Tuesday in Indonesia is Fun Day!

Day 2 (Tuesday, January 08, 2019)

Posing for a picture with Rumah Gadang as background.

         Christine and I woke up early to prepare ourselves because we planned to go to the International Office to meet Pak Ananda. Our buddies Gema and Sysi booked us Go Car to fetch us in our dormitory. While we were waiting for the Go Car, we had short chitchats with the landladies. Before going to UNP, we had our breakfast in a small store where we ate Nasi Goreng which only costs 10,000 Rp. 

Initial Orientation with International Office Staff

         After having a nice meal, we roamed around the campus and took pictures. When we were in the Rektorat, we saw Mrs. Sutria Rahayu again and finally met Pak Ananda. He warmly welcomed and oriented us about the project. Another SEA-TEACHER fellow named Renmark Tomas was also there with us. Right after we finished taking photos, the other female SEA-TEACHERS came and were also oriented just like us. Our buddies brought us to the Transmart to eat lunch and to have some leisure time. Roaming around the mall was very relaxing.  One can see the distinctiveness of Indonesian Cuisine and their culture. In a day, you can hear a melody which signals the Muslims to pray for a couple of minutes. They are so religious and strictly follow their religious norms. They do love festivity which is very eminent with the huge number of Indonesian people going to the mall. By 5:00 in the afternoon, we went home by ourselves through the booked Go Car.