Hello!! I've tried to post something in this blog. but, i have no idea. I don't think that my life was so busy, but yeah... So, i don't wanna talk about my experience in this entry because i don't know which experience that i should tell you guys. Life in USA, especially Vancouver is so amazing. Even though, life will not always be as flat as pancake, but I'm enjoying every single times here. This is life in a year, not a year in life. So, wassup? lol.
Couple day ago, i wrote an article (or whatever it is) for my friend as a gift for her birthday. I promised to make a short story, but i couldn't just because i have no idea. lol. So, i decided to write something based on the fact that i have done so far during my exchange year. I think it's gonna be way better than only a short fiction story. isn't? And this entry is gonna tell you what that is.
1. Love your friends
As an exchange student, it's not that easy to find a new friend from another country. Some might think that it's not hard. You just have to be brave and walk up to somebody and say Hi. Oh man! Logically, that's true but in fact? Can you guarantee that you'll get a new friend by only saying Hi? Okay, that's why i said this is not easy. So, love your friends you've already had. Keep in touch even though you're far away.
2. Once you leave your home country, you'll know how much you love it
So much things happened. But i still remember the situation just before my departure. Kakak-Kakak Volunteer stood and sang "Tanah Airku." I saw most of my friends were crying or at least seemed to cry. Oh yeah, just because a song? Well, you'll know that. You celebrate Independence Day alone in foreign country, you miss foods that you usually eat, etc.
3. Happiness might be so simple
Who said that you have to be outside of your country to be happy? Live in foreign country is truly adorable. Doesn't mean that the happiness will come just by "living in foreign country." Happiness might come from a simple thing that you can have in you home country. As simple as the word "Good Job" that you get after bicycling for 2 miles and got the worst result. Isn't cool? Yeah, that's so SIMPLE.
4. Be an ambassador
What are you gonna do if somebody asks you such a "silly" question about you? For example, "Where are you from? Is it dangerous?" C'mon, this is your turn to let everyone knows that this earth is awesome. Nothing's dangerous. Because, if this earth has a dangerous part, nobody will live in this planet. So, what are you waiting for? Let's tell them.
5. Manage your expectation
Okay, especially for the next ambassador, the next exchange student! Don't think that you'll just travel around, get new best friends, become popular, or any kind of awesomeness!! Your life will be nice but it doesn't mean that you'll just relax. Something may be happened, such as homesick, shock because different school system, or maybe just tired of speaking foreign language everyday.
Those things might be simple, but they're so true. They represent my life so much, or at least lessons that I've got from my journey.
Couple day ago, i wrote an article (or whatever it is) for my friend as a gift for her birthday. I promised to make a short story, but i couldn't just because i have no idea. lol. So, i decided to write something based on the fact that i have done so far during my exchange year. I think it's gonna be way better than only a short fiction story. isn't? And this entry is gonna tell you what that is.
1. Love your friends
As an exchange student, it's not that easy to find a new friend from another country. Some might think that it's not hard. You just have to be brave and walk up to somebody and say Hi. Oh man! Logically, that's true but in fact? Can you guarantee that you'll get a new friend by only saying Hi? Okay, that's why i said this is not easy. So, love your friends you've already had. Keep in touch even though you're far away.
2. Once you leave your home country, you'll know how much you love it
So much things happened. But i still remember the situation just before my departure. Kakak-Kakak Volunteer stood and sang "Tanah Airku." I saw most of my friends were crying or at least seemed to cry. Oh yeah, just because a song? Well, you'll know that. You celebrate Independence Day alone in foreign country, you miss foods that you usually eat, etc.
3. Happiness might be so simple
Who said that you have to be outside of your country to be happy? Live in foreign country is truly adorable. Doesn't mean that the happiness will come just by "living in foreign country." Happiness might come from a simple thing that you can have in you home country. As simple as the word "Good Job" that you get after bicycling for 2 miles and got the worst result. Isn't cool? Yeah, that's so SIMPLE.
4. Be an ambassador
What are you gonna do if somebody asks you such a "silly" question about you? For example, "Where are you from? Is it dangerous?" C'mon, this is your turn to let everyone knows that this earth is awesome. Nothing's dangerous. Because, if this earth has a dangerous part, nobody will live in this planet. So, what are you waiting for? Let's tell them.
5. Manage your expectation
Okay, especially for the next ambassador, the next exchange student! Don't think that you'll just travel around, get new best friends, become popular, or any kind of awesomeness!! Your life will be nice but it doesn't mean that you'll just relax. Something may be happened, such as homesick, shock because different school system, or maybe just tired of speaking foreign language everyday.
Those things might be simple, but they're so true. They represent my life so much, or at least lessons that I've got from my journey.
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