Today our roadshow was at Zakky's home college, Fakultas Teknik Perkapalan (Naval/Maritime Engineering/Architecture hahaha people kept giving me different translations). =)))
I woke up really early today, just so I could prepare everything. At around 9.30, my buddy Fauzan still hadn't replied, so I figured that I would just take a taxi to UNDIP. The taxi driver spoke some English, although we did get lost a couple of times because initially, I didn't know which faculty Zakky was from (all I knew was that he is from Teknik). The driver was still really nice, and we took a selfie after we got to the right place! (He was kinda creepy tho cause he asked for my BBM PIN HAHAHA).
I was texting Naufal, saying sorry for being late, and he just replies "but you're too early" ... What? Turns out, the presentation starts at 3pm. =)))) I didn't know this, so I texted Iva, and she tells me that she, too, didn't know that it was gonna start at 3, so she was already on her way to the campus, hahaha! Naufal texted me to go to his faculty instead (Humanities), so I was walking around, and I wasn't sure where I was going, so I asked some random girl where the building is, and she was kind enough to offer me a lift! What a nice lady. <3 (But I forgot her name. All I remember is that she's from Psychology). When I finally met up with Naufal, he brought me to his Psycho-Linguistics class, and I just stayed there, chillin' (kasi malamig, okay :( hahahaha).
A little while later, Putri, Dini, Iva, and Kalina showed up, and we went to have lunch somewhere near the campus. (And by near, I mean at least 20-30 minutes away). As usual, fried food. Nasi Goreng Ayam! (So far my favorite Indonesian dish). Iva tried Godo Godo, which actually looks pretty good. After that, Dini and Putri dropped us off at the mini-mart in front of UNDIP's gate. I tried to withdraw money from the nearby bank, but there was a problem with it, I don't know why. :/ We walked back to the campus, and we just followed random routes, finally settling in some park inside one of the faculties. We waited there for a couple of minutes, waiting for Zakky's text. When he did finally text us, we walked to his building, and started getting ready for the presentation.
For that day, our audience was composed of members of the Naval English Club (i think), of which Zakky is part. After Naufal's introduction, we split up and talked about our respective countries. I had the smallest group (probably because no one wants to hear about his fellow southeast Asian as much as he wants to hear about someone more exotic), but that was alright. My group asked a lot of questions, and they were very nice. They were pretty loud, too, especially when I gave them ube pastillas and showed them the barrel man, hahaha! I also met some more AIESECers, and some of them were even EB elects. They were really nice. We took a few pictures to end the session, and then everyone left.
We had dinner inside the campus. (Honestly, I don't know how big the campus actually is, because the boundaries are confusing). We had evaluations, talked about the schedule for this week and next, and then just hung out. After wards, we tried to go to different ATMs to withdraw, but to no avail. I guess I'll have to survive with the money I still have on me. (Let's figure that out, shall we?) Iva, Kalina, and I took a taxi home -- I dropped them off at Kalina's host family, and I went back to my own. AAaaahhh today was exhausting, but in a good way.
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xoxo C
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