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The mam Syafi’I once said, “Knowledgeable and communication between us was so interactive,

with no miscommunications at all, as I imagined
civilized people will not stand in their hometown.
Leave your country and go abroad! You will get a
Sweetness Ibecause the sweetness of life is after a weary before. Her beginning greeting impressed me for
the first time to be there.
replacement from relatives and friends. Crease,
Thai people are friendly and helpful. On the
struggle”. This quote has powerful impacts for me:
of Life from bringing me to have the chance to stay in another second day in Thailand, I had a meeting with the
presidents, deans, and others important officials
country by becoming a 3rd batch SEA Teacher
of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University (VRU),
Project participant in Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat
SEA Teacher University, Prathum Thani, Thailand. my host university in Thailand. One of the lectures
next to me in a friendly way greeted me, and then
we talked to each other. I was quite happy to be in
“The SEA Teacher project or the ‘Pre Service Student
Project Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia’ is a project that room. Then, I got Chiengrak Noi School as the
place to do my internship and teaching practices.
that aims to provide opportunity for pre service
At the first day of my teaching, I did not know
student teachers from universities in Southeast
Asia to have teaching experiences (practicum) the ways to get back to my dormitory. My school
supervisor offered me, while I did not ask. She said,
in schools in other countries in Southeast Asia.” “Because today is your first day here, I will bring
(Seateacher.seameo.org). Syiah Kuala University and show you the ways to get to your dorm.” We
is one of the universities in Indonesia that also went by a public transportation. My question is
participates in the project. who is not happy if someone is treated such kinds

of attitudes?
What do you think when you hear about
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name : Muhajir Thailand? The common answers, Thailand are Last, but not the least, in Thailand I had the chance
Place/date of birth : Kota Fajar, 23 March 1995 The White Elephant Country, The Land of a to feel well-educational atmosphere. We went to
Thousand of Pagodas, or a Buddhist country.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Rarely do people know this royal country as Land school from Monday to Friday. Every day, we had
• SD Negeri 3 Meulaboh to do flag ceremony for 30 minutes, starts from
• SMP Negeri 3 Meulaboh of Smile country. I experienced of this; why the 08.00 to 08.30 in the morning. During myself in
• SMA NegerI 1 Meulaboh uncolonized country, as my perception, is called the school (for a month), I observed, none of the
• FKIP (Teacher Training and Education such the nickname.
Faculty), English Education Department, students came late to school. Apart from it, the
Syiah Kuala University students were so respectful to every teacher. Being
Before going to Thailand, my mind was surrounded an internship and a young teacher did not make
SOCIAL MEDIAS by a number of worried questions, such as, me degraded by the students. They treated and
Facebook : Muhajir Julizar “Could I survive there? Could Thai people speak
Line : muhajir_julizar loved me the same as other teachers. To be honest,
Instagram : muhajirjulizar English well? And other kinds of questions” After I missed seeing the disciplines, punctuality, and
Email : muhajirjulizar@gmail.com arriving in Don Muaeng Airport, I was surprised respectfulness of them.
by such a strange, but friendly greeting that I did
ACHIEVEMENT not recognize before by an immigrant staff. She
• SEA Teacher Project Participant in Valaya One of SEA Teacher participants from Yogyakarta
Alongkorn Rajabhat University, Thailand with the palms pressed together in a prayer- State University once said to me, “None does not
like fashion, a slight of bow, and smiled, said, love Thailand if he or she has lived there. We were
“Sawatdi kha.” The fact that she could not speak also fortunate enough to have the chance to feel
English well did not become serious problems. The the sweetness of life in another country.” (fhr)

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