To be honest, I was very anxious before I left my country. I wondered what would be waiting for me here, in Indonesia. So, after leaving Madagascar two years later, without my family and my friends, I felt like lost. Everything seemed unfamiliar to me, such as language and food. Lost, that’s the exact word I had in mind. But when I started to learn Indonesian language in UNS, I met some people that maybe had the same feeling as I was. They are the foreigner students. From now on, I knew that things were going to be different. We met almost every day in the campus for learning Indonesian language. Our lecturers, who have a great experience in teaching, help us to make a lot of improvement in a few moments. I started to think that the education system in UNS is very good. It took not even a year to learn Indonesian language. Here in after, we are ready to study in our own department.

My department is Environmental Science. Here, the students had a lot of assignment to do. It is completely different comparing to the education system in my country. To me, it is good because the study won’t let us sleep along day. If we really want to acquire knowledge, Indonesia is the right place to go, especially in UNS. Everything we need, particularly for our study, is available in UNS. We have a place called International Office. If you have difficulties in term of administration, just come to the International Office and you will know what you should do. Besides, International Office with the foreign students can also organize an event like Cultural Night show. From the show, we will see some performances in terms of culture of all countries in UNS. In brief, my experience in UNS was beyond all my expectations. Thanks for everything. I truly hope that the others can feel and see the same way as I am.