Aloha!

Dear readers,

Aloha! My name is Muna and I teach Prose at Universitas Islam Sultan Agung. With great honor, I offer you the first breath of this blog. Aloha, a word that often greets as "hello," carries within it a deeper pulse—the breath of life, rich with love and affection. In this same spirit, I extend my support, nurturing this space for my students, a haven to sharpen both their reading and writing skills.

It was decided that the blog's name is Sanctuaria which comes from the word sanctuary. A sanctuary is a safe place, a comforting space to turn to in turmoil. This sanctuary, for an obvious reason, is our meeting point for all sorts of characteristics, emotions, and perspectives. 

This week, we're publishing a series of book reviews of my student's top picks. They are:

1. Osi: "It Ends with Us" by Colleen Hoover
2. Nurul: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare 
3. Dinda: "A Little Princess" by Frances Hodgson
4. Fanisha: "Sherlock Holmes Short Stories #3" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
5. Putri: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by Frank Baum
6. Aisy: "The Snow Queen and Other Fairy Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen
7. Layla: "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare 
8. Vazza: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell,
9. Elissa: "Othello the Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare 
10. ⁠Nely: "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare 
11. Cantika: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare 
12. Wulan: "The Taming of the shrew" by William Shakespeare 
13. Hanif: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain
14. Istiqomah: "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells
15. Dimas: "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie
16. Luthfi: "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain

I am so excited to read the book reviews and hope that this blog will continue to exist as we grow together.

Finger crossed!