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         Tribute to Indonesia:

         KKN Kebangsaan in






 Mamadou   Kampung Laut



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                   enefiting from the        those from Jambi, Malang, Makassar,   asked to take a picture with me.
                   scholarship sponsored by   Riau, and 1 from USK.                In fact, I am on good terms with the
                   Universitas Syiah Kuala, I   I love the fact that I have the   Imam, whom I come to visit and recite
                   have been studying here   opportunities to meet and collaborate   Al-quran. The men I met in the mosque
         Bsince 2018. I am in my 6           with new people in this program.   also love sharing their knowledge
                                      th
          semester and thus my undergraduate   However, as an international student,   about the deen with me.
          program (4 years) is now reaching its   this turned out to be one of the biggest   They are wise, and very good at
          end. I was therefore invited to join the   challenges that I have.    communicating things with me. They
          national community service program,   Since all my team members are   treat me very well, and I am happy
          KKN Kebangsaan in Jambi, where I   Indonesians, most of the time the   with them. We are in a harmonious
          found true value in life in the unique   communication involves chatting   relationship.
          fishermen village of Kampung Laut.  in Bahasa Indonesia. However, the    In my service to the community
            My very first impression after we   way they deliver information in the   of Kampung Laut villagers, I
          arrived at Jambi was that the city was   group chat is rather difficult to   dedicate myself to teaching English
          not very different from Banda Aceh.   understand because everyone doesn’t   communication skills for young
 n  Origin: Senegal  But two days later when we reached   write complete words which leaves   learners in SD 30.
 n  Status: International Student, Universitas
 Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.  the village of Kampung Laut, I had the   me questioning the meaning of the   It has been my lifetime dream to be
 n  Faculty: Teacher Training English Education   impression of landing on another planet.   messages.   a teacher. And being able to help these
 (FKIP)     In Kampung Laut, we literally live   In the end, I am missing a lot of   kids learn English really makes me
 n  Date & Place of Birth: 15-10-1984, Taba,   on the sea. The village is built on the   information and that caused problems   motivated to pursue my dream.
 Senegal.
 n  Email: astaghfirou@gmail.com  water and houses are in the forms of   in our communication. I even find it   I have experienced first hand the
          suspended stilts. It was scary at first,   difficult to fit in. Sometimes they just   impact of English in my life. And I do
    ACHIEVEMENTS  but I came to enjoy the very nice views   woke up and said, “let’s go! let’s go! yok,   hope my little contribution to this village
 n  Design Thinking Certificate,UM,2021  with ships and boats passing by.   yok!” and yet nobody told me where   may help them strengthen the residents’
 n  European Union Politics Course Certification-
 EU-MAP Program  Despite its weather that often   and why we were going.        skills to better build the place.
    (one semester),2020  changes from hot to cold, being in the   In this situation, I know that what   My learning experience in
 n  World Indonesianist Congress awarded, Jogja,   village is really refreshing; although I   we are going through is difficult. But at   Universitas Syiah Kuala has given me,
 Indonesia, 2019
 n  Junior English Teacher and Administration   can’t say I enjoy giving way to passing   the end of the day, I learn to be patient   along with many other Indonesian and
 Staff and English Club Founder and Manager at   motorcycles while walking -  and   - and frankly, we all should - to reduce   international students, the opportunity
 CUIM in Dakar, Senegal, 2011-2017  finding piles of dried fish everywhere   conflicts.   for obtaining a university degree.
 n  Darmasiswa Program Alumni, 2017-2018  on the streets.   Apart from all these things, it was   Personally, this does not only open
 n  Indonesian Language Certification B1  By joining the KKN Kebangsaan   exciting to see the curiosity that the   the doors to a better life for me, but
 n  English Language Proficiency Advanced Level
 n  French Language Diploma  program, I was then put in a group   villagers show towards me, as they   this KKN Kebangsaan in Kampung Laut
          with 11 other members from different   rarely see a black person. It was fun   has surely strengthened my will to be a
          universities in Indonesia, including   when the people greeted me and   teacher. []



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