Last Week In Thailand

 starting with my lecturer asking me to go out to eat because 2 of my friends are from the same country, namely Indonesia, my lecturer tries to always try his best and tells me that he has also participated in a student exchange.

At the same time, I was sad because I couldn't take part in the celebration of my older brother who finished his studies and became a graduate. There were feelings of joy and sadness on the same day, but I was grateful because I was able to get something new. 

in the evening I was invited by the teachers to take part in the grand opening of one of the teachers opening a job in the food sector, finally I was able to forget the anxiety I felt.

Arriving the next morning at 2 o'clock I was getting ready to go on holiday to the next country, namely Malaysia, there weren't many moments that I could take from photos but I got a lot of new things from managing my ego because of a new place, together with the boarding house father heading to that country.

I arrived there at exactly eleven o'clock, I was at the border between Thailand and Malaysia, and didn't forget to take a few photos because this was the most impressive experience in my life, after that I went straight to Penang Island. Arriving at Penang Island, don't forget to go around the local area because you want to know what is different in each country. It turns out there isn't much difference, namely in terms of individual character, but in my personal opinion, many people are more frontal when it comes to joking, especially dating, maybe because every State laws differ. and we rested after touring the city.

The next day my boarding house father and I attended a company celebration around the island and wore barong sai clothes, maybe that was something important for them. Luckily I got new clothes and it was an honor to get clothes that were unique and had a dragon logo on them. After leaving that place, we immediately went to a place where there were lots of Chinese people or you could say it was a temple.

  

                         When I was at the temple, I found lots of artifacts and statues along with magnificent carvings and prices were even included, perhaps in memory of the donors and the many people who prayed. I was surprised because it was the first time I had seen a temple as magnificent as this.

After finishing there we immediately returned to Thailand because tomorrow there will be lots of activities to do, such as teaching which I love to look forward to, chatting with the teacher, and telling stories to the students I love, and here I get a very different taste of food in each countries, like in Malaysia the dominant taste of food is salty and savory, in Thailand it is sour and fresh, in my country the taste is very spicy and sweet, there are lots of foods that I have tried and I want to continue exploring new foods, especially on the Asian continent.

in the last week I tried my best to give all my experience in teaching and even participated in making works of art from drawing, including colors, color combinations, to promotions to teachers (how to offer a holiday in English), giving my own time to students to explore English so that they can become skilled at mastering English in all conditions and provide mental motivation so that they don't easily panic when facing problems in English. As a teacher, especially in the field of elementary school teachers, I have the principle "if you don't start from the beginning (basic level) ) then it will be difficult to guide, because nowadays students can explore as widely as possible in terms of facilities and environment." The last week was difficult for me because I had to say goodbye to them, and had to be able to accept that people come and go according to their respective journeys in life.

 During the month I was on student exchange I was very, very happy. I have learned many things from being able to improve my English, I try to understand their wishes, describe my wishes, carry out procedures according to my passion, especially in the field of elementary school teachers, establish good relationships with students, establish good relationships even close to all the teachers I met, so that I knew what the family I had felt all this time was.

That's all my blog, I am very grateful and thankful for being able to take part in student exchange, what I can conclude from the moment I came until I left is that whatever you get, no matter how small, I have to accept it and be grateful for it, even big things that might be difficult. to be accepted.

Thank you

Third Week In Thailand

The third week always starts with a ceremony in the morning where the weather is unpredictable. Be happy because you are starting to approach the teaching phase without having to be afraid to explain things that students don't know.

and for a very short time I became a teacher's assistant, trying to direct students to focus on learning, playing, and even distributing the tasks given, at least I tried to provide understanding and direction, whether I was able to do it or not, I tried my best to become a teacher. for the student

on Friday, which is highly anticipated, there will be a big event, namely the day of traditional dress and showing what is characteristic between groups, classes, even between countries, at the moment where we are united to be a show of traditional differences, and show what we will bring and how we present these things starting from food, drinks, clothes, daily life, customs, buildings, ways of greeting also become a place of performance. there is also an event to make a typical Thai food, namely Som Tam, which tastes very delicious, like rujak, but is more sour, sweet, and the texture uses young mangoes, making my tongue want to always eat this food which I think is unique because it uses a lot of mixed powder from chili powder, salt powder, shrimp powder, lots of lime, ahh the taste is so unique that I always use it as story material with my friends

and in the evening we and the teachers ate together at a restaurant which is quite famous in the area, how could it not be a place with fairly complete facilities, from a singing place, an AC room, a smoking place, this very strategic, beautiful place, has various kinds of food delicious, we start from this mushroom dish, I forgot the name, but it tastes delicious, the level of chewiness is very appetizing, the sweet and slightly sour taste makes me feel like eating in moderation because if most of it feels bad in the mouth, then there are various types one seafood is cooked a little spicy, the other is shrimp which is very sweet without any fishy taste, the same goes for the taste, very delicious when combined with rice and the sweet taste of the shrimp has a chewy texture without the slightest fishy taste, I really want to know the recipe for this food, and for red seafood, I personally don't like it because I thought it was spicy, but it turns out it's a little spicy, the sour taste makes me a little goose, still with Inna and Linda.

Greetings from us at the Wat Ban Song school which made me a better person, have broader thoughts, even made me an impromptu teacher, made me more enthusiastic, more active in practicing and even presented learning that was simple, easy to accept, easy to understand, directed me towards how to become a teacher that many students like

After dinner, it turned out that Timmy's family had been waiting for us to fulfill Timmy's expectations, namely coloring his nails, and well, the results were quite satisfying, funny, excited like Timmy, who was very adorable, the three of us didn't know why we met (me, Inna, and Linda), we always consult to find out what we should do in educating, guiding and even mediating a problem we face, in the end this nail color became a masterpiece from my cutest student.

The next day I taught who were very enthusiastic about learning, what I taught was how to count 50-100 using both hands (matic fingers), of course some of the students immediately understood, some were confused, some were embarrassed to ask. , and there are those who complain how could it be like that, and many also ask about my personality, not about the material I teach, my students are very happy, I am very enthusiastic about teaching because these students are always enthusiastic, I don't know why, maybe because I funny in this lesson, really really like it.

A very sad and happy Friday arrived, sadly my friend is going home to Indonesia, sadly I am alone here, it will make me think harder in solving this complex problem, because the more I teach, the more tasks I have to do. finish it, whatever it is, I will do it to become an idol teacher for these students, hahaha, here with Antony, and 2 of my friends, walking around the Dam and taking photos because we waited quite a long time for the next flight to depart, of course we saw, told stories, sang along the way, and exchanged stories while teaching, and were always given tips and Anthony's tricks for teaching, or traveling anywhere.

Finally we arrived at Surat Thani International Airport which was our last moment together, finally I had to be alone in the boarding house, to survive the new things I had to face in the next week, my heart was very mixed.