When I first arrived at my permanent site in East Java, it felt like a complete break from the routine of the 10-week Pre-Service Training.

The whim to join the Peace Corps first came to Colleen Young when she was visiting her daughter, Katrina, who was serving in Peace Corps Malawi, in 1999. 

I’ve been trying to find the typical day in my life to share with all of you. However, there is no “typical” day. 

Bu Sari, an English teacher in Northeast Java, did not have a Peace Corps volunteer assigned to her school. Nevertheless, when Maggie, a volunteer in her local community, came to her in 2012 asking her to help organize the first local Camp IGLOW (Indonesian Girls Leading Our World), Bu Sari stepped up. 

On top of a mountain, surrounding a lake, lies a small village called Ngebel. 

I started my day annoyed. A local Islamic boarding school had asked me to meet with their students and told me they would pick me up in a car at 7 a.m.. 

Volunteer Maximillian Anderson shares his introduction to Indonesian hospitality.

At my school, there is a 10th grade student named Ricky. 

Rise with the sun.

One of the many things that I've come to embrace about my new life in Indonesia are the simple serendipities happening to me on a daily basis.