The 4th week of
February 2013 was remarkable dates to me and 5 other friends (Kiss, Ifah, Isti, Rindy & Rina). It was the first
time for us going abroad with our own itinerary and our own finance, and what
made it more exciting is we went there because we were selected as speakers in
9th CamTESOL International Conference on ELT!
Actually we didn’t put
high expectation when we sent our abstracts to the committee of the conference.
We realized that we were still students—at that time—while other speakers must
be experienced teachers and professors, but yeah, we finally made it!
I said it was my rehearsal
for my thesis defense as I delivered the simplified version of my thesis titled “The Other
Side of Literature Circle: Can We Employ it to Promote Autonomy for Young Adult
Learners?” Trembling, for sure, but I was delighted because the attendants
listened to me attentively and then gave me many questions, comments, and
suggestions.Wandered around clean roads in Singapore, enjoyed peaceful environment of Phnom Penh and visited some pagodas, and experienced a scary night in Ho Chi Minh before walking around the city. Guess how much I spent on this? Not more than 4 million; all included! 8)
Yups, that time, I expected nothing. But, God has arranged the sweetest plan for me and for us in general. That was my first experience stepping my feet abroad.
ReplyDeleteIt's always delighted to remember those days, Mbak. And hopefully, the next experiences of "stepping your feet abroad" will come soon.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, can you share the link of your blog posting about this?