Hey everyone!

Made it safe to Indonesia!  Travels were great.  I asked so many questions as I flew through all the many airports.  It is crazy but really most everone that works at an airport knows at least a little English.  When we landed in Indonesia I could barely see the ground because of all the smog...but once we landed I got to see how beautiful a place it is...so green and lush!

Our bus travels to Kota Baru were certainly slow.  It took us about four hours to get out of Jakarta, one because we moved about as fast as rush hour on 14 moves and secondly because Jakarta is huge!!! It truly does go on forever.  After leaving Jakarta we stopped at a rest stop and had Indonesian Burger King...which I might add is not too bad.  But of course at a rest stop you've gotta take a bathroom break as well.  Dun, dun, dun...the Squatty Potty!  You can try and guess what that looked like.

When we finally arrived in Kota Baru it was dark so only today am I starting to get a grasp for what the environment is really like.  I think in a couple of days I'll be better able to articulate what Indonesia is like but not right now! Haha Our house is very large (for an Indonesian home) in a nice neighborhood with a guard.  My prinicpal calls Kota Baru "Barbie Town" because it is so nice.

Heard the prayer calls several times since arriving.  The Muslims are in Ramadan which is their month of fasting, but the call to prayer will continue even after the fasting month is over.  So yeah, life is different.  Right now it doesn't feel as if I am going to be calling this place home for an extended amount of time; it really does feel surreal.  But soon I hope that I can soak all of this in.

Love you all.  Sorry that this entry is not very well articulated and fun. Short on time but I wanted to let ya'll know that I made it.  Hopefully I'll be able to write and post some pictures soon!

For now...
-Peggy