Idul Adha at SMA Khadijah and Cooking Class for 10th Graders

Here are some pictures of my school celebrating the Muslim holiday Idul Adha:

The men do the cutting

And the women prepare the meat to distribute to the poor

My counterpart and I decided to have a cooking class for all our 10th grade classes to teach procedural text. It was actually very fun and interesting to see what the groups of students chose to cook. Here are some of the pictures from that week. 

The recipe

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And other pictures of spending time with the teachers from SMA Khadijah.

More from my home and Surabaya

In the beginning I tried to see many of Surabaya's museums, including one of the most important, the 10th of November Museum. In 1945, Indonesians continued fighting the Dutch for independence (after the Japanese and British, briefly) once WWII ended. The battle fought in Surabaya on this day is one of the most significant to Indonesians, especially those in East Java and in Surabaya. The museum and a monument named Heroes Monument were built to commemorate the events and to honor Indonesians and allies fighting for independence. November 10th is still celebrated annually as Heroes Day and many festivities occur on and around this day in downtown Surabaya. 

I also joined in on one of the jazzercise events occurring every Sunday morning from 6-9am in one of Surabaya's few parks.

Some more pictures from my home and life:

Cicak in the sink

My neighbor's chick Tomi (before he drowned)

Learning to drive the most popular form of transportation

rujak (one of the options)

This is a street view outside the market in Wonokromo where I live