city with some nice malls and a airport. We took three cars and we went to see a friend off at the airport. My car decided to stop off and have steak. The guy on the left is one of my pelatih (teacher) from language school. The girl on the right is one of Ron and Kim Linegars adopted girls. The rest are all new to me. Good steak! They wouldn't let me pay. Good friends!

Wheels!!

2007-04-15T06:27:00.000-07:00

My new bike.

Location.

2007-04-15T05:51:00.000-07:00

My new house.

Front view.

Backyard and my own fort.

Looking back at the house from the back.

Living room, up the stairs is my room.

Dinning room

Kitchen of course.

My room

Plenty of room.

looking for transport.

2007-04-13T08:07:00.000-07:00

My friend Clayton and one of the bikes i am looking at. Pray for the finances.

One way to help.

2007-04-04T01:32:00.000-07:00

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Tennis in Malaysia

2007-04-01T23:13:00.000-07:00

This is me and my good friend Andrew, he is from Australia. We got to play before he left to go home. It rained on us most of the time. Rain makes the game a little different, but still fun.

I made it to the Indonesia embassy last week and i got the paper work for my visa, so i hope to go back this week and hand it in so they can process me.

I am sitting in on this years school of frontier missions, just for the week. I am blessed because this week is teaching on language learning. Its nice to get a refresher.

I also just started a book called Messy Spirituality and if the hole book is as good as the first two chapters its a great book. Thank you Pearsons.

Big change in weather!

2007-03-29T01:29:00.000-07:00

From snow and ice.

To having to sit in Coffe Bean to get AC.

I am in Malaysia trying to get used to the weather. It doesn't seem to be as bad as last year, i think because i know what to expect. I am working on getting my Visa for Indonesia. I will be updating this blog with photo's when i get to Indonesia. I hope you enjoy the site.