I have arrived in Indonesia! I got here Sunday morning, which was Saturday night in the States. I'm still recovering from jetlag, but it's not as bad as it could be. I was able to sleep all night in Taiwan during my layover so by the time I got here, I was already transitioning to the new time zone. I started teaching my classes yesterday. I have 5 classes: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Pre-Cal, and AP Calculus. I'm a bit nervous about AP Calc. because I've never taught it before and I haven't used it in several years. Please pray I'll be able to do a good job preparing them for the AP Exam. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous!!! My apartment is on the second floor and I have a screened-in balcony around two sides which has the best view ever - you can see Lake Sentani, the airport (you can even see the planes landing and taking off), the whole town, and the HUGE Mount Cyclops behind the school and even the waterfall high up in the mountain. Its like right out of a fairy tale! My apartment is not airconditioned, but the school is. It's not so bad, though - I just open the windows and leave the fans on. We're up on a hill between the town and the mountain so we get a very good breeze. From my apartment, I can hear roosters crowing, birds chirping, planes taking off/landing, and even the motorcylces that are zipping through the streets down below. They drive on the left side here and most people drive motorcylces, but there are a lot of cars too. Driving is quite a different experience - they've offered to find someone to teach me how to drive a stick shift so I can get my licence. I can't buy a car, but they have extras available to borrow when you need to. The mountain is covered with huge dark green trees and literally towers over us behind the school and the hills are covered with beautiful palm trees. It's like a tropical paradise!