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Heejab. part one.

Just tried new style.. hehe

me and my cousin :D

me and my friend :D

International Student Week in Ilmenau (ISWI) 2011, Germany

Sudah lama saya ga nulis blog, and I hope it will be my new begining to write again. Hey January, bulan ini saya mengulang hari kelahiran saya yang ke 22. Nice number isn’t it? I just finished my bachelor degree last year on August, tentunya dengan sekuat tenaga saya coba buat nyelesein skripsi itu. Seru, sempet ganti judul. Skripsi ambil penelitian kualitatif, pendekatannya Charles Sanders Pierce. Yup, studi semiotika, udah mulai banyak yang pake ini di jurusan humas kampus saya. Studi ini ga cuma neliti tentang pemaknaan, tapi juga how people construct the symbol based on their frame of reference and their field of experience, their social environment, ect. Wow, itu sedikit review dari saya, jangan pusing yah, saya juga lagi ga mau bahas skripsi duyuu.. ehehe

Apa yah, hm, ada request dari beberapa teman buat posting tentang International Student Week in Ilmenau, Germany yang saya ikuti beberapa bulan lalu. Saking sibuknya, males tepatnya, haha. Jadi baru bisa sekarang. Ok, I will try to tell you my ISWI story in English. J

On my earlier post in April, I posted about my final report (thesis) and ISWI. The things that succeed crush my brain. Hehe. After looking for sponsors for a month, I desperate and decided not to come to ISWI in Germany because money that I have collected was not enough to book a fligth to Germany. I just need 2 million more to go. When I decided not to go, my dad was calling me and offered me some money to go to Germany. That’s Allah miracle and I believe He always there for me. After thinking for a week, I accept it, I was still doubt because I know, my family has problem with money, it was a miracle because someone bought my dad’s land in Depok. Wohoo. Alhamdulillah.

Here we go again, I finally booked my flight to Germany after I applied my visa. I got 1050 US $ for return fligth with Qatar Airways. Cheap fligth for Europe. Hehe. It is because I used my International Student Identity Card (ISIC). Hehe promosi.. my departure was on 12^th of May to Frankfurt. I arrived at FRA about in the evening, oh I forgot to tell you that I was not alone on the plane but with Candini (actually she was an ISFIT participant too and lucky us, we got the second chance to go to Europe again).

this is Candini and her big suitcase :p

me and my suitcase ;D

A funny storry on the plane we got, at night, our neighbor, a man flirt a woman who he has just met at that moment. He offered the women to marry him, he convince that if the women work abroad (Indonesian Women Workers-TKW) that is no problem if she married again during their work time. Hahaha. We still kept not to laugh, because the man accent was so Tegal, it is one of Indonesian city, but he spoke really funny. haha.

Ok back to ISWI, I took a train to Ilmenau with Candini, but you know what?? We met egyptians on the train. They are ISWI participants too. And they are good in English. We almost die because of cold, haha, we had to transit for less than an hour at one station. How lucky, Mostafa, one of my egyptian friend brougth bread. That was my first time to eat egyptian bread. :p

me and my egyptian friends, mostafa is the biggest one hihi :p

Then I arrived in Ilmenau about 12 am. Fiuhhh. And I got a couple host to stay for 10 days. At first I thought they were married, but actually they are on a date. Hehe.

Lari (right) my host and her boy friend (left)

this is my first breakfast and offcourse my fave one. :D thank you Lari

@rivo's birthday (lari's sister)

The next day I must prepare for my first day to attend ISWI, wohoo. On my first day when I walked through Mensa building (ISWI crew’s meeting point), someone shouted my name loudly, “Kiky!” I turned my head in to my right, then I narrowed my eyes. I was supprised, he smile at me and came closer to me. Awkwardly, I called his name “Hi, Ali?” he answered me “Yes, it is me Ali from Pakistan” then I smile. We chat before we met, and he gave me support.

this is our first meeting, and Ali precisely on the left side

the school building (TU Ilmenau)

At first day I gathered with other participants in sport field. Then the next day, we have international brunch, yeap, a brunch with international culinaire, hihi, it was really nice and COLD, because it was minus 2 in Ilmenau. Brrr..

yes, International Brunch time! :D

On the next day, we started the discussion. I got media and communication for freedom, because ISWI’s theme for that year was about “Freedom”. And this is my picture with them. J

Us.... ;*

(magdalena, luisa, daniel, elisa, me, ewa, emanuele, diana, yana, sasha, zhenya)

our project

our presentation

the plennary session

me ;D

They are really nice. I miss them. We talked many problems that curently happen in each country. I was the only one from Asia, because we had two group for media and communication. So I just explain about Japan which was stricken by big tsunami. And about media in Indonesia. Ah, a lot of things I got from them. Now I know, several countries in Europe doesn’t have freedom for their speech. For examples in Belarous, their condition are the same with Egypt at this moment. They struggle to have a better condition from their dictator president. Before went back to frankfurt, we were going to Efurt, beautiful city :)

at Erfurt

I learned so many things, and the main thing is, I met different people, different cultures, and different thoughts. 

I really want to show you how beautiful Ilmenau and Frankfurt so I will give you the documentary of ISWI 2011 on next post. :)

That is my short story for ISWI 2011, hope you like it. And please don’t vomit, lol. :P

But if you are not, just shut down your computer and try to forget my incredible story. Hehehe.

Struggle

The story begins when I was visiting my mom’s relative at Menteng. It was several days before Eid Mubarak. There are 3 families who has relation with my mom. One of them I call her Mak A. she asked my mom to give her Mukena, a clothes to pray for moslems. Then my mom told my 2^nd sister whether she has one piece of mukena to give. Then I met another mom’s relatives. I saw them, I saw their eyes, deep in to their heart, struggling to have a better life, to survive and live the life with their family even it has broken, but they are tuogh women I’ve ever seen, including my mom. I learn purity and steadfastness, believing in God whatever happened. Yes, I saw it and I must be better and tough after it. I belive Allah will give them the best place someday.