This year the middle school went to Yogyakarta for a five day trip. Yogyakarta or simply Yogya, is in the province of Central Java. It is considered the most famous part of Java and is, in fact, its cultural center. There are a lot of religious influences in Yogya including Buddhist, Hindu, and other indigenous beliefs, which resulted in the construction of the impressive temples of Borobudur, Prambanan and the Dieng temple complex. It's located at the foot of the active Merapi volcano and stretches to the Indian Ocean.
Sydney had a blast. The kids did more than just visit temples. They picked tea, visited an orphanage, went for a buggy ride, went for a bike ride to a temple, and made some arts and crafts. The highlight of the trip for Sydney was going to Starbucks and hanging out with her friends. Of course all the cultural stuff was cool too.
Sydney and her roomate Aubrey. They had a great time.
Sydney's little buddy at the orphanage.
Sydney and Ella making pencil people.
Visiting Borobudor temple.
Borobudor is the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia. It was built in the 9th century. For almost a thousand years it was covered under thick layers of volcanic ash. From a far Borobudur Temple looks like a huge but ordinary stone construction. But as you get closer you can see that it consists of hundreds of statues and sculptures, representing Buddhist teachings mixed with images of Javanese life from a thousand years ago.
Sydney playing spoons with her friends.
Another ancient site they visited in the area.
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