Thoughts of the day.

Here's what's stumbled upon my thoughts this morning 

I realized that I wanted to master dutch so much. Cos I used to be really good with it as if I was a native speaker (well ya ofc I lived there for 3 years in total), but nowadays, it is limited only to understand conversations BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO RESPOND. How sad :(

But the thing about language is, the more you talk about it, the more fluent you're going to be. In Yogyakarta, there are numerous of language center that offers courses, for example IFI (Institute Francaise Indonesia), Lembaga Bahasa Spanyol, IONS International Education (Offers multilanguage courses), and many more. I have seen one around my dormhouse area, it is called OSVO, but I have never seen any activities inside, and what's worse, I think they're gonna destroy the place, well idk much about that. 

So here I am, everyday, watching youtube, hoping that I could learn something from them. Cos I don't want to spend dollars and dollars through my parent's credit card to learn online.

Second, I want to learn playing saxophone so much. 

That's it. I could play piano for years, but it's just not my thing though I can play it. 

Saxophone is just too classy, jazzy, and sexy. It really complements with the whole rythym, since I love jazz music so much, I think saxophone is standout by itself.

Third, I want to live in an area that I could get easy access of bakery ingredients, including good quality cream cheese, chocolate chunks and many fine baking ingredients. 

You  know that I LOOOOVVVEEEEE baking so much, but the problem is, it is SO FRICKING HARD to find good quality of baking ingredients. So, the end product is just.....meh (for my taste)

This is pretty random for a post, but that's what I have been thinking in the past couple days. 

Anyways, I shall return to Yogyakarta within a week, so sad :(

Reaching the end of October..............................

So, I just got home from my incredible journey from Vancouver, Canada

I promise to write a post and upload bunch of pictures for sure ;)

and I couldn't thank enough to God that I'll be going to Sweden next summer for my clinical clerkship! I never thought once in my life that I'd pick a top notch-expensive-country, cos it's one of scandinavian country, but it's F-ing beautiful. What can I say? 

But my dad asked me why I didn't pick Germany or other "mainstream" western europe countries.

Here's the reason why 

1. Apparently, Sweden is one of the best medical research and academic in Europe
2. Sweden won't be that warm during summer and I HATE it when the sun is starting to burn my skin and the humidity just make me lazy to explore the city (this happened during our western europe trip especially in Italy)
3. I want to explore the neighboring countries around sweden : Norway and Denmark! 

Anyways, I am thinking to start eating healthy cos I suck at picking the healthy and hearty choice of food (and I am a med student, duh!). Yup, I don't want to look bloat up during my graduation next 2017.

So, I'll see you later!

Utimate Rebound of The Year : FIGO 2015, CANADA

So here I am in my own room, finally putting up some thoughts into this post.

Reaching to the mid of 2015, there has been things going on in my life.

Happy? well, not really. Sad? YES. But hey, there are 6 more months!

Remember when I said that I wanted to be a teaching assistants? Yep, got declined.

Remember when I said that I wanted to be part of National Officials Team? Yep, didn't get the majority votes.

Devastated? Big time.

They say that every cloud has its silver lining, so I got one.

I am the IFMSA Delegation to attend the annual World Congress of FIGO (Federation of International Gynecologist and Obstetrician) in Vancouver, Canada!

So, what's the story behind it?

I was looking up on e-mails in IFMSA mailing lists, and found that they have partnership with FIGO which happened to be...................They will pay partially for the registration fee and accomodation for the lucky 10 medical students worldwide!

What's the catch? I have to write down motivation letter about myself and maternal health condition in Indonesia (in this case, I wrote down about the demography and epidemiology in my hometown, cilegon). I remembered, a friend of mine invited me to his birthday treat and I couldn't decline him, so he said that I shouldve just brought my laptop and did my stuff in the restaurant!

It was an hour before the deadline and yet I still juggled with words. What kind of motivation letter that would impress them? Are these worth it to be done, like c'mon, 10 people worldwide? Are you good enough to be chosen?

But screw that, I just typed whatever that came across my mind. I made a par CV as well, I didn't ask my friend to add some designs for my CV because it was only 5 minutes away from the deadline! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! So, I sent the email right away (thank god they had wifi there, otherwise it's all gone) and finally could blend into the crowds and ate the meal.

Couple days later, I woke up at 3 AM and realized it has been a while since I performed Sholat Tahajud. It was weird what kind of spirit that drove me to do it, but I did it. After that, I checked my e-mail and I got the fricking email from IFMSA!

Finally, I called my mom during Adzan, she was totally lost. Like really lost. She was like, "Wait, you're going to Canada? So whose going to pay it?" I kept explaining her but since she was all sleepy head, I decided to hang up.

Then, in the morning, my dad called me again and asked me to tell the whole story of a lucky girl who got a "golden ticket". He seemed to not believe in me at first, but at the end, he was all proud to me, which was relieving. I finally made him proud after two years of roller coaster like-GPA which didn't satisfy him enough (I kinda feel bad about this)

So, it's 2 more months people!

Finally going to place that I have never been before by myself :)

Canada, here I come!

A-C-H-I-E-V-E-M-E-N-T-S

Achieving higher level of education has been my goal since I was little. I don't want to only have asssociate degree. I simply want more, simply because I trust my capability. Besides focusing on my academic, I want to be a bussinesswoman. Well, lacking of my bussiness education, I do have my dad and my brother with entrepreneur background, so they will always have my back. Coming from a family who excells in cooking, I'm growing the sense of it. I love to cook, especially baking. My grandmother and my mother don't bake. They love to cook traditional food which what I lack of. So, during holidays, we'd love to cook together, share the knowledge that we have about food, since we have different style of cooking. 

1. Graduated from Medical School with honors.
2. Nailed clinical rotation. Pleased the residents and the attendings. I want the honor to watch amazing operations, or assisting them ( this one is pretty impossible, but, oh well...... )
3. Passed the board exam, take the doctor's oath, I'M A MEDICAL DOCTOR Y'ALL !
4. I want to live up my life, I promise not to tie the knot yet, cos I earn it this far. I want to enjoy all the accomplishment in my life before sharing it with other person. I want to travel as far as I could with my savings, getting wasted ( in a good way, duuuh...... ), and do other stuff I have never done before. 
5. Internship. Well, of course, if you wanted to be a specialist.
6. Work it out! I'm planning to work at a hospital for 2 years and save some money from it for enrolling specialty.
7. Nailed the Admission test for my residency program. Y'all know that Obstetrician Gynecologist is really what I want to become. Please if you happened to read this part, say "amen" to this :D Thank you!
8. 4.5 years of residency completed and I'm becoming an OB-GYN
9. Working in the hospital as a fresh OB-GYN
10. Continue for being a consultant in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility ( this one focuses in In Vitro Fertilization ) or Maternal - Fetal Medicine.
11. Own a "calorie friendly" bakeshop next to my own-built-maternal clinic. I also want to add Yoga Class for the pregnant women which will train their muscle during in labour. 
12. I want to be an intern in a short period of time in WHO, focusing about maternal care
13. I also want to earn a Ph.D focusing in Maternal Health from Yale University, United States of America
14. To be honest, becoming a sexologist is a spin off aside being an OB-GYN.
15. I want to be a speaker in any International Medical Conference.
16. I want to do the ROUND THE WORLD TRIP !
17. THE LIST IS ENDLESS AND I JUST WANT TO TYPE OTHER 100 THINGS I WANT TO DO AND BECOME......................................................

You guys probably realized that I haven't listed " Getting married with the loved one and have beautiful and smart kids ". Yea, I WANT TO GET MARRIED SO BAD! But, looking up on myself, I just don't know when. To be honest, I'm just scared that I have to start another chapter of my life with other "human being". I'm scared that my marriage will be screwed up, and I'm also terrified that I will be so selfish to achieve many things that pleased me which will put my family aside. Especially when I have newborns and my career is rising up like crazy, can I manage both simultaneously? beacuse I don't want to have a nanny to take care my kids. I want to make my kids strong and independent, even when their mother is not around. Besides that, I'm just scared of being myself this ambitious, it's just hard to find a perfect husband that will accept the way I am, I think, I behave. There are still many husband who don't allow their wife to work. Imagine that I asked my husband that I wanted to enroll residency ? Even me myself, I'm just not sure. Actually, there are bunch of list actually that scares the shit out me of starting a family.  BUT, I DO WANT TO BE SOMEONE ELSE'S WIFE though :D

Anyways, thank you for reading it. I'm aware that this blog is "dusty" due to the lack of commitments to publish routine posts. 

2015 in a Nutshell

Resolusi yang bener bener dibuat untuk 2015, seriusan ini bukan akumulasi dari resolusi tahun tahun lalu. Semoga apa yang aku tulis disini selalu jadi motivasi dan pacuan buat jadi lebih baik. Walaupun mungkin terkesan ambisius, tapi gapapa lah, terkadang kita perlu dorongan yang kuat gak cuman lisan aja, tapi dari tulisan supaya kita bisa tetap teringat buat jadi lebih baik. Let's go !

1. Jadi Asisten Mahasiswa untuk Skills Laboratory. I love anything practical, especially when it comes to deal with patients. I got an A for my OSCE so I have been really thrilled to prepare the selection. Finger crossed !
2.  Ngga munafik samsek, aku juga pengen banget IPK ku naik, which semester 4 ini IPnya diusahain banget 4. It has been ups and downs for my GPA and I just figured out the best learning style that suits me. JUST FIGURED OUT. Like c'mon Mitha, you're already a second year med student. Well, later is better than never 'aite ?
3. Khusus untuk Januari 2015, #HolidayBakingProject bisa menghasilkan keuntungan sampai 300ribu ! Jadi berawal dari hobi aku yang suka masak, terutama bikin cupcakes, iseng aja waktu itu jualan, eh gak taunya laku banget ! Ditambah kemarin pas World AIDS Day, aku bantuin danus dengan jualan Red Velvet Cupcake with Nutella Filling langsung ludes des des des dan alhamdulillah untungnya 190rb :D 
4. Berat Badan : 60kg. I have never been skinny after 20 years being alive. NEVER. Well, these past 2 years was really challenging. I did lose 7 kilos, but it was like "yo-yo" kind of weighing. So, I'm still looking for other losing weight alternatives, besides using certain product. This semester's holiday, I'm trying to drink 2 litres of water everyday, eat plenty of fruits and sauteed veggies ( the veggies part are kind of hard since I'm really picky of choosing them to eat ), and exercise ! My goal is not only losing the amount of fat in my body, but also keeping my body in shape. So yeah, holiday is the perfect way to apply those stuff, however, the challenge raises up when your mom suddenly cooks something really exquisite above 6 PM. For some girls, 60kg is still A LOT, but not for me. I want to take it slow and try to maintain the weight. Later on, i'm going to lose it up again. 
5. Ikut Summer School di Eropa. WHO DOESN'T TEMPTED TO GO LIKE SERIOUSLY ? Netherlands was my first choice, but as I search other schools which provide summer course as well, like Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and many unexplored countries, I want to go to places I have never been before. Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden provide an excellent summer course since its reputation as the leading medical research in europe. Lund University in Sweden is excellent as well, and so does University of Groningen in The Netherlands. It's a lot of choices ! My objective of choosing the school is based on their theme. Nowadays, they offer tropical medicine as the main theme. Of course, most of south east asian students are pretty much up to par in terms of their comprehension in that field of study and will contribute a lot during summer course. Banyak banget yak mikirnya, hahaha, iya tapi kan emang harus dipilih dengan bijak juga, mana sekolah yang gak terlalu mahal juga nge-charge harga coursesnya. STILL, I HAVE TO JOIN THE SUMMER SCHOOL THIS YEAR !
6. Daftar jadi NCORA (?). Kenapa ada tanda tanya-nya, soalnya aku masih bimbang. Setelah gagal nyalonin jadi VLE di CIMSA UGM, bukan berarti aku gak aktif lagi di CIMSA UGM dong. Aku jadi lebih introspeksi diri dan tentunya bisa lebih aktif di SCORA. Alhamdulillah aku pernah jadi Project Officer juga :) bcos organization experience wasn't my thing until High School. I didn't even join student council at that time bcs I was too lazy. Di kuliah, aku gak akan pernah nyangka kalau aku bakalan seaktif ( dan SIBUK BANGET YA ALLAH ) gini. Jadi sie. acara itu udah jadi kebiasaan aku dan aku seneng jadi "otak" dari suatu acara. Tahun ini, CIMSA UGM nge-host national meetingnya SCORA yang namanya NATIONAL PEER EDUCATOR WORKSHOP, dan aku dipilih buat jadi Koor. Acara. Proud and burdening at the same time. Tapi aku gak mau ngambil pusing juga, that's why aku milih anak anak yang kompeten dan asik juga tentunya. Well, wish me luck !
7. Semester 5 udah nulis skripsi. Really ambitious and bold. 
8. Ngunjungin tempat - tempat hits Jogja. Sekarang Jogja bukan cuman Prambanan ataupun Borobudur ( duh bahkan borobudur itu di Magelang, bukan di Jogja. ) Sekarang ada hutan pinus Imogiri yang jadi sasaran foto hits anak gopro  jaman sekarang. Terus, gumuk pasir di Parangtritis, lava tour, dll. Pokoknya harus disempetin :) 
9. Got another A for my second OSCE. Kalo yang pertama bisa, kenapa yang kedua ngga bisa ? :) 
10. Ikut exchange-nya SCOPE. Nope, I probably wont choose mainstream european countries. I want to go up north, probably to Sweden? Actually, I wanted to apply to The Netherlands, but since CIMSA Indonesia doesn't have the contract and Holland IFMSA only allows EU citizen to come, well.....what a shame :( Well, let's see the countries that have contracts with Indonesia, and i'm good to go ! 
11. SAVE MY MONEY FOR TRAVELING DURING SCOPE EXCHANGE. Sebetulnya belum tau sih aku bakalan diterima di SCOPE atau ngga, tapi semoga aja ya :) Amiiin. The perks of being an AFS alumni is the endless list of friends that we met during exchange. Kita selalu bilang kalo janji bakalan ngunjungin satu sama lain di negara masing masing. Some of my friends already traveled to Indonesia and it felt so great to see them after 3 years ! In return, I'm planning to visit my AFS friends and what exciting is they live in big cities, like Oslo ( Norway ), Zurich ( Switzerland ),  Hamburg ( Germany ), Turku ( Finland ), and many more. I just can't wait for the big trip. I also add Athens and Santorini in Greece. Now, imagine how much money I need to save ? tee hee.
12. Bikin cheesecake. I KNOW IT'S HARD AND KIND OF EXPENSIVE TO BUY THE INGREDIENTS. It will worth the financial pain tho  
13. Nonton pemutaran film film asing. Kemarin soalnya ketinggalan nonton film prancis di XXI jogja. Semoga tahun ini ada pemutaran film-film lainnya !
14. Explore Indonesia's great cities. Last August I went to Bali for the first time after 10 years, and I was astonished upon the airport and the entire island ! Modern and culturally preserved at the same time. I also went to Semarang last year, however, three days were not enough. I'm planning to re-visit Surabaya and Madura for their famous Bebek Sinjay and Sambal Bu Rudi this year ! Medan and Palembang are also my dream destination. Yes, it's the food that i'm aiming. 
15. The lucky 15, which is the highlight of the year : The Better Mitha. 

What a quite list !

Keseharianku ; Wisuda ; Skripsi

Aku bukan orang yang pinter nulis, tapi kadang seneng juga kalau bisa menuangkan semuanya ke dalan suatu tulisan. Miris ngeliat post terakhir sekitar 3 bulan yang lalu, padahal banyak banget yang mau aku ceritain di blog ini.

I'm pleased to announce that finally...........................IT'S RAINY SEASON Y ALL !

Cuacanya lebih adem, appetite untuk makan menurun karena males keluar kosan, hehe. Hasrat buat belajar entah kenapa malah meningkat, mungkin karena adem gitu kali ya jadinya otaknya ngga selemot biasanya ( Ngga ngerti ini ada hubungannya apa ngga, tapi kenyataannya begitu )

Anyways, aku udah menginjak tahun ke 2 dan bakalan sebentar lagi menuju semester 4 AAAHHH TIDAK ! Time flies so fast, doesn't it? Kakak kakak 2011 makin banyak yang pendadaran, makin banyak yang susah diminta buat ditentirin karena fokus sama skripsinya juga. Speaking of skripsi, gak nyangka juga sekarang aku bagian dari penelitian Kanker Thyroid sama 2 temen aku dan dr. Didik. Nah, nanti penelitian ini bakalan jadi skripsiku, seneng banget kan ? Udah agak lega ada dasar buat skripsiku nanti. Walaupun sebenernya aku super tertarik sama Ob-Gyn ( kedokteran kandungan ), tapi PA pun ngga masalah.

Salut banget sama diriku sendiri, soalnya semester ini sama sekali ngga balik ! Wo hooooo ! Habis ujian blok ngga kepikiran sama sekali buat balik ke Cilegon, walaupun sebenernya pengen banget balik, tapi ngga enak juga minta uang terus. Hmm, apa lagi ya? Sampai bingung sendiri apa yang mau diceritain......

Ada beberapa fokus yang lagi aku jalanin sekarang sih, selain penelitian, mau ngebagusin blok Abdominal Problems, persiapan seleksi Asdos dan World AIDS Day karena kebetulan aku jadi project officernya. Wish me luck ?

xoxo. 

Recap : Medschool 101

HI GUYS HOWS EVERYBODY DOOOOOOOOING ?

I hope I have continuous commitments to keep updating what's been happening in my life, in fact, I'm such a lazy potato who's been struggling to cherish and utilize the bliss of holiday, rather, complaining how boring my holiday is. We'll get that part later

I'd like to announce that I HAVE OFFICIALLY SURVIVED MY FIRST YEAR AT MEDICAL SCHOOL ! Wow. I did say that outloud, right after I have finished my Nerve System Make Up Test. I had three big exams before going back to Cilegon, you have no idea how tough to divide my time studying those, especially the biggest one : OSCE or the clinical examinations.

Upperclassmen have been talking this dreaded OSCE ( I forget what does it stand for ), which basically they'd provide 12 different stations that has different time allocations each and when the clock is ticking we have to move to the next station. What are we doing inside ? Well, we have the doctor who examined us, the simulated patient ( in indonesian we used to call it " probandus" ) and equipments. Basically, we'd know what we are gonna examine inside, cos there is this sign of what kind of examination that we'd perform, e.g. Neuro Station, so we'd probably have to perform biceps/triceps/patella/achilles or all of the reflexes that have been thought. After brief reading the scenario, we have to asses the patient's ID, medical history including allergy, medication, family history and so on, explain the performed examination, the risk and how we'll minimize the risk and ask for consent. Like real doctor, huh ? I'd say that Skills Lab is the practical session that I enjoyed the most. 

 

Doing an EKG procedure ! Nailed it :D

However, my one joyous-teary-fucking awesome year was not always about happy endings at the end of a block. As we know that Gadjah Mada's Medical Faculty applies block system so that everything are as order and really systemic. Each block we have numbers of lectures, suitable practical session from certain departments and skills lab. At the end of block, we'd have practical sessions exams and the GPA centered-exams : CBT or Computer Based Test. Normally, your CBT result would picturize your GPA cos it contributes 70/80% for your block GPA. How did I do it ? Fucked up. I couldn't find better word to describe it. I did nail 2 out of 6 blocks, but the rest of it ? Trashy. Luckily, I took some kind of remidiation CBT that could increase my block GPA until 3.5. Awesome right ? I did increase my fucked up-block's GPA until 3.5 but I swear to god no more remidiation for next year ( I hope it stays like what I say, Amen ).

Supplies for Anatomy Exams or so called : Tentamen 

What a bloody year. That's all I can say. I was struggling to divide my time between studying and socializing. I'm involved in CIMSA, a medical students' organization who focuses on youth awakening to improve nation's health. This organization really captured my eyes, it's just really exciting to be part of them. I went to three CIMSA's national meeting, in Malang, Solo and Semarang. After all, Malang offered me good times to cherish, since it was my first meeting. The social program was superb! We went to Bromo Mountain ( failed to see the sun rise though ) at 3 AM from Malang to the starting point. Then we took a jeep which drove us to the sun rise point, then we drove to the base of the mountain, and walked up to the crater. It was such an amazing view after all. There was this savanna, it was tranquiling, it blew away all the burdens in my shoulder. Then, we ate Bakso Malang and had this amazing view of mount bromo and mount batok. It couldnt get better.

I was really serious with CIMSA until I decided to apply to become one of the officials for the new period. I was Vice Local Coordinator for External's candidature, but lost to my friend which happened to be VLE candidate as well. She's great though, no wonder that she got more vote than mine. Devastated ? Yes. Cried ? Yes. Giving up? Nope. There are plenty ways to achieve in front of me!

So, my first year has been such ups and downs, I was grateful surrounded by people who love and hate me. It's making me stronger than ever. I got a lot of critisms that I have never gotten before, it was sad at first, but lately, I take it as a compliment. Thanks guys for the memory for my first year of medschool!

Passion

Hoi Alle Maal !

I know it has been ages since I posted the recent post. So here I am ready to tell lots of story.

It's almost reaching the edge of the first semester, and it still contains lots of peer pressure. Yes, medical life is unpredictable, fierce, beyond of human thoughts ( this one sounds exaggerating yet true ) and excruciating. 

The first day of college I have already made a promise that I solely would balance my academic and social life yet I don't want to be upper hand on one of them. How do I encounter that ? 

Yet I'm still figuring out the way how to study effectively. Yesterday we had a session that I thought it had to be delivered in the very first block but it didnt - Management Distress. It was all about managing our mind, setting up the bar for our goals and how to manage our expectations upon something. It was actually quite something and knocked right on my face.

Selama ini emang aku salah banget bikin target, selalu aja targetnya berupa kuantitatif. Pingin nilai A lah, minimal B lah, alhasil kalo misalkan nilainya gak memenuhi target langsung cemberut, kesel sendiri, pitying myself intinya. Tapi kembali lagi, sebenernya aku ngerti gak sih materi ini tentang apa ? Gimana sih aplikasinya ? Apa lah arti value-oriented ini untuk dimasa yang akan datang ?

Yang kedua, kemarin aku belajar tentang prioritas. Di blok A.2 dan blok ini presentasi untuk Computer Based Test ( CBT ) terbilang cukup tinggi, yaitu 70% dan materinya rata rata dari Lecture semua. Sedangkan presentase untuk praktikum hanya 30 % dan dibagi bagi untuk Anatomi, Fisiologi, Histologi dan Biokimia. Sedikit kan ? Tapi aku lebih seneng belajar buat praktikum karna menurutku aku lebih banyak mengerti dari praktikum. Sebelum praktikum kita ada pre testnya, jadi dari semalem kita belajar dulu, yah semacam distimulasi lah otaknya. Salahnya disini, aku lebih mandang sebelah mata lecture yang padahal itu materi materi buat CBT yang presentase untuk nilai IPnya tinggi. Alhasil ? I MESSED UP BIG TIME.

Wah, ribet banget yah kayanya hidupku ? Don't worry, masih semangat kok aku jadi dokter. Walaupun gak mau munafik juga kalo IP juga penting, tapi yang penting aku udah berusaha semaksimal mungkin, aku bisa mraktekin semua examinations yang udah pernah diajarin, mulai dari Basic Locomotor Examination, sampai yang baru aja diajarin, yaitu Basic Life Support, dimana kita belajar buat melakukan CPR ( Cardiopulmonary Rescucitation ) di orang orang yang tiba tiba gak ada pulsasi di nadinya. Pokoknya seru banget ! Minggu depan juga angkatan 2013 yang Inter udah mulai OSCE mini. Finger crossed for all of us !

Terus selain belajar aku ngapain aja ?

I joined the PR committee for Medical Action Weeks 2013. It was such a great experience reminding that I had no organizational experience since middle school. I got to conduct the event as the MC for Fun Bike Event, University Try Out - TORTORA and vocal group night. Getting really productive outside academic life definitely my goal throughout my pre-clinical phase. I think it's a credit for a medical student to do things outside of their comfort zone and transform them to be more outstanding. 

Besides those, I also join CIMSA ( Center for Indonesian Medical Students' Activities ) and got to be in SCORA division. We will work in many projects, and the biggest one would be this February 2014 and I get to choose as the Event Coordinator. Life is so frigging good when you are working things that you are passionate about. I love anything related to Reproductive Health, since it is essentials to human life ( and biological need as well - just kidding, but true ).

Maaf ya kalau gak ada foto, lagi males uploading foto foto.
Talk to you later ! xoxo

Sweet Redemption : FK UGM 2013

Semalem, untuk pertama kalinya, aku bisa tidur dengan nyenyak, tanpa mikirin apa pun. Tanpa mikirin tentang How will I nail the questions given ? Why I got rejected in big time ? Doesn't medicine suit me well ? How am I gonna end up ?

Kalau bukan keinginan yang kuat buat jadi dokter, aku gak bakalan "jungkir balik" tes disana sini, rela pergi ke 3 kota yang berjauhan buat ikut Ujian Mandiri demi Fakultas Kedokteran. But at the end, all the hardwork really paid off, it's true according to the popular belief " Save the best for the last ", because....

Aku diterima di Pendidikan Dokter Internasional Universitas Gadjah Mada !

Aku tipe anak yang "keukeuh" banget lah menyangkut masalah cita cita dan visi hidup. Dari kecil kalau ditanyain sama orang tua, " Mitha mau jadi apaaaa ? ", dengan polosnya aku ngejawab, " Mau jadi dokter sama Bussinesswoman ! ". Ternyata, sampai sekarang pun cita-citaku belum berubah. Alhamdulillah berkat kekonsistenanku, bisa diterima di PD Internasional UGM.

Awalnya sih pas SMP, bener bener UI minded, pokoknya pengen banget masuk FK UI. Sampai sampai waktu SMA kelas 1 masih pengen banget masuk FK UI. Yah maklum lah, namanya juga masih Fresh High Schoolers, masih berangan angan gitu. Naik kelas 3, aku lolos seleksi AFS ke Amerika Serikat, jadinya harus postponed setahun dulu. Di Amerika pun aku gak tanggung-tanggung, langsung ngambil kelas Health Occupation dan ikut organisasinya yang namanya HOSA ( Health Occupation Students of America ). Alhamdulillah nilai untuk matpel HoC ini memuaskan, straight A. Selain itu, guruku, Mrs Shanks ngasih aku kesempatan buat ikut Medical State Conference Leadership di Decatur, Illinois, Selama event itu, banyak banget yang bisa aku pelajarin, antara lain, how to give CPR ( Cardio Pulmonary Rescucitation ), how to assist a medical procedure, and so on. 

Sepulang dari Indonesia, ternyata makin banyak juga yang pengen masuk FK. Was was juga, apalagi pas mau ngisi prodi untuk jalur Undangan. Sebelumnya, aku yang bener bener UI minded ternyata sempet merenung dan menggali informasi ( ceileh ), sulit juga buat masuk UI, apalagi jalur undangan, aku juga engga ranking 1 paralel, nilaiku ada yang 74, akhirnya setelah perundingan dengan keluarga dan teman teman angkatan 2012, aku mutusin buat ganti universitas menjadi UGM. Jadilah, dengan mantapnya aku ngisi FK UGM buat jalur undangan ini. Hasilnya ? Dimintain maaf sama UGM alias TIDAK LOLOS.

Adekku lain lagi, dia yang ranking 2 paralel di IPS pun dengan mulusnya diterima di School of Bussiness and Managementnya ITB. Alhamdulillah, beban buat ortuku berkurang 1 dengan adikku yang diterima di Undangan. Chill, masih ada jalur jalur lainnya kan ?

Hari SBMPTN pun tiba, rasanya deg degan ngga karuan sebetulnya, tapi mencoba tetep stay cool sih. Malamnya aku sholat tahajud sama mamahku, terus sebelum tes aku menyempatkan diriku buat sholat duha juga. Masuk ke kelas, atmosfernya beda, semuanya tegang termasuk aku. Soal dibagikan, aku tetep chill. Jreeeng Jreeeng Jreeeng, soalnya susah. I repeat, soalnya susah. Ruwet, gak to the point, pokoknya ZONK banget lah. Pokoknya hasil yang terbaik udah aku serahin ke Yang Maha Kuasa aja, hahahaha.

Setelah selesai SBMPTN, aku langsung ke Surabaya buat ikutan FK UNAIR Internasional, waktu lagi verifikasi dokumen, ternyata harus ngasih uang sumbangan minimal 150 JUTA. Wow. Shocked. Devastated lebih tepatnya. Akhirnya aku ngisi minimal aja. Ternyata waktu tes, soalnya mudah, masih dasar banget. Aku udah mulai was was, kalau gampang, pasti semua orang bisa, dan kalo semua orang bisa pasti yang paling terakhir jadi penentuan kan uang sumbangannya. Tapi aku gak mau terlalu naif buat mikirin ampe sejauh itu, karena tgl 27 Juni 2013, aku officially DITOLAK. Oh well.

Ceritanya masih semangat nih, karena FK Universitas-universitas lain kan juga sama bagusnya, pokoknya tergantung individunya lha. Tanggal 30 Juni 2013, aku ikutan SIMAK UI. Entah antara nekat atau emang stick to the plan, dengan gagah berani aku cuman ngisi FK doang. Lalu, tanggal 6 dan 7 Juli, aku ikutan UM UNDIP dan UTUL UGM berturut turut ke Jakarta. Bangun tidur harus jam 3an lah, soalnya udah harus ngumpul di sekolah jam 4, dan berangkat sama sama naik bus jam 4.30. Soal soalnya menurutku susahnya standar, ada yang gampang dan ada yang susah. Pokoknya aku ngerjainnya bener bener maksimal banget. Udah nothing to lose aja deh. Pokoknya apa yang udah diajarin pas lagi Intensif di NF aku aplikasikan. Yang namanya gambling mah beneran gambling abis, yaudahlah, yang penting ikhtiar kan guys ?

Tanggal 8 Juli 2013 adalah ketiga kalinya aku DITOLAK lagi. Yup, ditolak SBMPTN. Dari ketiga pilihan SBMPTN gak ada yang nyangkut sama sekali. Ya iyalah, pilihannya FK UGM-FK UNPAD-FK UNDIP. None of em are easily getting in. Mulai agak sedih, tapi mau gimana lagi ? Toh kalo kita bersedih sedih gak akan merubah keadaan kan? Sampai di rumah, aku langsung buka TL Twitter, ngeliat temen temen yang dulu belajar bareng di rumahku pada diterima rasanya seneng juga buat mereka. Aku tetep mikir positif, Allah itu tau batasan umat-Nya, pasti aku bisa ngelewatin ini semua.

Setelah itu, aku ikutin semua Ujian Mandiri, termasuk IUP FK UGM, aku ikutin juga. Setelah aku tes di Jogja, langsung bertolak ke Malang buat tes UB, habis itu tes UMBPTN dengan pilihan FK Unsoed dan SPMB UNSOED. Agak greget sama UTUL UGM dan IUP, soalnya both of them pengumumannya tgl 31 Juli, paling akhir diantara pengumuman Ujian Mandiri lainnya. Hari demi hari, ternyata SPMK UB, UMBPTN, UM UNDIP, semuanya DITOLAK. Rasanya sedih, harapan tinggal UTUL sama IUP, aku udah gak terlalu berharap UNSOED juga, kuota tinggal 10, dan hampir semua orang milihnya FK.

Orang Tua-ku resah, kenapa aku keukeuh sama FK. Kenapa dari dulu gak ada pillihan kedua, teknik kek, ilmu gizi kek. Intinya orang tuaku takut aku gak kuliah tahun ini. Aku juga udah gak mampu buat ngomong lagi, sempet nyesel di dalam hati, kenapa pas lagi SIMAK gak milih teknik industri. Tapi nasi udah jadi bubur, dan saya lah tukang buburnya, udah tinggal UTUL dan IUP FK UGM last chance-nya. Untungnya, bapakku nawarin aku tes di PPM School of Management di Jakarta. Sekolahnya bagus, dan jujur aku emang suka banget di bidang Marketing Management. Untungnya semua jurusan bisa ikutan tes, akhirnya tanggal 29 Juli 2013, aku ikutan tes di PPM.

Tanggal 30 Juli pagi aku mulai was was, soalnya besoknya pengumuman UTUL UGM, IUP dan PPM. Rasanya campur aduk ketika di twitternya UGM, adminnya ngetweet kalau pengumuman UTUL dimajukan jadi tanggal 30. Perut langsung melilit dan pikiran langsung panik. Langsung ngubek ngubek tas, laci, binder, buat nyari kartu peserta UTUL. Buka twitter, tiba tiba udah dimention kak jara buat buka webnya UM UGM karena pengumumannya udah keluar. Feeling ditolak pun udah kerasa, entah kenapa, feelingnya persis sama kayak UM UM yang kemarin. Beda sama IUP, gak ada feeling, ngerjainnya juga enjoy and nothing left. Selang beberapa jam kemudian, kartu UTULku ketemu, aku input nomer ujianku, well, udah ditebak, DITOLAK lagi,

Besoknya, tanggal 31 Juli, mukaku udah kusut banget. Mamahku bolak balik nanyain kapan pengumuman UTUL, yaudah aku pasrah, aku kasih tau aja kalo aku gak diterima. Intinya ada pasrah moment in brief period of time, udah pasrah sepasrah pasrahnya. Udah siap menerima yang pahit pahitnya.

Sekitar jam 10.00 aku ditelfon, eh gak taunya dari PPM dan Alhamdulillah aku diterima ! dan dapat potongan 15 juta karena nilaiku termasuk 10 besar terbaik. Air mata langsung bercucuran, akhirnya aku dapet sekolahan ya Allah !

Siangnya, aku penasaran kok hasil IUP FK UGM belum dibuka, aku langsung nelfon Humasnya ( emang dasar gak sabaran ), katanya coba dicek sekarang soalnya baru aja disubmit hasil hasilnya. DAN BENER AJA ! Hasilnya udah ada. Sambil mengucap bismillah, aku masukkin nomer tes dan tanggal lahir itu, dan AKU AKHIRNYA DI TERIMA ! Rasa syukur yang gak terkira keluar dari mulutku, aku nangis gak karuan, gak henti hentinya aku mengucap Hamdalah. Mamahku yang lagi diluar langsung buru buru pulang, nangis bahagia sambil meluk aku. Papahku juga langsung balik dari kantor, pulang pulang sama sama nangis bahagia. I have never felt this happier, this relieved, pokoknya aku puas, aku lega banget. Aku beneran berterima kasih sama orang orang yang udah ngesupport aku both academically and morally. Buat teman temanku yang selalu manggil aku "bu dokter" even though at that time I haven't got accepted yet,  itu bener bener jadi cambukkan buat aku. Semua guru guru di SMA 1 Serang, NF Kenanga dan Cijawa, Pak Nandang, bener bener terima kasih banget buat ajarannya selama ini. The last but not the least, Orang tuaku, for always being there to count for, always wipe out my tears, yang selalu bikin aku termotivasi, this is for you, Mama dan Papa......

Indira Laksmitha Yasmine, Mahasiswi Kedokteran Internasional UGM 2013.

A glimpse from Walt Disney World, Florida.

Inspired by my Indo-Norwegian Friend ( Well I called her like that, cs she's an exchange student to Norway this year ), my passion to post tons of thoughts and experiences to this blog again after very months.

Started the end of May, IT WAS THE BEST END OF MAY EVER ! Alhamdulillah, I got the chance to go to Walt Disney World at Florida with Marengo Community High School Music Dept ( although I wasnt on that dept, but my sibs were ! ). It was such a hectic ride, 26 friggin hours ! yes, with tri-state-bus. It was a pretty comfy bus though, comfy seats, wifi, toilet and even outlets !

The luxurious bus

Hello Orlando !

I'm not gonna tell in details what were we doing per day, but overall, we spent our time at Disney Parks and Cocoa Beach ( but, Indonesian Beaches are still prettier tho ). When we went to Cocoa Beach, everybody were really excited and some of them admitted that they have never been to the ocean ! Unlike me :p

It was like 100 degrees all the time ! And somehow I wasn't really happy the heat, but who cares, I just wanted to enjoy to the fullest my prodigious time in Florida !

The Ball @ Epcot Walt Disney World ! They have the coolest countries exhibitions ever ! UK, USA, Canada, Japan, China, Norway, Italy, France, Marocco, Germany and Mexico !

What I really love from WTW's employees, they are hired from ALL OVER THE WORLD ! So, they speak english with a lil bit of their accent. Too bad, I haven't seen any Indonesians worked at WTW.

Sommerfest @ Germany ! Of course I didn't buy beer to celebrate it :p

Gotta open my eyes of the beauty of Norway ! Go Go Vikingsssss !

Vegetable Torte, super delissshhhhh yet healthy !

Ah, talkin about food while we were at Disney World, It was 0% of junk food outlets ! Not gonna mention them, but I really support the effort of the company to eliminate any junk food outlets and provide healthier restaurants. Everything comes with salad ( however, I gained like 4 pounds, who cares, I believe that was a muscle gaining :p ). Each day, we got a voucher to pay our food, so we can get an appetizer, entree, desert and non-alcoholic beverage ! So, we were making a strategy to spend our voucher to the most expensive restaurant ! Hahahahaha

Feels like in Italy, right ?

Finally got a picture with the characters @ Mexico !

Tryna call random people @ UK

At the end of the day, we watched THE MOST LEGIT LIGHTS AND FIREWORKS SHOW, THE ILLUMINATIONS ! I got in the front row, it was just............uh-ma-zing. Here's the picturesssss

The next day we went to Magic Kingdom, I was really excited !!!!! It was the place where the castle located and the park are filled with thrilled rides ! CAN-NOT-WAIT ! 

Well, I was not that loving-thrilled-ride person, but, this is the only chance to overcome my fear towards speed, heights, dark, and so on. So, me, nora and lydia were challenged with the rides !

Space Mountain, fokin nuts.

whatta cheaters, capture the pictures instead of buying it :p

Nora and Lydia, the best companion ever

courtesy of Lydia's Disney World's Album : me and the purple dumbo !

It's a pretty rainy day down at Florida.

I WAS SOOO HYPED WITH THE CASTLE ! It's just as gorgeous as it seen on tv.

Winnie's homie :3

My favorite picture for a lifetime. Sunset at Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World.

So, it was such an experience to go down to Florida and discovered the place that I have been dreaming since I was a kid. Further pictures can be seen on my facebook :)

By the way, I gained like lots of pounds after florida trip. No biggie, at least I was sooo happy after that though !

Ages.

Hola chica ! This mitha typing this post !
Yes yes, I know its been 2 months or even more the last time I posted something here.
Anyway, today is exactly 2 months after my arrival to Indonesia. Adjusting went pretty good. I was really relieved meeting my parents, extended family, friends and so on.

I was placed in XII IPA 3, which was kind of hard at first, but it starts getting better and better for adapting ! Now, they're just as lovable and realized that they are accepting me as one of part of them.

Being a senior in Indonesia is the toughest thing. Sometimes, I feel the class' competition, tension and hardwork to be the best and getting perfect grades.

So, catch ya later !

xoxo.

Indonesian Cultural Night 2012

Sorry for the late post ! Anyway, this is my first Indonesian Night during my Stay in Unites States !

Yak, dan akhirnya aku bisa pergi ke Indonesian Cultural Night di International House at University of Chicago. Acara ini di selenggarakan oleh kakak kakak Permias Chicago, Ohio, dan Wisconsin, gak lupa juga dengan KBRI dan KJRI Republik Indonesia. Selain karena free admission, kakak kakak panitia juga nyediain masakan Indonesia&banyak cultural dances either traditional and Modern. Banyak orang orang penting yang datang ke Acara ini, mulai dari Ambassadors, professors sampai chicagoan yang banyak di antara mereka yang lancar bahasa Indonesia. Super proud of Indonesians ! :)

Rasany bangga dan senang, pokoknya campur aduk, bukan lebay sih, tapi setiap kali aku mau ngerencanain dateng ke acara Indonesia di Wisma Indonesia, selalu aja ada halangan. Tapi kali ini, alhamdulillah aku bisa ke venue-nya. Agak sedih juga Mom&Dad gak bisa ikut, tapi aku bawain oleh oleh dari Cultural Night buat mereka juga.

Ini tampak depan dari University of Chicago, International House

Gak nyangka ternyata banyak anak anak Indonesia yang kuliah di University of Chicago. Menurut statistik, UC ini top 10 Universities di Amerika dan banyak nyediain Full Bright Scholarship buat Foreign Students.

Ini tampak depan dari Meja Resepsionis. Lots of Indonesian Pictures.

This is the main hall, sistemnya disini siapa cepat dia dapat, untung aja aku datengnya lumayan sorean jadi masih bisa dapet tempat duduk.

Dan guess what, di Rundown Event ada bapak Dino Patti Djalal&Istrinya ! Alhamdulillah banget dapet kesempatan buat ketemu dan ngobrol sama Beliau.

 

Dan ini dia yang ditunggu tunggu, finally, BRACE YOURSELVES WITH INDONESIAN FOOD !!!!!!!!!!! ( dengan porsi seuprit )

Besides makan makan, ada juga loh tarian tarian yang dibawakan oleh PERMIAS Chicago, dan juga Foreign ( include Americans ), yang ngebawain tariannya. Bener bener ngerasa di Indonesia banget !

At the end, keseluruhan acaranya bener bener keren ! Thanks to PERMIAS Chicago for inviting me and my hostfamily to the MOST AMAZING Indonesian Cultural Night !

Memory Book 2011/2012

Buenoooooooooooooooooooooooos Diaz readers !

Yep, it's been a while since I've posted the latest one, anyhow, I'm working on my scrapbook till the day I will leave United States or eventually the day I will arrive Jakarta. It was really nice for my hostfamily giving me Scrapbooking Kit ! 

Mom said, " Let all the memories be cherished in your scrapbook ! You are VERY lucky and look how much you're improve now, you're now more mature, you handle a lot of problems, but on the other hand you're not afraid to admit some of the mistakes that you ( partially ) made. I-eventually, all of us, are more than proud to host you, and I believe, someday, you will be a great doctor in the future. "

Yep, that a note from my mom underneath some pages on my scrapbook, she knows my favorite color - purple ! Actually, I have started to collect miscellaneous stuff for each chapters, and now, I almost made all of the descriptions. Talking about chapters, probably, some of you knew that before staying with The Brosch, I stayed with a family who supposed to be my permanent hostfamily, but it didn't work out well. But, with a lot of considerations, I will make a chapter about them. Why ? Because I did have great times with them, it's just not wise if I only put happy moments in my memory book ( I call it Memory Book, instead of Scrapbook ).  Because, Memory Book is all about the memories during my stay in United States, no matter it was sad or happy, because it was a memory that would never fade away.

Here is the list of the chapters of my Memory Book :

• It's all about me : My dream and Motivation
• See you Indonesia, Hello United States !
• The First Day in United States
• The Larson
• The Grismer
• The Brosch
• Christmas, discovering my ups and downs
• Too Cool For School : SENIO12S !
• Get the W, Marengo !
• Field Trips
• Basketball Season
• Soccer Season
• Last Day at School
• Prom 2012 : Enchantment Under The Sea
• Graduation 2012 : Well done, Grads !
• Mitha and Becky's Graduation Party 
• Diversity in AFS Northern Illinois
• Where are the Subtitles ? Wait a Minute, I don't need them !
• Musicals and Plays.
• A Glimpse of Windy City, Chicago.
• Springfield with AFS Northern IL : Only If You're a History and Government Buff :p
• Let the Memories Begin : Walt Disney World, Florida.
• Visiting the Capitol, Washington, DC !
•  Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
• Zoos
• The Last Day in United States
• End of Stay Orientation
• Overwhelmed Feeling in June 26 2012
• Celebrating My 18th Birthday at Istanbul, Turkey !
• Back in Indonesia, where all dreams were started.

It's Not Yet Accomplished, Mith !

I took Foods Class, and I fell in love with the class right on the first day ! Ini list masakan masakan yang udah aku buat selama disini :

1. Egg Benedict
2. Chocolate Chip Cookie
3. Strawberry Dip with Waffle
4. French Toast
5. Applesauce Pancake
6. Spinach Artichoke Dip with French Bread
7. Italian Meatballs
8. Vanilla Gelato
9. Hawaiian Pineapple Upside Down Cake
10. Red Velvet Cake
11. Banana Bread
12. Zucchini Bread
13. Monkey Bread
14. Coffee Cake
15. Red Velvet Cupcake
16. Pumpkin Spice Cupcake
17. Spice Cake
18. Fettuccini Alfredo
19. Classic Breakfast : Cheesy Omelet, turkey bacon and sunny side up
20. Chorizo Con Huevos ( Although I couldn't eat this cs it contains pork, but still, people said that mine is extremely yummy ! )
21. Pizza Napolitana
22. Chicken Piccata
23. Oatmeal Raisin cookie
24. Chicken Stir Fry
25. Minestrone Soup
26. Classic Baked Mostaciolli
27. Baked Mostachiolli with Alfredo Sauce
28. Soft-Home Made Pretzel
29. Scrambled Egg with Basil, Oregano, Halves Tomato, Halves Mushroom, Swiss Cheese and Chopped Onion ( I made this my own using all of the ingredients left, but it turned out so yumyum ! You should try this, and yet, this dish just contain 200 calories using 1 inch x 1 inch swiss cheese :D )
30. Tampa Bay Brunch Souffle ( Couldnt eat it, because it has sausage in it, but still, I got A for making such a delicious food. )
31. Chicago Style Hotdog. ( It was like THE BEST Hotdog I've ever ate in my life ! Belum ke Chicago kalo belum nyobain hotdog-nya ! It was such a flavorous hotdog, you got pickles, peppers, onions and any other spicy stuff that made me snizzling ! And the beef frank was amazing too )
32. Corn Flakes Coated Chicken Fingers. ( It tastes pretty good and much healthier than the regular chicken fingers )
33. Fresh Spaghetti and Fetuccini from Scratch

And probably that was all ! I know that I made something more, but I just couldn't remembered it. Ok, This is the list of food that I really want to make, and hopefully would be accomplished before I leave United States ! 

1. Chocolate Lava Cake with Whipped Cream
2. Tiramisu
3. Stramberry Parfait
4. Chicago Style : Deep Dish Pizza ( I know this sounds impossible, due to ingredients and skill reason, but still, it's gonna be worthed to try ! )
5. Dirt ( Based on the cooking book, it's made from margarine, cream cheese, cold milk, oreo cookies, french vanilla instant pudding, cool whip and oreo cookies ! Sounds yummy :9 )
6. Classic Crepes ( For god sake, I always made Crepes and ended up like " dadar gulung " -____- )
7. Miss Dunker's Peanut Butter Cupcake
8. Lasagna
9. Cheesy Chicken Rice Casserole with Broccoli.
10. Battered Fish and Chips

Yea, I know, this post makes me hungry ! I've been yearning to make all of these foods and sell it to people ! It's going to be a huge blast of Profit ! ( haha, you wish, Mith ! ) Although, I'm not majoring in cooking, but cooking is my hobby, i think my mom inherits this to me, that's why both of us love to cook :)

Abundant Emotions in May

Heran, so in these days, I have been trying to publish most of the postings that I keep putting off. Yet, I always end up of being gloomy and distracted. I have been feeling so sad yet emotional. This feeling bugs me everynight, and everysecond when I try to look up on my pictures during my stay in Marengo. School, Friends, Crush, Parties, Exam, Sports, Food, Changing Hostfamilies, Misunderstoods, Bad Tempers, and so on, those are bittersweet memories. I know, another people got so much what they wished for, traveling, get gadget for free from hostfamily and achievement for certain competitions or from school. Pernah terbesit untuk iri, kesel, kenapa gak dapet kesempatan yang sama. But the bottom line is, Why you have to be jealous ? It's really fortunate for a such a small-town-living girl to compete for getting this opportunity. Masih beruntung diberangkatin, masih beruntung dapat surat dari Bina Antar-budaya kalau aku dihost di Amerika Serikat, masih beruntung granted for my J-1 VISA. 


Here, I discovered a lot of things that I never tried before ; I can paint with watercolor, I can play soccer, I can be straightforward, I can make a slapstick joke, I can make Egg Benedict and.................I can do Calculus - although not being the best in the class, but I really don't care whatsoever.

Banyak pertanyaan yang terbesit juga, dulu, hari pertama aku sekolah, aku selalu down, setiap jalan di senior hallway, semua orang pasti nganggep aku strangers, well memang, aku ini strangers. Sempet depressed, gimana caranya bisa used to people in this school. Gimana caranya untuk ngobrol dan bisa ketawa. Sampai mikir, bisa gak ya ketawa ngakak sama kayak yang aku sering lakuin di Indonesia.


May 15 2012. Bisa dibilang hari terakhir aku sekolah, although I have to take finals, but, spent the last day with seniors, seeing them in hallway, calling their name, joking with Ally, Al, Nora, Hannah and Becky, getting free food from Cassi, hiding Adam's lunchbag, cutting the line to Specialty lunch :P, and so on. But the good thing, I got a lot of pictures in my last day with them, the teachers asked me whether we could get a group picture. In Calculus, which is my favorite class with my favorite teacher, we were spending the class with just socialized to each other, I got the chance to have a chit chat with people who rarely talk to me, and how they said they would miss me a lot. And I SWEAR, I SAW MANSFIELD EYES WERE BOWLING AFTER WE GOT A GROUP PICTURE. Well, He's my favorite after all, despite the fact that he's married, has 1 daughter and 9 month pregnant wife. I will miss him a lot, and the calculus class also advance biology the most.

This morning, I have to return my beloved Calculator, I'm gonna miss her so much. Redundantly, I slept with my calculator last night, since the fact that I could not afford to buy ( it's around $83 ) and I wouldn't ask my parents to send me money to buy it.

My stay in Marengo is amazing, it has its ups and downs, and I never know what would happen tomorrow. My stay is a gift and I never know what it is unless I discovered it, it's like a box of chocolate ! :)