I’ve been wanting to write about this for sooooo long.
But since I procrastinate a lot, hence I just made this post.
So,
from 2 July 2017 till 22 July 2017, I
lived in Taiwan to join Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages Summer Program
2017! YAAAY! *claps insanely*
What
the hell is that program? It’s a program where you can learn Chinese language,
Chinese culture, and go to a loooot of beautiful places in Taiwan. Last but not
least, this is an international program (so you can meet new friends from all
over the world)! Widya Mandala Catholic University picked 3 students from
different majors to join this program (IMPORTANT NOTES: they paid for most of
the fees!), and I am one of the lucky ones to get picked and joined this
program.
So,
to sum it up, this was easily one of my most unforgettable experience in my
life. I went to a lot of amazing places. I learnt a lot of new things. And
also, I met a loooooot of incredible friends from UK, Korea, France, and of
course, Taiwan. Let me break them down one by one.
1. Korea
(SangEun and JoonHo)
They
were the most affectionate of the bunch. They are so kind to everyone,
literally everyone. I easily got close to them. There was this one time that I
really want to have my Korean name, so I told JoonHo to make me one. Lol.
At
the end, my Korean name was Hwang Ji Hyun (just bcs Hwang is my Chinese
surname, and I just like the name JiHyun lol).
Just
seconds before I had to leave to go back to Indonesia, JoonHo suddenly yelled,
“Wait! I promised you to write your Korean name. I want to write it to you
before you go!”
And
look what JoonHo and SangEun gave to me. I even put the paper inside my phone
case and bring it everywhere.
2. France
(Eiden and Eva)
The
two French gals who are younger than me, but much taller than me. I even called
Eiden Mommy because she took care of me (Eiden if you’re reading this, you’ll
know what I mean;)). At first, I didn’t think that I was that close to them,
but we got way closer at the end of the Summer Program. I think our turning
point when we ate sushi together at HanShin.
For
Eva, please bear with me. I’ve been so hectic these days, but I will download
Snapchat soon so I can keep in touch with you guys!
And
also, what I remembered most from them is before I went back to Indonesia,
Eiden hugged me and said, “Just remember this Jennifer, that you have a house
in France.” (Btw Eiden, I still have the shaving tool that you gave me. It
reminded me of you everytime I used it lololol)
I
immediately had a mental breakdown and cried so much (yeah, I am a crybaby). Eva added, “Yeah! You can
definitely stay in my house if you go to France!”
3. England
(Han and Abdullah)
Han
was one of my roomates at the dorm! At first, I thought that we were not that
close eventhough we were roommates. But then, just like the French gals, I felt
like we got way much closer at the end. Why is it when we got closer, we have
to part ways?:(
What
I love most about Han is her pointy pointy pointy noseeee! She is soooo frikin
pretty, she can marry Prince Charles! And also, looooove your natural curly
hairL
If I love it, you should love it too;)
And
Abdullah, like I complimented you on the last seconds before I parted, you’re
the friendliest of the bunch. You are good with new people. Even Chenny
wondered how come you can be close with the teacher’s son whilst he cannot even
speak English xD
4. Taiwan
(Chenny, Stephanie, Julie, Rainny, Sammy, and Liu)
Taiwanese
people are soooo kind. They are so kind that I cannot even describe how kind
they are.
Let
me start with Liu. So, I stayed at Chia Rong Hostel when I was at Taipei, and
Liu worked at the front desk. What’s crazy for me, is that the second day we
met, he already wanted to bring us to the train station, helped us bought our
train tickets. And when we wanted to give him the tips, he didn’t want to
accept it (but of course we forced him to accept it lol).
A
little time passed by, he messaged my friend Tyan on FB and told her that he
gave the money to charity because he felt guilty receiving it. And I was like…..
SO KINDDDDDDDDDDD! How come!?
I
also ended up chatted with him on FB for a while. He was so nice, he drew a
picture of me eventhough I didn’t reply his chat for almost a month (I’m busy,
guys:”). He’s soooo talented at drawing.
And
then Chenny, Stephanie, Julie, and Rainny were the volunteers who helped us and
guided us for this Summer Program. Chenny is such a fun person. She is so
bubbly and sensitive at the same time. I colored my hair at a Taiwan Salon.
Chenny accompanied me eventhough it took HOUUURS to get my hair done. This
showed how nice she is.
Stephanie,
she looked like a shy and quiet girl. But secretly, she is the most responsible
of them all. She took care of all the schedules, she prepared all the small
details. She didn’t talk much as first, but she’s funny once you got to know
her.
Julie,
the person who picked us from the train station, and also the last person to
accompany us before going back to Indonesia. I think that she looked like she
didn’t care (sorry Julie lol), but actually she cares a lot. She even brought
us breakfast the last time we saw her. I was weirdly touched by that:”
Rainny,
I know that I didn’t talk to her that much, that we also didn’t bond that much,
but we talked quite a lot before I left. Like, literally hours before I left.
And I felt like you’re also a kind person, I just didn’t get the time to know
you well.
Last
but not least, Sammy. You looked like a strong independent women in my point of
view:p You cared about all of us. Yet you are tough and discipline and do not
want us to get in trouble. And I adore that about youJ
5. My classmates (Than Long, Tae Huan, Long Wei,
I forget the others’ names:”)
I
love going to class with them. They were friendly and soooooo funny. Eventhough
their English is not that good and we can only converse in Chinese (whilst my Chinese
is not that good), but I clicked with you guys.
I
seriously missed going to class with you guys. Thankyou Than Long for reminding
me to work hard eventhough I’m tired. Here’s one quote that I can never forget
from him, “If you use 1 second to be angry, you just lost 1 second to be happy.”J
Tae
Huannnnn.. thankyou for the ice cream treat at the farewell lunch!
6. Peeps
at Wenzao (Suryadi, Reon, Steven)
Hey,
Suryadi, thankyou so so so much for accompanying us and guided us around
Kaoshiung. That night when you’re tired because of lack of sleep and had a test
for tomorrow, but you still accompanied us because you knew that it was the
last time that we could hang out together. I really appreciated it.
Thankyou
Reon for accompanying us whilst haven’t studied for the test:” Also thankyou
Steven, eventhough I didn’t know you that well eheheheheh
7. My
Indonesian friendddsssssss<3
Tyan
and July, I truly miss you guysssssss. We are in Surabaya, we should hang out
sometimes. It’s weird to have you all day long for 3 weeks by my side, and then
suddenly do not talk again.
We’ve
been through a lot of experiences, and I love you guys to core.
Bottom
line, I miss you guys a lot. Seriously, a lot. I’m not even exaggerating. I
miss Taiwan a lot. If you’re reading this, thankyou for all the memories. And
if you go to Indonesia, especially Surabaya, my house is open for all of youJ
And
for Widya Mandala Catholic University’s students who are reading this, go join
the selection for this Summer Program next year. I swear to you, you will
regret it if you’re not. This will be one of your most unforgettable memory in
your life. Go joinnnnn!
