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Easy English also makes payment easy. The price of the classes is quite low even by local standards, and students only pay for the classes they actually attend. If they sign up for 12 classes with a group, they still don't have to truly take all their classes with that group within the allotted timeframe...if they miss a class they get a make-up class, and still pay the same amount. Which is why occasionally half the students don't show up. naugastyle posted a photo:
Fauzy had studied English in Australia, and had loads of photos from his time there on his laptop. In the bottom photo, his 7-year-old students shield their innocent eyes from the sight of Fauzy in a swimsuit. naugastyle posted a photo:
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I loved this girl. Kinda smug little brat, but I'm not her mom or her teacher--so to me, she was hilarious. naugastyle posted a photo:
Known as bubur tinotuan in Manado, this porridge of rice, spinach, corn and pumpkin served with salty fish fritters was absolutely addictive (especially with the addition of sambal) and I happily ate it for breakfast three days in a row. naugastyle posted a photo:
This high school's administrators had decided they wanted the school to be rated on some international scale I wasn't familiar with. The standards apparently meant a certain number of classes needed to be taught in English. These were biology teachers who now had to learn to explain their subject in a foreign language, and somehow make their students understand the complexities as well. It made absolutely no sense to me. naugastyle posted a photo:
Somehow during my first class with this group, Jimmy talked them into taking us out for lunch before the next meeting. I still am not sure what happened but they seemed happy to. Uta dada is a Palu speciality of chicken in coconut-milk curry, served with ketupat (pressed rice triangles in coconut leaves). naugastyle posted a photo:
Jimmy paid for daily catering, which was quite good home cooking from fellow staffer Dewi's mother. naugastyle posted a photo:
A couple of the teachers and front officers of the Easy English school. Loved these kids. naugastyle posted a photo:
Front office staffer Dewi had three names, which she explained meant goddess, comes in the morning (because she was born in the morning) and something about being clean. I definitely got a kick out of the fact that Dewi was a gorgeous girl whose first task when she arrived at the school in the mornings was to start sweeping. Prophetic. |
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