Yayasan Anak Oasis (Children's Oasis Lombok)

Hello everyone,

 I am going to tell you a little bit about the reason why I am here. As you already know from the discription of the Blog I am a volunteer in the Yayasan Anak Oasis in Jagaraga. After three weeks in this project I think I know it well enough, to say what a great place the Children's Oasis Lombok is. Even though it is nothing like a school, the day in the Oasis starts officially at 2 pm with a one hour lesson for everyone. According to their class grades they are put into small classes in which they learn playfully, whether it is English, German, Computer- class or cooking. After this one hour of studying together they can play tons of games, sew or learn traditional dancing.  

So it officially starts around 2 o'clock, but most of the kids come right after school. That is sometimes around 12 or one, and on fridays or exam-days even earlier!

The kids love it here, and that's enough to know that it is a great project!

In these three weeks we had several projects in the Oasis. The kids made recycled paper, planted chili and made scarecrows for each flowerbed. Next step is building a greenhouse and I am going to make a cookbook in my computer class.

I started teaching this week. I teach English, German, Math and computer- class. It went pretty well for my first time. *a little proud*
The cookbook is going to be in English, so anybody interested in Indonesian cooking? It could take a while though. :)

Greetings from Lombok!