The Lady in My Garden

Hey Greensters! 

Patricia here! Today, I want to talk to you about a Lady bug that I found in my garden. 

So as you all know, ladybugs are beetles. Some people are a fan of ladybugs because of its color and its cute polka dots, but farmers are fans of ladybugs because ladybugs eats plant-eating insects such as aphids.

Save Money on Books

Hi, Greensters!

I'm Mika.

Books are the source of every knowledge. Reading books is a good hobby for us from young age to old age. But, the price of books is getting more expensive. I'll give you some information about how to save our money on books.

Save Money on Clothes!

Dear Greensters,

Hi! My name is Kirana.

I'm going to talk about saving money on clothes. We all grow everyday and our clothes won't fit any longer. Since it doesn't fit on you, why don't you share them with your friend? 

Our Visit to the Orphanage for the Blind

Hi, Greensters!

Mika and Patricia here! 

Few days ago, we went to the foundation of blind people and we will tell you what happened in there. On Wednesday of July 17th 2013, we went to an orphanage of blind people. There, we met many of kids and teenagers that are blind. They sang and show their talents to us. Some of them were playing the keyboard, and drum, and some of them sang.

Tips on How to be a "Teacher" in Local Market

When we teach them crafts

Dear Greensters,

I'm Mika, together with Javier, Patricia, Kirana, Shirley, Sharon and Chloe today. We are going to give some information about how to teach people in local market, like Badung market in Denpasar. Everyone of us has our own experience.

Kangkong Seeds: Who Wants Some?

Ready to be distributed!

Hello Greensters! 

Patricia here! 

So, I want to tell you guys something. The Green Team Indonesia will be giving away kangkong seeds. Sadly, we can only distribute it in our city at the moment. Hopefully, as more time has gone, we would be able to distribute it to places out of our city. Let us think and arrange how to do it then we will tell you more. :)

'Thank You' Note to Jawa Pos Radar Bali

Jawa Pos Radar Bali - Saturday, 20 July 2013 (front page)

Hey Greensters!

Patricia here!!!

I am so exited to tell you guys that The Green Team Indonesia is now in the newspaper!! Yayyy!! I knew this when I woke up this morning. My mom showed me the newspaper and it was amazing.

Our Visit to JAWA POS - RADAR BALI Newspaper

Thank you so much, Mr. Ridwan and Jawa Pos Radar Bali!

Hey Greensters! 

Patricia here :) 

Guess what? The Green Team Indonesia was interviewed by Jawa Pos newspaper. Jawa Pos is a very famous newspaper in Indonesia. It is also awarded as the best newspaper in the world for young readers! So, today, we went to Jawa Pos' representative office in Bali (it is called Radar Bali). 

Drawing & Cream Detergent Making at Badung Market

Hello Greensters!

Mr. Made taught the children to draw cute fish!
"Here are our drawings!" the children shouted. 

Kirana and Patricia here.

Today, we're going to talk to you about teaching in the local market. Almost every Saturday, The Green Team Indonesia teaches the children who work in the local market. We teach many kind of things, like: reading, writing, Math, English and craft.

Craft at Badung Market: Stick Creation!

These are the results of pencil cases and frames from sticks

 Dear Greensters,

Hey, my name is Javier.

I want to share my experience when I went to Badung market to teach how to make a pencil case and photo frame from ice cream sticks. By the way, Badung market is the largest traditional market here in Denpasar. I usually go there for teaching poor children with the Green Team Indonesia. Those children work as 'buruh suwun' or carrying our shopping stuffs for money. Most of them cannot read or write.

Short Video: 'Our Dream of A Green Team'

Dear Greensters around the world,

This is Patricia. Nice to see you all again!

Here is the link of the video I made for you. I have uploaded in our youtube account to make it easier to watch (and to upload in this blog hehehe). It shows the beginning of our dream to have this Green Team Indonesia.

Thanks for watching!

PS: There is a "nice surprise" in the middle of the video! :)

If you use a mobile phone, you may click this video below if the above video doesn't work:

Love,
Patricia TGTI

A Visit to SOSRO TEA-BOTTLING FACTORY!

Hi Greensters!

It's a 4 hectare factory in Gianyar Bali

I'm Chloe from the Green Team Indonesia.

On the 1st of July 2013, we went to 'Pabrik Teh Botol Sosro' which is in Gianyar - Bali. This is a very famous brand of ready-to-drink tea packaged in bottles. The Green Team Indonesia has a great chance to visit its factory and see directly how the process of bottling the tea.

Tips on How to be Responsible as Kids

Dear Greensters,

Hi! I'm Mika.

In dictionary, responsible means 'having an obligation to do something as part of a job or role'. As a kid, we have to be responsible also so that we can be a responsible adult one day. There are many simple things we can do to show our responsibility. I'll give you some information about how we are going to be responsible as a kid.

Hiking is Fun!

When we went hiking at Melingkuh Hill (Baturiti village - Bali)

Dear Greensters around the Globe!

This is Sharon.

Do you guys have already tried hiking around the mountain? If yes, I can tell that it was a great experience. But if no, you have to try it because you can get closer with nature. More than that, hiking is a fun exercise to do with your friends. There are things you need to bring and some things you don't need to bring. Let's check these out before you go hiking!

Big Thanks to Tunza Eco-generation & UNEP!

Hello everyone!

We are so glad that we are awarded as one of the "10 recommended environmental websites / blogs" by Tunza Eco-generation with UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme). This is very amazing for us!