Om Swastiastu! I have been in Indonesia now for exactly 3 weeks… It definitely feels like much more, like a lifetime! From trying to balance the readings and lectures I’ve had about the arts, religion, and social change in Indonesia thus far, to the exploring of temples, traditional ceremonies, and discovering the best and most…
Category: SIT Study Abroad
Bali Dreamin’ – Pre Study Abroad Blog Post
Hello! My name is Haliny, I am a senior at Rollins and I study Philosophy and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. I am currently waiting at the airport of my home country (Brazil) to board to Bali, Indonesia for my semester abroad! I am very excited for this experience, Indonesia has been on the top…
Already-Departed-Pre-Departure to Kunming, China
In four days I will leave Shanghai to start my fall semester in Kunming, China through SIT’s China: Health, Environment, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. I was lucky enough to have already spent the past three months in Shanghai participating in two non-Rollins affiliated summer programs, so I can’t in good conscience call this a “pre-departure”…
Pre-departure to Iceland!!
I’m on my way to Iceland and I couldn’t be more excited. There is so much unknown to me that lies ahead. I have no idea what to expect or what I even expect. I know that whatever is ahead will be incredible. I know I am going to learn so much about climate change…
Saying Goodbyes and Reflecting on Identities
Saying goodbye is never easy. I said my final goodbyes to my SIT classmates and staff a few days ago. I am still in Bali with my mom traveling here for another two weeks. Although I have not left Bali, I can already tell that I am greatly going to miss this place. I am…
Writing on the Gilis
I am finally on my last week of my research project! This final week is writing week, therefore I will be spending these next few days finishing and editing my 50 page research paper. My friend Maia and I chose the Gili Islands as our location for the writing period. Perhaps this was not the…
Week Three of Independent Research Project
Happy Earth Day! Yesterday I arrived back in Ubud, after being at a Buddhist Monastery for five days. My time at the monastery was an invaluable experience for both my research project and my personal life. During my time spent here, I met the Buddhist monk who has been living at the monastery for decades…
First Stop: Ubud
Today I officially start my Independent Research Project, which means I only have a month left in the program and two months left in Bali! It feels like just yesterday I stepped off the plane and entered Asia for the first time. At the same time, a lot has happened in the past two months…
Java
This past weekend, we returned from Java where we had stayed for the past three weeks. During our first two weeks in Java, we attended lectures at the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the second largest university in Indonesia. We also stayed with a homestay family in the village of Godean; I got along very…
Yogyakarta – Java
Five days ago, I arrived in Yogayakarta; I was welcomed into my Javanese homestay on Tuesday. My family is a family of five: bapak, ibu, a son and two daughters. All the children speak English, which has been very helpful and we have engaged in discussions about each other’s lives and cultures. During these three…