Teaching in Jakarta 101


As experienced and told by Charlotte Shipley, "technically" a first year teacher, whose travels teaching abroad begin in Jakarta, Indonesia 06 July 2011.


A friend of mine wrote to me, 'Oh my gosh, you're the "REAL" Eat, Pray, Love girl!' Well, not exactly, but after much thought, I have realized that I am the real "Teach, Pray, Love" girl.... so here I am - a journey half way round the world to grow closer to God, have a stronger prayer life, teach little Christian minds, love, and learn how to be loved. Welcome to my journey.


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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Weekend in Jarkarta - Saturday....

A few weeks ago, I accompanied Charo, my principal and a fellow teacher to the ‘real’ market.  We started out really early Saturday morning.  Everyone had just received their pay, so needless to say, it was full. 


Oh my, I found things in there I had never seen before.  Charo, my principal bought me a delicious treat that was filled with pork, something that is not in abundance in these parts.  We then headed over to the meat section that looked like a meat market. 


 Hmmm, I guess it was.   Take your pick – chicken, beef, pork, fish, all kinds of seafood.  You tell them how you want it cut and how much you want. 



Then, we were off to the vegetables.  The freshest vegetables I’ve ever seen… amazing!  Take a look at these beautiful colors… Carrots, potatoes, greens, beets, tomatoes, limes, broccoli, cauliflower, onions, corn, garlic, chili peppers, and awww the mushrooms… I love mushrooms! 
Green beans, eggplant, cucumber…. And vegetables I’ve never seen before… some I’ve seen, but don’t remember the name of… the list goes on and on and on….

The fruit was similar in choices…. Bananas, oranges, apples, pineapple, tons of tropical fruit, and….


Coconuts!  Here, they are putting them through a machine and making coconut juice.  It was really fun watching them work… This whole isle is nothing but coconuts!

SCALLOPS!

I bought pork chops, pork on a stick (forgot the name for it), bananas, tomatoes, some kind of soy stuff that is ‘the bomb’ when cooked right, Mushrooms, tiny onions (great flavor), potatoes, two of the sweetest pineapples, green beans, and some more things that have slipped my mind at the moment… all of this for about $15!  I was in heaven…I would have bought more had I not already been to the store the day before.
We headed back home to get some rest before our evening outing for dinner and a movie; Larry Crowne with Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks.  Yes, it had subtitles… but the movie was in English – the subtitles were in Indonesian.  Didn’t bother me a bit! J

Till next time...

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