Gliding Dragon

Last week we had another visitor to the gym during school. We had a very unique bearded dragon lizard stop by during P.E. classes. In the pictures you can see how he can fan out his body. He uses this technique to glide from tree to tree, up to 60 meters at a time. These lizards eat bugs in the tree tops and can change color depending on their surrounding in order to blend in. It was extremely rare to see one as they spend almost their entire life in the rainforest canopy.

This week we had Monday and Tuesday off because of the Muslim holidays of HariRaya and Idle Fitri. This was a nice break for all of us. On Sunday the teachers got together for a BBQ. We had burgers and chicken. We brought out the slip and slide for the kids and even played the Bean Bag game. The kids had a great time playing and running around. On Monday evening we went to the Indonesian Culture teacher, Ibu Eva's, home to sample some traditional Western Sumatran fare. It was very good and I was very impressed with Ibu Eva's cooking, SPICY! My favorite.

Also on Friday night one of the teachers hosted Quiz Night. This is a trivia game where you divide up into teams of 6 players and are asked a series of ten questions per round. The teachers team came in 3rd out of 4 teams. Our chant of "We're not last!" could be heard long into the night. We were so proud.

This coming Friday all of the teachers and their families are headed up to Duri. Duri is at the other end of the oil field. We are all heading up there for a training with the staff of the Duri camp. We are excited to get away to see another part of the area. We are however not looking forward to the three hour bus ride involving the snake like, poorly maintained roads.