Saturday, January 20 2018
The day that I have been waiting for is coming.
I am so excited to join Sea Teacher’s program. My host university is Roosevelt
College Inc. in Sumulong Highway, Cainta Rizal, Philippines.
I go to Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport early morning. My Family accompanied me by car. We go from Cimahi at
00.00 a.m. to avoid traffic jam. So we arrive at 4 o’clock and then we pray
Shubuh at the airport. We have many times before the flight schedule to Manila,
so we walk around the Terminal 2 and take some photos.
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| family |
At a half past eight I take leave
to my family. I can’t hold to do-not-cry when I hug mom and dad. Cause it’s my
first time to go abroad and also without my parents. They are advice me to
take care of my self.
I wait for two friends other from
UPI with Erwin (my partner in RCI). But
until 9.15 they still aren’t coming. So Erwin and I get check-in first. At eleven we are in waiting room.
At 11.30 a.m. the plane take-off. It
will take for 4 hours from Jakarta to Manila. Because of all of us are in separated seat, I just spend time to sleep and do nothing while look at the
window.
I like to see the sky from the
window. The clouds look like a clump of cotton candy. The blue and white is the
best combination color. I am so lucky to get seat besides the window.
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| The blue sky |
We arrive at Ninoy Aquino
International Airport (NAIA) at 16.45 Philippines time. It is like we spend for
five hours but isn’t. It’s just because Jakarta and Manila has different time,
Manila is head one hour.
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| Ninoy Aquino International Airport. |
Actually Ma’am Jaja already to
pick up us to Roosevelt College Inc. She doesn’t come alone. She comes with our
buddies. (Buddies is friends that will accompany us during we do Sea-Teacher
programs. Buddies can guide us, how to take the public transportation,
where we can find something needed, teach us about Philippines, the people, and
their culture.)
We are only
three who receiving by RCI. Erwin and I from UPI and another one is Robiatul (Ami) from UNLAM. In
RCI office we meet Ma’am Dena. She was the coordinator from RCI. She also the
one who searching for the place that can use for us during this program. In the
office Ma’am Dena serves us chicken and rice. She tells that are Halal food,
and we can eat that. After eat we go to the address that we will be placed.
We got a house with 2
bedrooms, one bathroom, living room and dining room. We also can cook at the
kitchen. This house in the Ateneoville (around 100 houses of faculty and staff
of Ateneo de Manila University), Nangka, Marikina City. She tells that it’s very secure here, and also
nearby her home.
We just arrive at the house at 10
pm. It’s so dark and quiet. When we feel scared while we clear up the house, Ma’am
Dena accompany us very well. She help us to put away the things that can be
scared for us (some of the owner things in this house are scared). She is very
kind and full of attention. We are so lucky to meet her. Like we have our
mother in here. At 11.30 p.m. we are done for clear up the house. So we can go sleep
then. I feel very tired –all of us are very tired cause by the long trip– so I
went to bed first. My bed is in the same room with Ami.
I haven’t take a photo with Ma’am
Dena or our buddies yet for this day. I still have 29 days here, right?
Regards,
Safitri Kurnia Awaliyah
Sea-Teacher batch 5th
participants.
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