TESSERIS.

( photo credits : http://www.annisanurs.blogspot.com )

See their smile ?

See their compassion ?

See their spirit ?

They are the best people i have ever met. The best to make myself realized how much i love those people.

All of the sadness, happiness, struggles, we have been through together,

as a classmates. No. More than classmates.
Definitely so hard when i left them. Nothing came out but tears. Nothing came out but " See you next year ". But i realized, next year, they will be at their own place that they dream on.

To the universities or college for pursuing their dreams.

They are my future engineer, doctor-partner, fashion designer, and bestfriends of mine always.

Aku sayang kalian, Tesseris :)

Contemplation

It has been 3 months ago when i doubt to spend the rest of 2011 till the mid of 2012 in this country. I abruptly cried when knowing that this is going to be my first independent experience. I ended up in my sajadah and said hamdallah, in the name of Allah SWT.

Till these days, i realize, i start to forget the payback.
Yes, the payback which is to Sholat and Read Qur'an. I started to like this country so much, but i forgot who is the creator of human's mercy and happiness.

Who gives me blessings and Joy till these days.

Who gives me a daring parents and friends till these days.

Who gives me breath and heartbeat, so that I can still be enjoying this short life.

Allah, is the reason that I can be here. It has its power to make something impossible becoming possible. Who realizes that a small town living girl just caught her dreams ? That was nothing except, KUN' FAYA KUN !

I started to read my qur'an yesterday, i found nothing but peace. I felt my heart beat wonderfully. I started to hear Adzan online this morning before doing my Subuh prayer.

and

I found what is a quality " Ibadah "

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, lapangkanlah untukku dadaku, dan mudahkanlah untukku urusanku, lepaskanlah kekakuan lidahku, supaya mereka mengerti perkataanku.

Amin.

Enlighten

" Tir, aku udah capek belajar literature disini, rasanya mau nyerah banget deh. I really want to get rid from that class for sure "

I had that conversation with my fellow AFS student who is hosted in Lake Stevens, Washington. Some of the time, people might just hid in their comfort zone, to abide the fearness of unsustain life.

" Mitha, kita cuman punya 3 bulan untuk adaptasi, kita harus manfaatin 3 bulan pertama kita semaksimal mungkin, termasuk getting used to Literature. Aku tau itu sulit, tapi kita harus berusaha, Mith. Masih mending kita pake Bahasa Inggris as our Primary Language, kalo yang di non-speaking english country gimana, Mith ?

Thank you Tiara Rachmaniar for Enlighten me, still, shallow and selfish I am. I'm starting to learn something wholeheartedly, no matter it's difficult or not :)

Civil Disobedience

I want to show what i have been achieved for these two months of studying literature. I know it is hard and almost impossible if i could make a piece of good writing. On how i could occult the counter arguments and integrate them into a good essays. So today, Monday November 14th 2011, i devote myself of being successfully making a significant progress. This is my Essays upon Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience :)

Woodfield Mall : IKEA

So, finally after two months living in a small town without wallmart, commences ( even mall ), tempat cetak foto, dll, hari rabu kemaren aku ke Mall !

Nama Mallnya " Woodfield Mall " yang letaknya di Schaumburg, IL atau northwest chicago suburb. Yah sesuburb-suburbnya mah kataku udah bener bener metropolitan banget !

Rasanya kangen banget sama mall mall di Indonesia yang di satu jalan ada lebih dari 3 mall berjejer. ha ha ha ha -____- Tapi emang disini ekspansi mall bener bener dicegah banget ! Aku aja kalo mau ke mall yang setara sama karawaci harus driving sekitaran 35 menit dari Marengo ! Tapi gapapa sih, menghemat duit :p

So, Woodfield Mall adalah Mall dengan retail terbesar se-Amerika Serikat, tapi kl dibandingin sama Mall of America, terbesar ke-2 se-Amerika. Mall of Amerika tuh gede banget karna didalemnya juga ada wahana permainan kayak di Trans Studio gitu. kalo Woodfield Mall murni isinya toko toko yang keren keren abis. Woodfield mall tuh juga kayak komplek, bahkan didalemnya ada 4 Universitas swasta ! Kebayang banget gak sih kompleksnya kayak apa. Tapi didalemnya ada satu gedung yang gede banget yang isinya toko toko dan yang bikin aku terharu, diseberang gedung utama, ada IKEA ! Itu looh toko furniture asal SWEDIA ! di Indonesia belum ada tapi aku udah pernah kesana pas waktu aku kecil di Belanda.

Kebetulan Mom kan pengen pindah rumah next summer, jadi beliau ngajakin aku, Dasha&Bradly ke IKEA dulu buat survey.

Nyesel banget gak bawa kamera ! Akhirnya cuman bermodalkan iPod. Huhu, maap yak :p

di IKEA banyak banget barang barang yang lucu, desain kamar, desain lemari, desain dapur, desain lampu kamar, semua desainnya oke banget ! Rasanya pengen aku bawa pulang satu-satu terus ditaroh di kamar di Indonesia !

Lampu bohlam ! Aku pengen banget yang warna pink !

Lampu kamar, bagus banget, kayak snow drops

Aku seneng sama warna ijo lampunya, kayaknya bikin rileks batin

Lemari ! harganya $895 tapi ada 4 bagian. Keren banget ! bahkan ada tempat buat naroh sepatu tuh.

Diliat dari gambarnya aja keliatan banget kasurnya empuk ! Di IKEA kita bebas mau duduk nyobain sofa, kasur, bantal, dll, tapi jangan ampe loncat-loncat pake sepatu ya.

Chrismast aisle, can't wait for Xmas eve !

Petromak natal ! Lucu bangeeeeet, somehow teringat sama gadis penjual korek api (?) #Fail #Itupakekorekapimith

Salah satu IKEA quotes

Sofa bed yang aku pengenin banget, sesuai sama cat kamar di Indo yang sama sama Ungu

Blackboard for writing to-do-list, being an organized person gituuuuu :p

Proud to be an Exchange Student

So today i had a chance to copy and paste one of my friend's facebook status about Exchange Student which was soooooo touchy ! So, this is it ! :)

I am an exchange student. How do you know what is a dream if you never accomplished one. How do you know what is an adventure if you never took part in one. How do you know what is anguish if you never said goodbye to your family and friends with your eyes full of tears. How do you know what is being desperate, if you never arrived in a place alone and could not understand a word of what everyone ......else was saying. How do you know what is diversity if you never lived under the same roof with people from all over the world? How do you know what is tolerance, if you never had to get used to something different even if you didn’t like it. How do you know what is autonomy, if you never had the chance to decide something by yourself? How do you know what it means to grow up, if you never stopped being a child to start a new course? How do you know what is to be helpless, if you never wanted to hug someone and had a computer screen to prevent you from doing it. How do you know what is distance, if you never, looking at a map, said “ I am so far away”. How do you know what is a language, if you never had to learn one to make friends. How do you know what is patriotism, if you never shouted “ I love my country” holding a flag in your hands. How do you know what is the true reality, if you never had the chance to see a lot of them to make one. How do you know what is an opportunity, if you never caught one. How do you know what is pride, if you never experienced it for yourself at realizing how much you have accomplished. How do you know what is to seize the day, if you never saw the time running so fast. How do you know what is a friend, if the circumstances never showed you the true ones. How do you know what is a family, if you never had one that supported you unconditionally . How do you know what are borders, if you never crossed yours , to see what there was on the other side. How do you know what is imagination, if you never thought about the moment when you would go back home. How do you know the world, if you have never been an exchange student? i am an exchange student. Tanah Air ku, Indonesia ♥

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

The beauty and the great scenery makes me never feel bored to come to this place. It's been 3 times i visited this place with Larson Family :)

Summer in Lake Geneva

Autumn in Lake Geneva

Uncle steven's boat

Ini muka capek, letih, lesu, terus maksa buat tetep sadar kamera, hahahaha.

Dek kapal kapal private. Harganya paling murah 100.000 US$ meeeeen

Inget banget Mom Jennifer langsung ngajak ke Lake Geneva once i got to their house, and it was such a great impression for introducing United States. Ngerasa guilty juga belum pernah ke danau toba sedangkan aku udah pernah ke Great Michigan Lake yg merupakan salah satu danau terbesar di Amerika. Gak pernah ngerasa bosen deh boating di Lake Geneva, udaranya, pemandangannya, klop banget deh. Untung aja adiknya Mom, Uncle Steven punya kapal, jadi kita gak perlu bayar buat boating di Lake Geneva.