I realize that I haven't updated my blog ever since I came to Melbourne for studying. I came here on January 2019 and after almost a year, I am pretty much enjoying my life. Well, this is my first time living far away from my parents. Let's say that my time in Jakarta was not counted since my parents visited me often while having their business trip and I came home often as well. I spent my whole life with them and living far away from them becomes my major challenge which I have learned to manage.
I come here for pursuing my 2 year master degree which hopefully will be finished by the end of the next year. This is my second time coming to Melbourne, but this time for a little bit longer. I wanna share a glimpse of my life during the past few months and of course about this lovely city. I also wrote for myself so that I can look back and see how far I have taken this journey at this point in life.
Here, I prefer to live in neighbourhood area which means that I need to take about 40 minutes for commuting to uni by tram. Sometimes it is really annoying when I feel so tired or when I have to rush for securing my place at uni library. However, living far from the city somehow is very peaceful. I can hear bird chirping every morning to wake me up and I can also exercise by running along the neighbourhood.
One of the best thing is I can have spacy room with a very affordable price hahaha. I share this house with my lovely housemates. All of them are very nice. We celebrate each others' birthdays, share meals, do groceries together, and share house chores cooperatively. They become the people I can run to whenever I want to stay away from uni stuff. Glad to have them here with me!
One of the best thing is I can have spacy room with a very affordable price hahaha. I share this house with my lovely housemates. All of them are very nice. We celebrate each others' birthdays, share meals, do groceries together, and share house chores cooperatively. They become the people I can run to whenever I want to stay away from uni stuff. Glad to have them here with me!
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| My housemates : Kak Tantha - Mba Uni - Kak Adis - Kak Vania |
Uni Life
Coming from different study background obviously becomes my main challenge for doing this degree. I am not accustomed to write any essay or do subjective matter with a lot of arguments for my assessment. In my first semester, I got a bad mark which forced me to ask a consultation session to my lecturer. Having conversation with him made me realize that I need to push my self more which I tried to do so for the next semester. As I did my undergraduate in Indonesia, I experience a whole new education system and learning which I really grateful for that. So far, I really like the course that I take and so happy for the options it offers. Other than that, I had good lecturers so far who are really open for any question and concern.
There are so many Indonesian at the uni which makes it easier to find support system who are in the same page with me. Other than that, I met a lot of new friends who enrich my journey here and I am really grateful for that.
Coming from different study background obviously becomes my main challenge for doing this degree. I am not accustomed to write any essay or do subjective matter with a lot of arguments for my assessment. In my first semester, I got a bad mark which forced me to ask a consultation session to my lecturer. Having conversation with him made me realize that I need to push my self more which I tried to do so for the next semester. As I did my undergraduate in Indonesia, I experience a whole new education system and learning which I really grateful for that. So far, I really like the course that I take and so happy for the options it offers. Other than that, I had good lecturers so far who are really open for any question and concern.
There are so many Indonesian at the uni which makes it easier to find support system who are in the same page with me. Other than that, I met a lot of new friends who enrich my journey here and I am really grateful for that.
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| My AAS mentoring group |
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My preparation class from AAS before commencing my study
My good companies during my post grad life...
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Best teammates ever -
when joining Melbourne Business School Case Competition
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New experiences
Other than studying, I took several chances to do some activities, which some of them became my first time experience. Luckily, here I can still devote my spare time to do volunteering activity which I passionate about. In order to fully commit with it, I participate in several one-off volunteering events. I met a lot of new people who sometimes brought a totally new story for me. I also did volunteering activities at uni.
Some highlights of this year would be becoming a committee for Indonesian general election which was a really rewarding experience for me. Furthermore, I participated in an engagement program from uni, namely Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) Program which help me to get to know my self even better. I met a lot of inspiring people who are very passionate about what they do and what they really want to achieve in life. I literally learned a lot from every single moment during the program. This program also encouraged me to do something that I have never done before in order to challenge us to step outside our comfort zone. I did rock climbing for the first time!
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| Volunteered for Coburg Open Table |
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| Volunteered for Run for The Kids Event |
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Became a mentor for students who were going to Yogyakarta for an exchange
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Some highlights of this year would be becoming a committee for Indonesian general election which was a really rewarding experience for me. Furthermore, I participated in an engagement program from uni, namely Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) Program which help me to get to know my self even better. I met a lot of inspiring people who are very passionate about what they do and what they really want to achieve in life. I literally learned a lot from every single moment during the program. This program also encouraged me to do something that I have never done before in order to challenge us to step outside our comfort zone. I did rock climbing for the first time!
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| Assisted Indonesian General Election |
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| My LEAD Coaching Group |
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| My very first snow - when I had my LEAD retreat |
Lovely Melbourne
Despite of its crazy weather, Melbourne is indeed a lovely city. With its diverse residents, I can easily find a range of food from many countries. Thus, I can easily find Asian food and grocery which can satisfy my needs. With its diversity, I am feel respected. Australian are so nice and friendly.
Melbourne also holds so many events throughout the year. Sometimes its worth it, but sometimes I feel like the advertisement is quite exaggerating for even a small festival hahaha. But it's alright, I always enjoy Melbourne and its range of events and stuff.
Melbourne also holds so many events throughout the year. Sometimes its worth it, but sometimes I feel like the advertisement is quite exaggerating for even a small festival hahaha. But it's alright, I always enjoy Melbourne and its range of events and stuff.
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| Free Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concert |
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| St Kilda Music Festival |
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| KAWS Exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria |
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| Melbourne White Night |
To manage my study life which is sometimes so monotone, I can get out somewhere to visit beautiful places around Melbourne. Mostly, I joined a trip offered by my scholarship club, but otherwise sometimes we rented the car and drove by ourselves.
Although, I need to push myself for the study, I am so grateful that I can breathe a fresh air and enjoy my healthy life here. I guess it will be something that I wanna miss the most when I officially come back next year. I will certainly miss that I can easily find a green space to relax and exercise. I still have one more year to go, hopefully I can gain a lot more and enjoy my time here!!!
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