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| AIESEC UNDIP - Nova went for Exchange to India |
AIESEC UNDIP - I went to Chandigarh on 18th July 2011 and start my Internship working
at Environment Society of India, it is one of NGOs in Chandigarh. Many
interns were working with me, from Indonesia, Ukraine, Brazil,
Chinese, Poland, and Turkey. They are so nice, smart and really easy to get into society. And also, Karan Garg, my beloved Organizing Committee President in my project.
My friends and I worked as a team decided group to group and everyday (Monday to
Saturday) we went to different school to educate student about how to
keep our environment clean. Our theme was Low Carbon Life Style. It was a
nice theme which we were talking about Water, Electricity, Trees,
Kitchen, Climate, Global Warming, etc. It was amazing to see Indian
Students, they were so very active, I found something different between
Indonesian and Indian students, they keep asking a question and their
English is very good. And everyday we went by Autoriksh, it is same like
bajaj in Indonesia. We do always bargain before take it, try to
make a driver to understand because they speak hindi :D and also
because of it I know a little bit hindi about one to ten :D .
It was so crowded but funny and that’s interesting. This was really an
amazing project.
I am very happy to have friends around the world, to talk with everybody
from different countries in the trainee house, sleeping together, sharing
food together, ate so many different food from their countries
(Ukraine, Kyrgyztan, Chinese, Nigerian food), and also at night we were
singing our anthem together, everything wass friendly and we were so happy.
I will really miss that moment with them. And also had some trip with them to red fort, rajghat, taj mahal,India gate, akbar tomb, Lotus Temple, and Rock garden.
Everything with them In India was one of the amazing moment even in my
life, I won’t forget all these things, Chandigarh, Delhi, all Indian
friends, all friends, all AIESECers, every single place that I passed,
every food.
That’s right if you say:
India is very dirty and bad smell
India is not developed
Why do you want to go to India, can’t you choose another country?
Bla.. bla.. people said it to me before I flied to India. I knew it before and I didn’t take a big tension what they talk or
think about India. But after I saw the real, here the hospitality is totally different. Indian people help you everywhere everytime
here, you go somewhere they will give you water to drink, they try to
understand what you say in English, they care for you even you’re not
their family, but because you are foreigner in their country they keep GOOD name
of INDIA through their selves. I realy love India, I hope my country
Indonesia will keep good relation always with India.
August 31, 2011 I left India. Acctualy it must be on 13th of September, but my
project was already done on August so I changed to 30 August but there
was a problem, I was late while check in. I really got drop and did not
what I should do again because I lost also my ATM. But at that time my
best friend Rohit, he is only the friend who accompanied me in the
airport, helped me out with Azad to solve my problem, they rearranged
for my ticket again, I was confused they did so much to me, through their
selves I learned about WHAT THE MEANING OF FRIEND IS, they make
friends not only for fun or what, but they did care each other, thanks
God I have them as my best friend.
It was amazing EXPERIENCE that I got and I learned many things from my
internship. I felt lucky that I can go for Global Exchange Program through AIESEC this
year. It helped me so much in my future, I got my working experience, saw and learn manythings, how we face up different people with
different thought, how we can make a good society with the new
environment, and how we accept the new culture. I went there and here,
met there and here, and on the way its self I found a big big learning.
Finaly, Thanks GOD I felt how was it being an Exchange Participant and doing an
internship. It's super cool!! Many challenges that I had to face. We could
not make that condition like Indonesian. I had to understand
and learned everything here. And I got it very easy ;)
Thanks INDIA, Thanks INDIAN, you gave me a new spirit to face up my life
for future, a fresh mind and strong foot for struggling in my study and
my activities life, and also you make me more confident, and a big big
thank you for :
AIESEC CHANDIGARH (OCP: KARAN GARG)
VIJAY
ROHIT DHANKAR
AZAD SINGH
DEEPIKA
AND EVERYONE THAT I MET IN INDIA
I know I will leave India, I didn’t know what I felt when leave
India Land. I will never wake up and see Indian, hear hindi everywhere
everytime, rarely to findout Indian dishes, all of these already touch
my life and become unite in my blood. If you ask me, would you like to
come back? I will answer: "if I got good job I loved to. So I will never
say “Good Bye” to this country ;) SEE YOU after 5 years... :)"
Novalia Gultom
Student of Environmental Engineering year 2009
Manager in Incoming Exchange AIESEC LC UNDIP 11/12
Contact Amanda Umihani for going on Exchange
+62-85641171175
AIESECly Yours,
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| AIESEC UNDIP - Nova and Indian people |
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