Letter from Violet

Dear Lastri and PPMK,

Thank you for allowing my family to visit in December. The girls in one village taught me how to make beaded bracelets.

At first, I was nervous about how I would communicate. But I was amazed how well I could communicate with the Indonesian families. They only spoke Javanese or Bahasa Indonesian and a few words of English. I cannot speak Javanese, only a few words of Bahasa Indonesian. I communicated by using sign language by moving my hands in certain directions and sometimes speaking English.

Again, thank you for the amazing trip! I learned so much.

Violet (8 years old)

P.S. – My brother and I loved riding on the motorbikes!