During
my stay in Indonesia, I had special time with Indonesian people. People in
Indonesia are all kind, friendly, and they don’t forget to smile. They accepted
me everywhere I went.
PKBM
IBNU HAJAR is the kindergarten which I worked as a volunteer for the children.
I was glad to the fact that all children get attached to me soon after I said
hello. Once I left from the children, they chased after me and held my hand. Even
if we couldn’t communicate smoothly due to the different languages, we had
happy time through many activities. For example, dancing, playing tag, and
walking around the kindergarten. Especially, children like singing a song, so I
taught them many Japanese songs for kids like “Shabondama”, “Morinokumasan”
and “Okinakurino kinoshitade”. Sometimes teachers tried to translate
Japanese songs into Indonesian. We enjoyed singing a song Japanese version and
Indonesian version alternately.
PKBM Ibnu Hajar: 13thFeb - 5thMar 2020
Ayane Suzuki
Moreover,
I had a chance to teaching at high school because my host father is high school
teacher. All students in high school welcoming me, and they asked many
questions. They really interested in Japan, so the question time continued
until the class was finished. We talked many things not only Japanese things
but also Indonesian things. Some students taught me simple Indonesian words and
phrases. It was good memory for me to try introducing myself in Indonesian in
that class.
Above
all, my stay in Indonesia has become wonderful by my host family. They were
always put me first and try to made my stay more enjoyable and comfortable. In
free time, they took me to many places like wedding party, traditional market,
and Borobudur temple. They said to me “You’re always welcome to my house,
please come and visit us again”. I was glad to hear that and I’m so grateful to
have met them. I will keep in touch with them and I hope someday I will visit
here again.
Through
these memorable experiences, I could learn a lot of things. I want to say thank
you from the bottom of my heart to the people who helped me in my stay
including my host family, kindergarten children, teachers at kindergarten and Dejavato
staffs.