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DAY 28: Departure Eve

Last day. Wow. How time really flies that fast when you're having fun. I remember how anxious I am at first. I'm not really a role model...

DAY 27: Farewell

This is going to be my final day in Al-Amjad. I’ve been holding back my tears for so long and I SHOULD hold it back for one more day. As...

DAY 26: High School Musical

I have no classes today so I decided to just finish checking my students’ worksheets. Some students are just walking around too because...

DAY 25: Pre-farewell

This is my last day at Grade 7-5. I’m sad but I have to get on to my discussion and finish what I’m intended to do. So, I started with...

DAY 24: Butterflies

Today’s my big day! I’m really nervous although there’s nothing much to be pressured about. The slight advantage I have is that the...

DAY 23: Indo(yum)mie

Today, I’m scheduled to teach Grade 7-5 so I have to move on to my next topic which is Fractions. I decided to teach them an Origami...

DAY 22: Road trip

I woke up without Triin beside me. Ugh, what time is it? It’s 8AM and the girls might head to the beach right away to enjoy the little...

DAY 21: City tour

FINALLY! The day we have been waiting for has finally come! Our very generous receiving university planned a weekend tour for us,...

DAY 20: Models, models, models!

Today, we were asked to go to UMSU in the morning to do some photo shoot for their university. Mr. Adam came with us there so that...

DAY 18: Eid al-Adha

NO CLASSES! It’s a three-day holiday in celebration of Eid al-Adha. Most of them spend their time with their family since it’s really an...

DAY 17: Early bird

Today, I’m scheduled to teach Grade 7-6 so I have to move on to my next topic which is Dividing Integers. I was running late so I didn’t...

DAY 16: Back to work

It’s Monday and of course it is another way for me to teach. I am scheduled in a different section today so I could use the same...

DAY 14: Ukay-ukay (thrift shop)!

We have been planning to shop at thrift shops SINCE DAY ONE and FINALLY here we are at one! And of course, we have someone to accompany...

DAY 13: Independence Day!

Since it’s Independence Day, the students have no classes or activities that require our attendance. The university handling us, UMSU,...

DAY 12: Al-Amjad Got Talent!

The day has come for Al-Amjad students to show their talents! We have over 40 participants who would have the chance to go to the next...

DAY 9-11: Jack en Poy

This week is going to be full of activities in celebration of the Independence Day. There are no classes and we don’t have to teach, so...

DAY 8: Weekend 2.0

We were supposed to go to church at the morning, but since some of us doesn’t feel good and woke up late, we decided to skip the mass for...

DAY 7: Weekend!

FINALLY! Our first weekend: a chance to finally go out from our cages and explore the life in Medan, figuring out the culture of...

DAY 6: MY BIG DAY!

Our day started with an exercise. Fridays are scheduled for aerobics; the students are gathered at the field and proceed to their dance...

DAY 4: SURPRISE!

We’re not given a single task or activity to do today but we still have to go to school. So we made use of the time to finish our lesson...

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