Hi workawayers, I'm Ovick (27). I am an enthusiastic and openminded person. I would like to learn about a new culture, sharing some of my own culture, meeting new people and forming some great friendships. I live in Klaten, Central Java, 30 minutes from the Yogyakarta airport. I'm an English teacher at my own English school. I like teaching kids as well as adult. I'm fond of listening to music, gardening and collecting coins from other country . I like playing guitar, but can not play it. ha ha....

• About US

We operate an English school in Klaten, Central Java. This is little bit quiet town between Yogyakarta and Solo where the original Javanese people is still exist and the heritage javanese culture is still well cared. There are some heritage around here, more than 10 temple areas and they are in the natural environment.

Our goal is to provide a friendly and open-minded environment where students can practice English, cultural and foreign language exchanges, have fun, and make friends through conversation, games, and local tour.

Job Description

Primary Duties – You need to be able to speak English.

Secondary duties – You can also share your culture and language and will also have the opportunity to learn about Javanesse culture through conversations with our students, seeing or even join local activities such as
How local makes tofu, tempe,and local noodle made from aren fruit
How local makes batik and lurik (special fabric from Indonesia and Java)
How local makes some arts like carving and painting,
How local cultivate their farm.
If the time is possible you could learn how to play gamelan ( a traditional music of Java), learn bahasa and javanese language, and join the cooking class.

What we expect

• Teaching kids as well as adult.
• Do much more than standing at the front of a classroom talking
• Work Schedule: Monday through Friday (Weekends off).

Requirements

• Fluent English conversation ability (do not have to be native English speaker)
• Minimum Stay: 2 weeks
• Professional conduct, Sociable, friendly, and cheerful :-)

Important : We're not only teaching about English, We're teaching about sociality, culture, and environment.
And also we're supporting a school of blind students, some orphanages, reading house, and a free school in Sumba where the people uneducated and the area is undeveloped. Our support is providing free English classes for them, donating some books or school materials, and teaching how to keep environment like recycling, reuse, and reduce.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking for native speakers to help my students in learning English. My students don't speak English fluently, they need to be confident. So I would invite the volunter to come and help my students in learning English.

I live in a small quiet town. There are many temples around my place. It has fresh natural environment, so it's nice to walk around or cycling in the morning. You could see or even join locals cultivating their rice field. You could see how to make batik, lurik, gerabah, tofu, tempe and local noodle made from Aren fruit. In the north-west there is s facianating view of Merapi vulcano. You could visit a floating restaurant near here, while having your food, you could do another fun activities like fishing and others.

Interests

I'm interested in gardening, cultural exchange, and learn more about English.

Music, Movies, and Books

Almost all music I like, but the most like is slow-rock music. I like to listen old songs like Bon-Jovi, Scorpion, Bad English, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've taught English to an architect who 20 years older than me.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching English
Learning how to be a good leader
Share about gardening, teaching, and others.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge, experience, and others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Indonesia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia