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Study Abroad:

Ahliah Personal Growth

H. Salic Madid By: Ahliah H. Salic Madid

Date & Place of Birth: Studying abroad is a journey of education, more difficulty because of covid so the classes
discovery, and gift. These things do not only
February 10. 2000, S became online. And it is really hard to find a
Marawi City, Philippines. give me incredible experiences and stories, but friend in college. I always feel like I am out of
Origin: Philippines more significantly, a new perspective, a new place or do not belong with them whenever I
Status: Social and Political Sciences worldview, and a new appreciation for other am in the classroom which I am not used to
Student, at Universitas Syiah Kuala. cultures and people. I was granted a complete it because I am an extrovert person. So, I just
Email: smyhmadid@gmail.com education scholarship way back from Junior push myself to study hard and I can overcome
High School to Senior High School and I am and survive this all independently. When I enter
grateful that I received it when I pursued college semester 5 which is offline now, I have a friend
ACHIEVEMENTS:
n 2016 - Scholar’s Student as well, taking a bachelor degree at Universitas to whom I can talk. At worst, I almost decided to
(International) at Sekolah Syiah Kuala, Social & Political Sciences Faculty. give up and go back to my country (Philippines).
Sukma Bangsa Pidie (SSBP). However, what I went through during those Gradually, I get used to it. The feature of the
n 2020 - Scholar’s Student years of my stay was not easy at all. Acehnese is not much different from the
(International) at Universitas The first year is a period of adaptation to Filipinos, likewise with the accent of the
Syiah Kuala. the environment and learning the Indonesian language. These gave me an advantage because
language. Learning to adjust to a new they could not recognize that I am a foreigner.
environment was tough. However, as time goes Studying abroad has given me a new outlook
on my love for the place started to flourish, and on life and a new level of self-awareness. I have
learned to embrace the culture of Aceh that seen and done things I never thought I would
I began to discover. Moreover, I found a real do. I became more open and dared to try new
family in this place. The people are nice and things and was exposed to a new culture. This
accommodating. experience gives a new color to my life and
Undeniably, I experienced culture shock makes it more exciting. Consequently, this
in terms of language culture, food, and made me a mature and responsible person
ethnicity. At first, I struggled with language at an early age. Indeed, studying abroad can
in how I communicate with people. Often, I be a challenging experience but I succeeded
misunderstood or misinterpreted them. On nonetheless.
the other hand, my course is using full Bahasa My life has been a roller coaster yet has
Indonesia language which stressed me out brought me to various stages of my life. I love my
comprehending the lessons. Started when I trips and experiences and I am more expectant
enter college from semester 1 to 4 and I had for more exposure and opportunities ahead. []

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