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September 25,28-29, 2019 September 25, Wednesday, Around 9 o’clock, we had our farewell party at the Principal’s office. There was a  program that was prepared for us. We gave the teachers and staffs snacks that were bought by our buddies to bread kitchen. The program started with prayer, followed by the greetings of each teacherContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 12 (Broadening Horizons)”

September 24, 2019 I still can’t believe that I made this far. “This is my final demo!” I can’t get out this words in my mind because I really love teaching here. But this day, I focused and relax myself since I will be the one to teach first among the four of us. IContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 11 (My Final Teaching Demonstration)”

September 22, 2019 Around 9 o’clock, together with our buddies, we went to Museum Balaputeradewa. I was fascinated with the museum that we went to. Although it was not organized that much, I am still captivated by how rich they are in terms of culture and tradition. I took some pictures of what catches myContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 10 (Captivating Palembang)”

September 20, 2019 One thing I observed from the school is that they update or inform us late. Around 9 o’clock on Friday evening, September 19, JC got a call from the President of one of the organizations of UNSRI telling us to come tomorrow (Saturday, September 20, 2019) for the formal welcome orientation withContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 9 (Meet the other Foreign Students)”

September 17, 2019 This day was our second teaching demonstration. Supposedly, our speech for the flag ceremony was scheduled this date but the smoke was too much. JC was the first one to teach, followed by me and Friandio. We observed JC’s class in Science 1 at 8:30 in the morning. Her class was activeContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 8 (Our Second Teaching Demonstration)”

September 15, 2019 It was 8 o’clock in the morning when Dr. Hartono picked us in our dormitory because we planned to go to the Kemaro Island. We went to the BKB first to take some pictures and waited for a boat to rent going to the Kemaro Island. It was fun and exciting sinceContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 7 (Explore Kemaro Island)”

September 11, 2019 This day, I felt nervous at the same time excited for teaching my students. My class was early since it started at 7:00 o’clock in the morning. I prepared all my instructional materials and rehearsed before the class started. I was 5 minutes early to Science 4 class to prepare all myContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 6 (My First Teaching Demonstration)”

September 10, 2019 For our second week in Palembang, Indonesia, we already had our observation to ma’am Rita’s class and teaching assistance. On Tuesday, ma’am Rita was the first one to teach grade 10 at 8:30 am to 10 am. Her class was Science 1. I observed that the students were participating and good atContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 5 (Observation Day)”

September 5-7, 2019 This day was our first deployment in our cooperating school, SMAN 1. Our buddies, Alif and Dio, walked with us going to the school which is a 3-minute walk from our dorm since we’re having a hard time crossing the roads. When we got to the school, some students were calling andContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 4 (The Start)”

September 4, 2019 It was 7:30 o’clock in the morning, Dr. Hartono went to our dorm to fetch and bring us to the Fakultas Keguran Dan Ilmu Pendidikan (Faculty of Teacher Training and Education) in Palembang. Dr. Hartono brought us in his office first, then we went to the Vice Deans’ office. As we hadContinue reading “ENTRY NO. 3 (Cooperating School)”