Verbs and Tenses Matter
Most of us, in our childhood, watched the moon and thought it was a piece of white blob tossed on...
English
What Should You Spend on Your Children’s Education?
Not many of us have unlimited funds to provide the most elite level of school education with all the bells...
Mind your English
Until translation technology is perfected and the converted English sentence “The s**t’s about to hit the fan,” doesn’t prompt foreigners...
Luhut Defends Jokowi’s English, Says President has Strong Javanese Accent
Maritime Affairs Coordinating Minister, Luhut Pandjaitan, has defended Joko Widodo’s ability to speak English, especially when recalling the events of...
Learning to Speak English with Indonesian’s Presidents
Sacha Stevenson’s Seleb English series exposes the funny consequences of learning English as a second language. In this episode, we...
Indonesia Falls Behind Malaysia and Vietnam in English Proficiency
Malaysia and Vietnam rank higher than Indonesia in an English Proficiency Survey done by international education company, Education First (EF)....
Daisy Luck Strikes Again
I love the way the Indonesian language and the English language have blended over the years. For example, many non-Indonesians...
Sekolah Kami – Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Trash-Pickers’ Children through Education
As we approached the school to volunteer our time, girls swept with rush brooms and boys tidied up. They are...
Hope for the Children of Sumbawa
For several years 33-year-old Carlos Ferrandiz worked as a lawyer in Spain,but in 2010 he decided to quit his job...
Playing with Fire
The swiftest punch in the face I’ve ever received came from a dense fist of tobacco smoke. I was in...
Dewi: A Success Story
Dewi is a bright, young 19-year-old and has a real spark about her. She was so excited to tell me...
Confessions of a Third Culture Kid
“Where are you originally from?” is a question new people often ask me. The simple answer is “Indonesia,” but then...