Day 2

We arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia in the afternoon of day 2, or is it day 3? We lost a day somewhere on the way as we crossed over the International Date Line. Indonesia has the 4th largest population of any country in the world. It stretches across over 17,000 islands and has hundreds of native cultures with their own distinct language. The largest city is Jakarta on the island of Java. We will stay in Jakarta for 2 days before going out to our schools.

When we arrived everyone was badly in need of a shower and sleep .I had never experienced jet lag before and it is not much fun. The busyness of the city is amazing. There are thousands of scooters and motorcycles clogging the streets between the larger cars. NOBODY stays in any particular lane or obeys and traffic laws. The airport was not far from the hotel but the drive took 2 hours because of traffic.