ALOOOHA!!
Did you
guys miss me already? It’s been more than six weeks ago, the last time I posted
something into this lovely though such an amateur blog, haha. And I am so
hilarious today that every Muslim in all over the world has to face the holy time,
Ramadhan in thirty days onward. Happy fasting everyone, May God grants all of
our prayer.
Well, in
this belated opportunity I am going to come up with introduction, what is SUSI
program?
SUSI stands
for Study of The US Institutes, a part of abundant programs held by Government
of United States (Department of State) through the US embassy that has
bilateral cooperation with certain countries. SUSI has some branches of subject that differentiate its
focus. The one which I am recently involved is SUSI on Global Environmental Issues.
The first officially recognized YSEALI (Young Southeast Asian Leaders
Initiatives) program that brought vibrant young people from various countries in
South East Asia to develop their leadership skills as well as preparing them to
address the 21st century challenges on environmental aspect.
This year’s
program invited nineteen young people from five countries in ASEAN to participate
such as Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore and The Philippines. Do you want to know how do they look like, their
accomplishments and to-implement projects as well? Check it out here à YSEALI
2014 Participants.
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| SUSI 'YSEALI' on Global Environmental Issues 2014 Participants |
For your information, we wore our traditional or national
costume to characterize our local identity, and for mine I was wearing
traditional attire, particularly ‘Silat’ costume from Sumatera Barat hehe :D
What makes
me grateful, been chosen on this ‘cool’ program is actually indescribable. Besides
met new awe-inspiring friends, you probably find some new different things
about The US and their daily life. I got more learning style on how you build
the team, come up with solution to overcome your own surrounding problems and
the most important one, you are about to know yourself deeper after complete
the entire learning process.
You will
have an experience to explore United states for five weeks which comprises Hawaii
for three weeks in a different perspective, then move to Boulder, Colorado to
feel the sense living in the Top 10 greenest city in The U.S and finalized your
great day up there in the capital city, Washington D.C.
First three weeks
The first place
to visit would be Honolulu in Oahu Island, Hawaii. Learn specifically about
agriculture by visiting Hawaii Agricultural Research Center, creating idea to
preserve natural resources in Hawai’i and discussing the development of
renewable energy with Hawaiian family within three days home stay program. On our
free day, my colleagues and I proved the beauty of Hawaiian Island by visiting The
Great Diamond Head, Well known Waikiki Beach and many other great landmarks. Is that exciting enough? Yes, for sure. Let’s
check the complete story here (to be released soon).
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| I was standing in the front landmark of University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Next couple days
My journey
then continued to Boulder, in the state of river, Colorado. Learning the urban
planning session with famous architect, feel the true taste of being a
short-term citizen in a green city which implements go green principles such as
bike-ability, green buildings certification and waste recycling development. Would
you like to know more How was I doing there? Find out here (to be released
soon)
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| Hi, I was in Boulder, Colorado! |
Final days
The last
five days, we explored the magnificent Washington in District of Columbia. Developing,
preparing and finalizing our home project, then doing pitch for grant
competition in front of The U.S Department of State Officer, Mr. Kevin
Orchison. Institutional visit to Senate Office and definitely exploring the
splendid Washington Monument, The Capitol and any other great places. Grab more
experiences in D.C up here (to be released soon)
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| Final Graduation in DC, wohooo! |
Well, gelologic lovers, I believe that those past five
weeks were so remarkable enough in whole of my life. I hope you guys can pick good
value that I want to spread through this personal blog. See you in the few
coming time. Let me finish my exam first hahaha :’)
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