Yogyakarta - Rings

The first week of November, Chad and I went to Yogya for a week of language classes. A week there, I spoke a little more Bahasa, had eaten more than one well-rounded meal for less than $3, had seen a couple of ancient temples, and had drank my first tea from a roadside food stall, or "warung". It was a great week, and you can see a bunch of the photos on Chad's blog.

Probably the most fun I had all week was making my very own silver ring at a local workshop. For $10 each (including materials), a silversmith spent 4 hours with Chad and I showing us how to make our own rings. It was amazing to start with silver tape, silver wire and solder and finish with these:

If anyone is going to Yogya, I'd suggest this place for sure. Send me an email and I'll dig up the guy's name so you can find him. It was a real treat!


Here are Chad and I doing some serious sanding and polishing: