indonesia is proving to be hot! maybe not as hot as our home in LA as it sounds like you guys are on fire...we are so sorry to hear this! we will continue to lift you up...let us know more if you have personal situations...
language study is more difficult than we thought it would be. i can't believe how dumb we feel each and every day. but at least we both tend to get the giggles (so far) as to how dumb we are sounding. a lot of people have said they just sat and cried and cried this first year...so keep thinking encouraging thoughts for us! we find that it is easier to talk with our neighbors than with our teacher...cuz then we don't have to be soooo proper! and the village people do not use proper indonesian...they are more laid back as well. our little community is very curious about us. there are about 20 kids who keep coming over wanting to play all the time and it's good fun but a little overwhelming at times. we try talking to them and they just stare at us. but the boy's are learning how to tell them their names...that they can play "later"...how to greet people for different times of the day and how to say thank you...they like being able to make people laugh at this! even hazel has some javanese words down...which is another sub-language off of indonesian that our village speaks..."mongo-mongo" means hello and goodbye in javanese
the days are also more frustrating than i thought too...we have big ups and big downs...but that is life! we were in chapel for indo class and the man was talking the whole time in indonesian. i was frustrated cuz i wanted to hear something that i could get and take with me...and all of a sudden he says in English, "God sees you!" oh thank you! i needed to hear that! and then a little later he says, "don't worry...be happy...God is taking care of you!" and it's those little words that got me through class that day! and still today i am encouraged that He cares enough to look at me and help me...we are blessed in many many ways and i am confident of His power.
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Hi there,how's life?
Learning Bahasa Indonesia is usually quite hard for the foreigner,is it right? For example: the words keras kepala and kepala keras or beli barang-barang and beli berang-berang has different meaning and when we miss pronounce it will be funny for indonesian peoples....hehe.
But in the process of one language it is common when we make a mistake so keep on practice and if you have problem on it dont hesitate to contact me and i guarantee it free of charge cuz most indonesian always thinking about money,except me cuz i just wanna have a lot of friend from all over the world....
Uups i almost forget to introduce my self.
My name is adi,a fat boy who accompanied dedy(from indomedia) to fixed your internet connection last thursday,did you remember?....hehehe
If you need my help just send an e-mail to hebrew82@yahoo.com
God Bless u
Regards,
Adie
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