My name is Yasien, and I am an undergraduate student at Austin College in Texas, USA. I am pursuing a career as a physician, and hope to someday work on international health issues. This summer I am volunteering with the International Humanity Foundation in the Aceh center located in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

This center is an education facility for children, we hold many classes daily that are free and open to any children in the area. At the center I am in charge of teaching English, Math, and the newly added Arabic class. Each class is held for one hour two times a week from Monday to Saturday between 2 and 6pm. We also teach English and Math in classes in a village outside of Banda Aceh called Blang Krueng. All of our students come to us in the hope that they can be better equipped for their future academic challenges.

At IHF Aceh we do our best to ensure that every student is engaged and we work alongside them to master topics they have difficulties with. I love to make use of things I have learned to benefit others, especially children. With IHF’s focus on passing it on, I am able to do what I love and have some unique experiences I never would have expected to have. I am learning more everyday, and cannot wait to see what there is for me to learn tomorrow!