There are more pictures here... http://bu.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=34 436543&id=911926&l=e98de April 11th, Wednesday Today I flew to Banda Aceh. In the airport in Medan an Indonesian man talked to me the whole time. Asked the usual are you married do you have children, where are you from (to which I always answer Canada, and say I study in Aus...

Here are some pictures from all around the Aceh province.

Life in Banda Aceh is unlike any life I have ever known. There are aspects new aspects of the culture that I am taught everyday. And everyday I am blessed by the knowledge that we all gaze at the same moon. That humanity everywhere, despite laws, rules, beliefs, and traditions all yearn for the same basic needs. I have come to know many people a...

Hey guyz, guess what? I learned to drive today in a foreign land. Everything is on the opposite side. Everything is opposite from what I've learned. I now sit where my passenger once sat. The gear shifter is now on my left side, I now drive on the left side, and the blinker and windshield wipers are flip flopped. Every time I made a turn, I kept...

Hey All! I'm home.. joy is bursting from every fiber of my being. I pray it overflows. I'm EXACTLY where I'm supposed to be at the very moment I'm supposed to be here. What an incredible feeling... My job here will be running the guesthouse/internet café. I will be coordinating the short term volunteers, their stay here and daily activities. Whe...

Hey guys! Some of you have mentioned wanting to mail me some care packages. My address here is: Wyndi Roebuck PO Box 830 Banda Aceh, Indonesia 23001 DHL is probably the best way to mail packages overseas/here. You can send packages to me via regular mail, but sending it DHL will guarantee the package actually arrives. Feel free to send me goodie...

Started teaching English today with Peter and Luke...discussed Sheriat Law. Went to swimming class with Peter, Luke and Winter...was asked to help coordinate Aceh Water Sports by the National Surfing Champion of Indonesia. He wants to teach me to surf and windsurf. He thinks I could be the next big thing! I thought that was pretty sweet! I'm pre...

Greetings All, One of the many wonderful things about Indonesia is the passion they have for volleyball. It is amazing, nearly everyone plays and love it very much. In the area where I am living, the devastation completely ruined the "court", and I use that term very loosely. We have been able to reconstruct a semblence of a court albeit cement,...

Okay everyone, with a bit of help from my very wise brother I was able to finally post some pictures. They are actually on the last entry, but they are there! I hope you enjoy them, and I hope that I will able to continue posting them. Things are quite busy around here, with the cafe opening soon and lots of work still needing to be done. I am s...

Salamat Siang (Hello, how are you?) I hope this finds you well. I am terribly excited as I prepare for a transition tomorrow. I will leaving Bandung, on the island of Java, to travel to Banda Aceh, on the northern most tip of Sumatra. Bandung has been a wonderful experience, and an entree into a different world. Indonesia is the largest Muslim c...