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Goodbye MZS!
When Ally and Kylee’s feet climbed the steep, metal steps of the school bus this morning, a dizzying array of emotions surged through their bodies as they prepared for their final day of school in Tembagapura. Feelings of excitement, trepidation, … Continue reading
Posted in Ally Rose, Kylee Rose, MZIS, Uncategorized
Tagged Indonesia, Mt. Zaagkam International School, MZS, Papua, PTFI, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog
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I’m on an Indonesian Whoa-oh Radio
Our awareness of this extraordinary experience tends to get lost in the daily grind. Even our day-to-day experiences, at first thought, seem typical and, for the most part, ordinary. It’s only when we take a step back and think about them … Continue reading
Posted in Ally Rose, Kylee Rose, MZIS
Tagged 102FM, armored bus, chopper, field trip, Indonesia, MZIS, Radio Publik Mimika, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog, Timika
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China Extended Study Trip – Part II
Freezing temperatures and extreme smog gripped the city of Beijing during the first week of December, but that didn’t stop Ally and the rest of the MZS group from having the time of their lives. With pure energy and excitement, … Continue reading
Posted in MZIS, Tembagapura, Uncategorized
Tagged Beijing, Beijing Smog, Biking Xi'an City Wall, Chicken Head and Brain, China, China's Bullet Train, Middle School Trip, Snowman on the Great Wall of China, Tai-Chi Master Xi'an City Wall, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog, Terra-Cotta Warriors, The Great Wall of China, Xi'an
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China Extended Study Trip
Books are windows to the world; the ability to step into and explore the pages of those books is an adventure. For the past several weeks Ally has had her nose buried in textbooks studying the rise and fall of … Continue reading
Posted in Ally Rose, MZIS, PTFI, Tembagapura, Uncategorized, Vacation
Tagged Beijing, China, Confucius, field trip, Great Wall of China, MZS, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog, Temple of Heaven, Terracotta Soldiers, The Forbidden City, Xi'an
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Mill and Mario Brothers’ Mining
Last week MZS’s fourth-grade and fifth-grade students left the familiar confines of their classrooms and journeyed into the mysterious territory of their fathers’ workplace. They traveled beyond the roads they knew, passed by buildings they had never seen, and went … Continue reading
Posted in MZIS
Tagged Copper Mill, field trip, Kylee Rose, MZS, MZS Field Trip, PTFI, PTFI's MIll, SAG Mill, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog
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A Field Trip to Kuala Kencana
Kuala Kencana (KK) is a small town in the lowlands that is owned and operated by the company to support its mining operations in the highlands. Just like Tembagapura, it’s securely situated away from the general population. It has residential … Continue reading
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Tagged field trip, KK, Kuala Kencana, MZIS, MZS, Sports Day, Tembagapura, Tembagapura blog
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