Shukran means thank you in Arabic 🙂
My soul is so grateful for my time spent in Egypt. I’ve transformed in the hands of my ancestors… This year my sankofa manifested and my perspective grew in reflection of that. One of the most important things I learned about myself and the world this year is that I have so much to learn.
Summer ending meant it was time for me to return to San Diego to continue my studies. I had to say goodbye again to my family and friends after spending three months together in Indonesia.
To go back to America, I had to go through a really long flight and immigration. My flight was 18 hours with one stop for around 6 hours in between. It took me about one day to get to the U.S.!
Even though it was exhausting, I was excited to start a new semester at SDSU. Check out this video of my journey — I hope you enjoy it!
Continue reading “My Journey from Indonesia Back to America”
Indonesian people love going to the mall. When we are bored, we choose to hang out at the mall instead of going to the beach. I’ve been back in my home country for two months this summer and I cannot count how many times I’ve been to the mall in that time.
I found out that Jakarta has nearly 200 malls, some right next to one another. There are many reasons for Indonesians going to the mall.
Continue reading “Malls, Consumerism and the Indonesian Lifestyle”
Who doesn’t love food? I believe food is the universal language of the world and we can learn the culture of one nation based on its cuisine.
As an Indonesian studying at SDSU, I really miss Indonesian food — especially the street food. In fact, when people ask me what I miss about my country, I always say the street food.
I have been living in Germany now for about 90 days, and I wanted to make a video to highlight my experiences so far and share my thoughts on why everyone who has the opportunity to study abroad should do so!
Enjoy the video! Hopefully it will help influence your decision to study abroad if you were ever considering it.
Continue reading “Why You Should Study Abroad, From My Point of View”
My six-week trip through Scandinavia (finally) kicked off on May 17. I will spend the first four and a half weeks in Finland, touring Helsinki and taking courses in Jyväskylä. So far, about a week and a half in, I have thoroughly enjoyed every part of Finland: the beautiful scenery, the evident history, the unique teaching style, the list goes on. It is hard not to compare back to life in San Diego, but I am definitely finding things in Finland that are quite brilliant.
My study abroad in Finland has concluded after four transformative weeks. As I begin the long and tedious journey back home, I compiled a short film in which snippets of my study abroad are shown.
As soon as I stepped foot in Shanghai Pudong International Airport I knew that to truly capture the culture, scenery and overall experience of China I would have to film it.
I recently stumbled upon an article where a 30-year-old man wrote some advice for his 20-year-old self. Within the article, he continuously stressed how important it is for his younger self to travel. Â I thought back to when I was debating whether or not studying abroad was something I would be able to do in my college career and I realized how close I was to dismissing the opportunity.
Continue reading “Why are Californians Afraid of Rain?”
Hello everyone! In this week’s vlog, I talk about culture shock in Thailand and a few things I noticed that are different than the culture in the United States. Continue reading “Do You Sell French Fries?”
The global experience, as told by SDSU students 