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                                                                                                                                 and international students from
                                                                                                                                 different countries. The program
                                                                                                                                 was attended by students from
                                                                                                                                 Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and
                                                                                                                                 Mali of West Africa. The presence
                                                                                                                                 of the international students, local
                                                                                                                                 students, and the in-depth content
                                                                                                                                 of this program has produced some
                                                                                                                                 critical variations in the traditional
                                                                                                                                 pattern recognition framework.
                                                                                                                                   We had the pleasure of
                                                                                                                                 discovering certain ethnic groups
                                                                                                                                 and places by video projection
                                                                                                                                 such as Lake Toba, Karo’s culture,
                                                                                                                                 Melayu’s culture, and Nias’s culture.
                                                                                                                                 The program also offered all
                                                                                                                                 members of the program traditional
                                                                                                                                 dances training provided by dance
                                                                                                                                 lecturers. Then, we performed      Biodata Penulis            Artful architectural details are applied
                                                                                                                                 dances of Karo, Melayu, and Nias,   Name: Tata Drame          throughout these carefully designed spaces.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  I had a lot of memorable experiences
         Tata Drame                                                                                                              as the traditional and cultural    Date & Place of Birth:     during the program; a particular form of the
                                                                                                                                 dances. The performance we
                                                                                                                                                                    Bamako-Mali
                                                                                                                                 learned has fascinated me, it
                                                                                                                                 created interaction, understanding,   Origin: Malian          social life of social practices comprising
                                                                                                                                                                    Status: International Student of
                                                                                                                                                                                               particular articulations between culture,
                                                                                                                                 union, mutual respect, fraternity,   Universitas Syiah Kuala, Mining   language, and other elements of social
                                                                                                                                                                    Engineering
                                                                                                                                 assurance. This performance
                                                                                                                                                                                               practices was the priority. Social change
          CULTURE TO LEARN UNITY                                                                                                 allowed us to make the differences   Email: tatadrame343@gmail.com  socio-cultural practices were honored
                                                                                                                                 between other countries and
                                                                                                                                                                    ACHIEVEMENTS:
                                                                                                                                                                                               such as activities, subjects (endowed with
          AND DISSIMILARITY                                                                                                      our different ideas, behaviors,    n   2015: Malian Bachelor in   representations, knowledge, beliefs, values,
                                                                                                                                                                      Entrepreneurship
                                                                                                                                 characters, and beliefs.
                                                                                                                                                                                               purposes, attitudes), social relations,
                                                                                                                                                                    n  2018: Worked at Creacom
                                                                                                                                   As an International student of
                                                                                                                                                                                               traditional instruments, objects, time and
                                                                                                                                 Universitas Syiah Kuala, I attempted   Afrique (Global Communication   place, and speech.
                                                                                                                                                                      Company)
                                                                                                                                 to know more about Indonesia’s     n  2019: International Student of   This kind of cultural program is what
             have participated in the        opportunity to have some hands-on   because it is a critical component              history to strengthen my knowledge   Universitas Syiah Kuala, Aceh,   attracts me the most. Culture program
             International Fun Break 2021    experiences on Indonesia’s cultural   of what shapes human experience               and find great relations with        Indonesia                helps build social capital, the glue that holds
             program organized by the        diversity and discover environmental   throughout life. Cultural programs           Indonesians. I have been impressed   n  2020: 1  Runner up at   communities together. The mixing with
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             International Affairs Office in the   conversation.                are opportunities for leisure,                   with the precious equipment at Tjong   UMiWEEK program (iWEEK   locals and foreigners conveys that we are all
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        I art of Universitas Sumatera          I believe that participating in this   entertainment, learning, and sharing       A Fie house, which is 35-room and    Shorties)                brothers and sisters. We should celebrate
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          Utara (USU). It was two days full of   kind of cultural program can give   experiences with others.                    2-storey. The beautiful light fixtures   n  2021: Ambassador of the 1  year   our unique differences and rejoice at being
                                                                                                                                                                      blue Sky Ambassador (Korea)
          activities, from 6 December to 7   me benefits in many different ways,   This international program                    of the mansion are a mix of Chinese   n  2021: Participants of   part of the same family through this activity,
          December 2021. It gave me, as an   some of which are deeply personal   has been fulfilled through                      and European styles of the period.   International Fun Break   that is made this moment unforgettable.
          Engineering International student   and I have always had a great     multiculturalism, fun cross-                     The public area consists of the Kwan   Program, hosted by Universitas   International Fun Break 2021 was successful,
          of Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK), an   consideration for cultural activities   cultural experiences between local      Ti Kong temple and the Ballroom.     Sumatera Utara, Indonesia  fun, and full of useful knowledge. []



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