by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | May 13, 2013 | Indonesia, Sabbatical, Travel
This is the longest post I’ve ever written (over 2500 words) and is a story of both our most exciting and worst day during our sabbatical in Indonesia. You hear stories of tourists or foreigners getting robbed but you never think it will happen to you. I’m too...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Apr 2, 2013 | Indonesia, Sabbatical, Travel
One morning after breakfast my wife says; “Want to go soak in some hot springs?” I was sweating profusely and answered; “Are you crazy? It’s freakin’ hot out, why would I want to soak in scalding hot water?” Of course we went anyway and of course my wife was right,...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Mar 3, 2013 | Culture, Indonesia
Not the village people you were probably thinking of. While on sabbatical in another country one of the best things you can do is get out there and meet people. Lots of people! We had a unique opportunity to meet some villagers from an area near Bandung called...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Feb 21, 2013 | Indonesia, Sabbatical, Travel
We have been back “home” now for a little over 2 weeks. The return flights were good and on one leg we even had a free upgrade into business class. Score!! This leg of the sabbatical has come to an end and the transition to the next leg has begun. Leaving Indonesia...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Jan 21, 2013 | Indonesia, Sabbatical, Travel, Updates
It’s been quite some time now since I have posted an update. You may have thought that the sabbatical was long done and finished. But no, we are now in Bali and have been for about a week now. So why no updates? While this site has always been about...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 22, 2012 | Life
Seven years ago today my Grandma, Mary Koenig, passed away at the age of 97. She was born Sept. 14, 1908, in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. She attended Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago. She worked as a registered nurse at Presbyterian St....
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 17, 2012 | Financial, Indonesia, Sabbatical
We have now been on sabbatical in Indonesia for 1 month. It’s been an incredible time so far and we’ve experienced so much already and we still have 2 months of our sabbatical remaining. One of the biggest obstacles to undertaking a sabbatical are finances so we...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 15, 2012 | Sabbatical
I woke this morning in Indonesia to learn of the tragic school shooting in Connecticut where 28 people were killed, 20 of them being children. My first reaction was disbelief although I don’t know why. Just a week ago was a tragic shooting at a mall in my home...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 9, 2012 | Indonesia, Kids, Room 5, Sabbatical
The other day we took a drive to Kampung Gajah where we spent time with the kids doing different activities at this amusement park. These are the fun things we like to do while on sabbatical. Since it was during the week tickets were RP150.000 per person or about...
by Matt | 1 Year Sabbatical | Dec 2, 2012 | Food, Travel
Food. We all need it. Back home food was generally something we ate three squares a day. Here in Indonesia on our sabbatical food has been an experience. We’ve been eating very well since arriving, trying new things and just experiencing the whole food culture. I...
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