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KKN Experience in

Rawasari, Trienggadeng,

Pidie Jaya

irstly, I was curious about what KKN place with farms and I got to know how is the
(Kuliah Kerja Nyata) Program would village’s situation. At Night, we went to the house
be like here in Indonesia since I did of the Barangay Captain or known as kepala
not know whether community service desa, and discussed our individual and group
Name: Adzmie Banding Awal Fin the Philippines is the same as in programs. Talking about my KKN program, I did
Date & Place of Birth: November Indonesia. When I heard about my group was socialization and taught kids from Rawasari
10, 1999 Tripoli, Libya assigned to Pidie Jaya, I got excited and nervous either in school or meunasah. Teaching kids
Origin: Philippines at the same time since I did not know what my gave me a hard time since I am not fluently good
Email: adzawal1@gmail.com
group would be like, what would happen if we at speaking Bahasa Indonesia but luckily when
stay in one place, and if I am going to have a I taught English, they actually did a good job in
ACHIEVEMENTS
great experience in our KKN program or not. cooperating with it. I never thought that it was
2020 Participant of World Class One week before proceeding to our going to be easy but thankfully my group helped
Research Program “Beyond the destination, our group decided to meet each me a lot for my programs to succeed.
Research” other and talk about what we needed to prepare People in Rawasari were friendly. Their
for this KKN program. After meeting my group hospitality was great. They always wanted to
2020 Scholarship from USK for mates, I was thankful that all of them were such talk to us when we have our free time. They
International Students great friends that I could rely on if I am having love to share some of their experiences and
trouble with some circumstances. lessons with us. I found out that they usually
2016 Scholarship from SSBP for On 26 May 2023, I arrived in the regency of speak Acehnese and they rarely speak in
Junior – Senior High Pidie Jaya at 2:00 pm. It was my first time going Bahasa Indonesia but thankfully if I do not
to Pidie Jaya after 3 years. I was not expecting understand, my group mates translate it into
that the weather would be hotter than in Banda Bahasa Indonesia so I could catch up on what
Aceh since I thought it is still in Aceh so it would they are talking about. They love drinking coffee,
ADZMIE the regent’s office and had an opening ceremony used to drinking coffee here in Indonesia so I
especially the older ones. Lucky for me I got
be the same as in Banda Aceh. We stopped at

don’t have any problem when they ask me to join
for the students of Universitas Syiah Kuala (USK)
Banding Awal and other universities that are assigned to the them and drink coffee. They even invited us to go
destination. After the ceremony, we proceed to
to Batee Ilek which is a river and a place where
you can relax and refresh your mind.
the village that we are given which is Rawasari.
The place was memorable since it was my first This KKN program taught me a lot of lessons
experience doing KKN program in Indonesia. and made me realize that joining this program
First day waking up early in Rawasari, we will give you unforgettable experiences that you
roamed around the village which is a wide will have in your life. []

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