OH, PLEASE...I MISS ACICIS!!!
Have you ever heard about Australian Consortium 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies or ACICIS? I've been writing about my experience as a LO in this blog. You can read my post on 2015 here, but I wrote that post in Bahasa. So sorry! On that time, I didn't have a courage to write it in English. Well, this is my story. The story about how much I missed being a part of ACICIS as LO, how much I missed my students who I guided for two weeks while they learn Bahasa at my campus, and how much I missed being soooo happy with them.
I've been LO-ing ACICIS student since 2015 until my last year at campus, which means until 2017. Yeah, I've been LO-ing ACICIS student for three years; from felt awkward when we're looking for kos-kosan, until I was able to start the conversation with my student. It's not easy for me: to have a courage to speak in English every time I accompanied them. Well, fyi, my TOEFL score isn't good. I got 475 for my TOEFL score based on my campus' test.
Me, LOs, and ACICIS staff for ACICIS Program 2017 |
My first Australian student that I guided before was a male student. Only one student, but I got a male student. On that time, I was afraid that I couldn't be a good LO for him and yes, I was afraid to feel awkward when we're looking for kos-kosan. But, thank to my brother, because he accompanied me when I was looking a kos-kosan with my student (and his girlfriend). Ah, fyi, he's very mature and...older than me. He's 26 years old or 28 years old on that time, i forgot. He also a quite and an independent person, so that's why we rarely hang out together.
In the following year, I guided two female students. One of them was an Asian-Australian. Uniquely, she has a gluten-free lifestyle. So, it became a challenge for me every time we went for lunch together. I should find a restaurant that provide a gluten-free food. Anyway, they were very friendly and kind to me. We spent time together looking for a kos-kosan.
Me and my Australian-Sri Lanka student |
Me and my best friend after guided three foreigners |
I Miss you guys! I really hope someday I will visit your hometown, Australia!
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