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                                                                                                                                          Take the Jump



                                                                                                                                          and Do It!


          WRITER 1
         Maksatbek

         Kyzy Fatima                                                                                                                                   y friend, Begai, and I, Fatima,       My friend, Begai, also feels the same.

                                                                                                                                                       have made the best decision in     For her, knowledge of another language is a
         Date & Place of Birth:                                                                                                                        our life so now we are learning    source of new information and the cultures
         21 August 2004, Kyrgyzstan.                                                                                                                   Bahasa Indonesia and cultures      of other people. During learning, we do not
         Origin: Kyrgyzstan
         Status: Student of BIPA program (Bahasa                                                                                          Mand staying in Banda Aceh,                     only learn the language, but also the places.
         Indonesia for Foreigner), Universitas Syiah                                                                                       Indonesia. Making this decision was not easy   Outside class, we visited some places like
         Kuala                                                                                                                             for us, especially since the country we would   Tsunami Museum, Raya Baiturrahman
                                                                                                                                           visit is a country that we have never heard    Mosque, Faculties, etc. It is beautiful and
         ACHIEVEMENTS:                                                                                                                     about before. We were worried because          interesting that we can learn by getting to
         2022 – Present, BIPA Program (Bahasa
         Indonesia for Foreigner) student of                                                                                               Google showed us only the Tsunami and          know the histories and having a fun time
         Universitas Syiah Kuala, Aceh, Indonesia.                                                                                         nothing about the city. We know Bali, but we   together.
                                                                                                                                           never think it is a part of Indonesia. However,   More than that, luckily, we participated
                                                                                                                                           since our current status is as high-school     in the International Food Festival, held by
                                                                                                                                           graduate, we want to study abroad and get      the Office of International Affairs of the
          WRITER 2
         Childebaeva                                                                                                                       out of our comfort zone. We want to try to     university. It was a great event and our first
                                                                                                                                                                                          time participating in such a big event. We
                                                                                                                                           live differently in a new way to expand our
         Begaiym                                                                                                                           sight about the world, and we want to learn    promoted our foods called Samsa and Manti.
                                                                                                                                           Bahasa Indonesia to study in Indonesia.        Also, we met new and many people from
                                                                                                                                              Finally, after we obtained information      different countries such as Korea, Malaysia,
         Date & Place of Birth:                                                                                                            about Aceh and Indonesia, as well as           Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia,
         15 June 2004, Kyrgyzstan.                                                                                                         discussed with parents, then we decided to     Senegal, Gambia, the U.S.A., Filipina, and
         Origin: Kyrgyzstan
         Status: Student of BIPA program (Bahasa                                                                                           learn at Universitas Syiah Kuala, with support   Nigeria.
         Indonesia for Foreigner), Universitas Syiah                                                                                       and motivation from parents, teachers, and        Although we just have arrived in Aceh
         Kuala                                                                                                                             school. And now, we are here!                  two months ago, we found Aceh beautiful
                                                                                                                                              We have been staying in Aceh for two        and unique, especially the nature and culture
         ACHIEVEMENTS:                                                                                                                     months and we enjoy learning Bahasa            of Acehnese. The place we like the most is
         2022 – Present, BIPA Program (Bahasa
         Indonesia for Foreigner) student of                                                                                               Indonesian and cultures at the university.     the beach because we do not have a beach
         Universitas Syiah Kuala, Aceh, Indonesia.                                                                                         Are you wondering what was the first           in our country. The weather is sometimes
                                                                                                                                           word I learned in Bahasa Indonesia? That       hot, but luckily that we arrived in the rainy
                                                                                                                                           is Biawak. Learning a language is funny,       season, which helps us in adaptation to the
                                                                                                                                           you begin to understand the feelings and       new environment and climate. We found
                                                                                                                                           thoughts of others. You start to think         Banda Aceh city interesting too since there
                                                                                                                                           deeply and take good habits. Here I learned    are many trees, fruits, and vegetables that
                                                                                                                                           politeness and smiling. I am sure, I still have   do not grow at our home. And there are many
                                                                                                                                           a lot to learn.                                animals that we have never seen before. []




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