Where do the time flies? It was definitely the best week
ever. I’ve never stayed any
longer than a week in other countries with my
friends. It started with a single test,
continued by Japanese class and dance
class, late night bus trip to airport, early flight,
Hongkong transit, and a
night stay at Kansai International Airport which we didn’t
expect at all. Could
you guess what am I going to tell? Let’s check it out!
Actually I went abroad with 18 others for
Student Exchange, on 6 June 2013 all the participants gathered in SMP Taruna
Bakti at 12.00 am and be briefed, then
we went to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang at 01.00 am. It was coincidence that we
were going abroad with Cathay Pacific which is the Hong Kong flagship carrier, so we were all a short transit in Hong
Kong about 2 hours after traveling for 4 and a half hours. Kansai trip from
Hong Kong about 3 and a half hours. Somehow I was not feeling well because of
the plane on going turbulence, so that the other students were too.
Luckily for 3 and a half hour journey was safe. Arriving at Kansai
International Aiport around 10.00 pm, so that the group could not get into the dorm because of too late, so we all took a rest at
the airport until the next morning. Me and my friends decided to take a shower
in the bathroom, luckily the
toilets were clean, we would even
longer in the toilet instead of break. Early in the morning at 07.30 am, we were all picked up by Sensei Miyuki, All luggage was delivered to the
dorm using her car, while students and
teachers with Sensei Miyuki
using the subway called "PITAPA"
headed down the street near the dormitory, when we got all the way through near
little alleys then up in the dorm. Afterwards
we all gathered under and immediately went to OBKG (Osaka Kokusai Bunka Gakko)
for introductions and given a rundown of events to plan in advance the
direction given by Sensei Reza,
Sensei Miyuki, and mentors. In
Osaka we went to Universal Studio Osaka, Osaka Communication Arts (OCA), Osaka
Castle, etc. We also went on a trip to Kyoto, it was different because of the
city mixed with the traditional but also modern so it becomes a unique city.
Kyoto is related with green tea ice cream or sakura ice cream and those flavour
were so tasty and those were my guilty pleasure. Every morning we had to learn
Japanese in OBKG then we walked around look for KitKat Green Tea and
Okonomiyaki/Takoyaki.
On Tuesday, 11 June 2013 we visited a popular middle
school in Osaka, it was Toyonaka Daini Chuugakusei, we wore suits and black
skirt, tie, along with long white socks. In there I learned the traditional
arts of Japan, such as Shodou (writing Kanji using ink), origami, and others. Thank you very much to Toyonaka’s Principle,
the chairman, and all Toyonaka students who have been provided many lessons
which are never fotgotten.
The following days on that week surprised us, amaze
us and it was just a perfect week. Still have those feelings even though it has
been a year. Need more than once, buddies.
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