“USINDO Summer Studies has been the experience of a lifetime. I have learned more about Indonesia and myself than I ever thought I would this summer! I’ve come to know some of the most amazing people and seen some of the most beautiful things during these past two months, and I will never forget all of the memories. I will never forget this experience in Indonesia. The people I’ve met and the things I’ve experienced have changed me forever. Thanks for the best summer ever, USINDO Summer Studies.”

– Colton Getter, 2018 Summer Studies Participant

“What I found waiting for me was a entirely new adventure. The sights, the sounds, the history, the people, the food… everything was different from what I had experienced in any other country I had visited. Although there was a bit of a learning curve at first because I knew zip-zero-null of the language, I found myself excited to wake up the next day to a variety of stories waiting to told and lived. …Indonesia for me was some of the new “places and faces” that I had met this summer. I feel that Although it sounds odd, I feel I am a better and bigger person because of what I was able to be a part of this summer via USINDO in Indonesia. I will never regret travelling here, and would not regret going again.”

– Garrett Giblette, 2018 Summer Studies Participant 

“By the end of the course, we all found ourselves deeply immersed within the local Javanese culture. Between camping trips to far-flung islands, excursions to Solo City, and much, much more, we all experienced Java in a deeply impactful way. Now that I am back in my home city, I find myself missing Yogyakarta very much. …Indonesia is a wonderful and complex nation, defying and overcoming its’ differences to maintain national unity. I remain fascinated by Indonesia, and am excited to do research for my master’s thesis in Java in a couple years’ time. To next years’ participants: selamat belajar bahasa Indonesia!”

– Jonathan Donais, 2018 Summer Studies Participant