tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10807228381624183682024-03-16T02:10:19.983+01:00Der Kampf um die TräumeA blog of everyday life and traveling experience.Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-83346842125262914192022-11-01T12:12:00.000+01:002022-11-01T12:12:34.565+01:00Italy 2022: Pompeii Archaelogical Park<p style="text-align: justify;"> Hello!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Since I have watched the movie Pompeii (2003 one, not the one that Kit Harrington starred in), it has been on my wish list that someday I would visit and see the ruins myself. Because the trip to Indonesia this year was canceled due to Corona, the trip to Italy became a last-minute trip, and one of the highlights was Pompeii! The first plan was to stay in Rome for a week and do a one-day trip to Pompeii, but after reading some blogs, and calculating the pros cons, and budget, we decided to in Napoli instead and go to Pompeii from there. I've made a separate post about my trip to Napoli <a href="https://www.dalarifat.web.id/2022/01/italy-2022-naples-and-why-i-probably.html" target="_blank">here</a> -- would appreciate it if you read it too :) </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1hWS0puB14087sPJYFIIyYfflhRWUokFrm2yaAHBLdZpv6MESTLVZJK8F0Z7rcH_qZqiyVIIHF9U8bCkE7jeRePohLEfx8m9ej9yoNkg3P7avYlvpuDsX9mal11iyGpqTz2XMvzI2e8Z0792QFqPMjViUX8fz-8xZFzzmQyFGsAncENpgBV096IB/s4608/20220104_144347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1hWS0puB14087sPJYFIIyYfflhRWUokFrm2yaAHBLdZpv6MESTLVZJK8F0Z7rcH_qZqiyVIIHF9U8bCkE7jeRePohLEfx8m9ej9yoNkg3P7avYlvpuDsX9mal11iyGpqTz2XMvzI2e8Z0792QFqPMjViUX8fz-8xZFzzmQyFGsAncENpgBV096IB/w225-h400/20220104_144347.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">What is Pompeii?</h2><div style="text-align: justify;">Okay, a short summary of Pompeii and why it is worth a visit. Pompeii was an ancient Roman City that turned into ruins due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. If you want to know more, please look at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a>;))</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Where to buy the entrance tickets</h2></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are two options to buy the ticket: offline (directly at the site) or online.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Online tickets offered you less queueing time to enter the site, however, it could cost more money. The normal price to enter Pompeii is 16€. We bought the ticket from <a href="https://www.tiqets.com/en/pompei-attractions-c71657/tickets-for-pompeii-skip-the-line-p974390/">tiqets.com</a> for 22€, which was fair, had the queueing time was more than thirty minutes. But due to Corona and Omicron, there weren't so many people when we arrived there and we could've bought the ticket directly with less than ten minutes of queueing time. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What you need to pay attention to by buying the online ticket was the <b>entrance </b>to the site. As far as I know, there are 3 entrances to the site, with one entrance being a bit far from the other two, so please keep that in mind. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Offline tickets could be bought directly at one of the entrances. It costs 16€. I've read that most of the time you have to wait for about two hours in line, but I think before "normal" life returns <i>after</i> Corona, there wouldn't be so many people at the site. So might be worth it to save a bit of money and go there directly. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another alternative is to buy it from the local travel agency, I've seen them at both the train stations in Pompeii, although I'm not sure how much they cost. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Reaching Pompeii from Napoli</h2></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many ways to reach Pompeii from Napoli: car, bus, and train. As usual before visiting another city, I've tried to reach and gather as much information by reading other traveler blogs, what and what not to bring and do, and believe me, they're really helpful. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our first plan was to reach Pompeii by bus. I've looked it up, and there would be one bus that would go directly to Pompeii Scavi, the bus stop directly in front of the entrance gate where we are supposed to go. We went half an hour early and even went to the bus station and waited, but the bus did not come. It was the last faith I had in buses in Napoli and admitted to myself that I should stop trying. The good thing about staying in Napoli was that the train to Pompeii ran almost twice an hour, and also depended on the fast or slower train. By train, there are two ways of reaching Pompeii: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ol><li style="text-align: left;">You can choose the local train, Circumvesuviana, which will take you directly to <b>Pompeii Scavi, </b>which is located directly next to the archaeological park's entrance. </li><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Ca. 38 minutes.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Pro: </b>Directly located next to the entrance. </li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Cons</b>: It has more stops (all the small train stations), and it gets very crowded, so there might be no place to sit. (imagine going there in Summer!!!)</li><li style="text-align: left;">If you choose to take this train, in the Napoli station, follow the route "Circumvesuviana" which is located underground! And you can buy the ticket on the vending machine, it costs around 2€ one way.</li></ul><li style="text-align: left;">The Metropolitano train (direction to Socranto), will take you to the modern city of Pompei.</li><ul><li style="text-align: left;">Ca. 35 minutes.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Pro: </b>Fewer stops, fewer people, the train is more comfortable. </li><li style="text-align: left;"><b>Cons</b>: You have to walk around 15-20 mins to the entrance. (But don't worry, there is also a direct bus from the station if you preferred not to walk). </li></ul></ol><div style="text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: justify;">What to bring/wear</h2><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Comfortable shoes (if you care for your dear life, do not wear <i>high heels</i> most of the roads consist of stones and you'll mostly have to walk everywhere :p) </li><li>Comfortable clothing</li><li>Snacks/light food</li><li>Drinks (a bottle of water or two)</li><li>Some cash just in case the machine is broken if you want to buy any beverages</li></ul></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">Our Pompeii experience</h2><div>At beginning of January, we had great luck with the weather as the sun was shining, I even brought my hat (but in the end didn't use it because it was annoying, haha). The beginning of the morning was chaos because we didn't know where to get the bus, but at least we managed to reach Pompei (the modern city) station. When we arrived, there was a local bus waiting and everyone got in -- except for us. I didn't know that it was the bus directly to the archaeological park, only got to know about it once the bus is gone and the taxi driver told us. We looked it up on google maps, and it would take us 15-20 minutes to walk, so that was doable. Instead of going by taxi, we decided then to walk. If you are not used to walking a lot, I'd suggest taking a taxi or bus instead because inside the park you'd also walk for longer routes. </div><div><br /></div><div>The walk to the park entrance was nice, the nearer we were, the more obvious it was by more "tourist traps" restaurants or parking places. To our surprise, there were not so many people lining up at the entrance. Before we entered, we decided to take a quick break in the coffee shop. The price was quite okay considering that it was a major tourist site. And since this was done still in corona time, we had to wear FFP2 masks everywhere. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jJKPSm3SVs_QR7eyziBLmbd70oCqamT5Jtizmo0n7nlM4lehxBCaiXsT2akWoV5WsCxZ3OFf5-VDrSk2xf61FVH6co0hLRjyRe6jyiWcZC9cvAxtCOQj1DFNazMQnmJZ9UuRxJeKKqmqeVXXtz0o8_7IfStyFk5CoZ4izeHON1J_aiBu-3R3D8JQ/s4032/20220104_112826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jJKPSm3SVs_QR7eyziBLmbd70oCqamT5Jtizmo0n7nlM4lehxBCaiXsT2akWoV5WsCxZ3OFf5-VDrSk2xf61FVH6co0hLRjyRe6jyiWcZC9cvAxtCOQj1DFNazMQnmJZ9UuRxJeKKqmqeVXXtz0o8_7IfStyFk5CoZ4izeHON1J_aiBu-3R3D8JQ/s320/20220104_112826.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa3vernDK-oNEdhuZ-2UuGxePWyD1pI2cJomfYXQR3s5O-5ZhURq5OYevgWlJ2bmvWf5jKqc9gQKRdNNpBx5irQ4e8q2bseZ9ry6C7KaeWS4qwHWozdPGIKH_O2E4eIpLUMfgwAwXF7mrSKMDRIMAr_b9bZ94VzuFZhXdH-1jfmE-3p_4CT611Lp1/s4032/20220104_115659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa3vernDK-oNEdhuZ-2UuGxePWyD1pI2cJomfYXQR3s5O-5ZhURq5OYevgWlJ2bmvWf5jKqc9gQKRdNNpBx5irQ4e8q2bseZ9ry6C7KaeWS4qwHWozdPGIKH_O2E4eIpLUMfgwAwXF7mrSKMDRIMAr_b9bZ94VzuFZhXdH-1jfmE-3p_4CT611Lp1/s320/20220104_115659.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It took us less than 5 minutes of standing in line to finally got it. For those who had the barcode, you had to exchange your tickets first at a special counter (won't be hard to miss it). Also, if you need a map, you could also take it from the counter. Before scanning your ticket, you'd see a lot of independent tour guides offering to guide you. This is up to you to take it or not. We didn't take anything, but to be honest, now I thought it'd be great to have at least the audio guide.</div><div><br /></div><div>The first question that came into my mind was: WHAT SHOULD I VISIT FIRST? The park is so huge that for someone like me who did not know much about the history, I looked mostly like a lost lamb xD But at least thanks to the provided maps, we could see how well they have divided the maps based on the districts (even with distinguished colours). One rule of thumb I should follow when I feel unsure where to go first, is to follow the crowds ^^</div><div><br /></div><div>In the old Pompeii, as you walked between the districts, you could clearly see how social status really makes a difference back then (well, now too actually xD): in the beginning, we explored the small houses that belonged to normal people, and in the middle of our day, we visited the houses of some "important people" with magnificent gardens. In some places there were displays of corpses that were found -- it was heartbreaking to see that at one time everything seemed okay but the next minutes boom, the volcano erupted and you couldn't even escape. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IKIHocq3ftheVfPhLcrzXnmjKanItLZmnlDn49KzuRkHXpceyGx7Jk-fDjdrX-yoH4-cDQm3t2Io4VCd2fBROmOhTVwRHmFTKeFlfYxv2F2yrt_erbuGYWOyG1Kj5p91M2ehsLDiGW8OL_zNIVkhVc2yorYBLyf9aopYDmlBF-4THCBSddPk3kQq/s4032/20220104_131938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IKIHocq3ftheVfPhLcrzXnmjKanItLZmnlDn49KzuRkHXpceyGx7Jk-fDjdrX-yoH4-cDQm3t2Io4VCd2fBROmOhTVwRHmFTKeFlfYxv2F2yrt_erbuGYWOyG1Kj5p91M2ehsLDiGW8OL_zNIVkhVc2yorYBLyf9aopYDmlBF-4THCBSddPk3kQq/s320/20220104_131938.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tXerD5ydRvvMhSCbOIVU4lj1R-M_-cByqOXnVjv4POyP9BifyUIRdi6-POL0AQ_YRcIq-BWp1ub18uMFLLRArsuxLoeli1XBuHav5bbXPw_PnavFyp0YOGT-b_aCsdagEcHCIpJeGLrqWBK_uoDS3lXE3no3c2GQYN4ldxam1QePHDgrYe1YROVD/s4608/20220104_143229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tXerD5ydRvvMhSCbOIVU4lj1R-M_-cByqOXnVjv4POyP9BifyUIRdi6-POL0AQ_YRcIq-BWp1ub18uMFLLRArsuxLoeli1XBuHav5bbXPw_PnavFyp0YOGT-b_aCsdagEcHCIpJeGLrqWBK_uoDS3lXE3no3c2GQYN4ldxam1QePHDgrYe1YROVD/s320/20220104_143229.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One minus point I felt from the park was there was not so much written information of what was what except on main points. It was a bit sad considering how interesting it would be. This is where the audio guide might come in handy. The park did not provide one but you can download the audio guide from the internet -- I paid around 5€ for the audio guide (through an app) and somehow regretted it afterward. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, please note that there were not so many vending machines/shops around, so make sure to prepare your water and food beforehand (there would be some spots to fill up your tap water). Overall, we spent about 4-5 hours inside, with lots of walking, trying to discover as much area as possible. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlsoosRGsJIEgHQJ0sP4txAgqWsilMNF-TcwZv990JVJKoZbQGhcL5tSPD75-2uasuH7ZEZNsZzZSw5FzU9-NPsa-mTeBS0tVdD4hn9FriAcGXjRxVXfWCpkAAwDLH6UrON7R3GD0rXXZmMwSPeA_pK8RxSGeW_897RtUEXDTy_RkT1Gqag0fJYGk/s4032/20220104_125906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlsoosRGsJIEgHQJ0sP4txAgqWsilMNF-TcwZv990JVJKoZbQGhcL5tSPD75-2uasuH7ZEZNsZzZSw5FzU9-NPsa-mTeBS0tVdD4hn9FriAcGXjRxVXfWCpkAAwDLH6UrON7R3GD0rXXZmMwSPeA_pK8RxSGeW_897RtUEXDTy_RkT1Gqag0fJYGk/s320/20220104_125906.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjVaDWcsuPulh3QoLbsVDVvBzXjK7PcL5uaoq6nsmAAO-0fG9cn0xrIitAZ3E1r5Bz5epuemtns6P1A4cVM3h-5GuOMS_Nb2XL3QNdTB2aLryIZSxJW21ttCjHO2syHsnIg8YgWFr20C-AD88MZ1oILwaOEgo2ramNKEUDYTvOTaXMKwh2fpSb9Af/s4032/20220104_123628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjVaDWcsuPulh3QoLbsVDVvBzXjK7PcL5uaoq6nsmAAO-0fG9cn0xrIitAZ3E1r5Bz5epuemtns6P1A4cVM3h-5GuOMS_Nb2XL3QNdTB2aLryIZSxJW21ttCjHO2syHsnIg8YgWFr20C-AD88MZ1oILwaOEgo2ramNKEUDYTvOTaXMKwh2fpSb9Af/s320/20220104_123628.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2mW2hGzXm1_SK8ooMs6M7v996ZD2D0AxZ1qKL9jKmweXhrTzizKQMO3WDr1z924KI4n7cj1gubyEBGJ90fxcuSV2r4g_payi54C9cTRwSj_LNDQp2jtVQ4CjGD2CCEDs2i6uMaPetwz-_aGZxA3fTzOjNCGUw5N0xUxTM6ddLj_Kf62nrsu7rm3J/s4032/20220104_152516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2mW2hGzXm1_SK8ooMs6M7v996ZD2D0AxZ1qKL9jKmweXhrTzizKQMO3WDr1z924KI4n7cj1gubyEBGJ90fxcuSV2r4g_payi54C9cTRwSj_LNDQp2jtVQ4CjGD2CCEDs2i6uMaPetwz-_aGZxA3fTzOjNCGUw5N0xUxTM6ddLj_Kf62nrsu7rm3J/s320/20220104_152516.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On the way back, we were too lazy to walk back to the Pompeii train station and we decided to take the local train (Circumvesuviana). It was packed with people (plus we took it on rush hour) and I was already feeling hot although it was in January (couldn't imagine how it would be in the summer). </div><div><br /></div><div>I really recommend a day trip to Pompeii! If you'd like to spend more days there, I would also recommend taking the Vesuvius tour :) Thank you very much for reading and see you next time!</div></div></div>Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-6885108238151449602022-01-23T11:10:00.001+01:002022-01-23T11:13:37.124+01:00Italy 2022: Naples (and why I probably won't visit this city again)<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-reDzDG-ppAvq-VipKwvL5WFteUGlvBkfwClt7IswK7oCjAhq2W1LK3zplSZeEhXkinSdyKjsOsyHLTEdtaG0uowt6eekOHzvWRse3TdJgI2MN9Jqynnq1PhZgPbU2DCVpSZQdRVKS_EKXZCgtLdxe7n-wzaCFwanCxKWxi4aRSWbKideOw1HdKCF=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-reDzDG-ppAvq-VipKwvL5WFteUGlvBkfwClt7IswK7oCjAhq2W1LK3zplSZeEhXkinSdyKjsOsyHLTEdtaG0uowt6eekOHzvWRse3TdJgI2MN9Jqynnq1PhZgPbU2DCVpSZQdRVKS_EKXZCgtLdxe7n-wzaCFwanCxKWxi4aRSWbKideOw1HdKCF=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi everybody!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After many posts about organizational stuff living in Germany, this time I'll write something more fun-- <i>holiday! </i>The sad truth is, I was supposed to fly home for 4 weeks, I even bought the ticket already. But due to the mandatory 10-days quarantine (when I bought the ticket, it was only 3 days), I decided to cancel my ticket as it would cost much more to fly home and it would feel like a waste spending half of the time in the hotel. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So.. I have to use the holiday anyway, and decided to arrange a last-minute trip to Italy! I have been to the north side (Bologna and Milan) and decided to go a bit to the south now. Actually, Naples was not on the list, we only wanted to go to Pompeii and were planning for a day trip from Rome. But after reading other blogs about it, and calculating the time, cost and effort, we decided to change our flight directly from Stuttgart to Naples, and stayed there for 3 nights! </span></p><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Preparation to enter Italy during Corona time</span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately in this pandemic time, we have to be very flexible and much more prepared before traveling. Saying "I will buy a ticket for tonight and fly" would be only easier said than done. You have to check which requirements are needed to enter each country you wanted to visit, and not only that, you also have to check it daily to make sure of last-minute changes. In our case, the case of Omicron has rapidly increased over the days and we were a little bit unsure whether we could actually fly. We checked the news every day, but fortunately, the new regulation that was changed was only that everyone has to wear FFP2-mask, also outside!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Documents you need to prepare prior entering to Italy (from Germany, or for countries on List C):</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Corona test. For antigen-test no more than 24 hours before flying time, and for PCR test 48 hours. </span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Covid-19 vaccination pass</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Digital Passenger Locator Form (dLpf)</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What to bring: lots of FFP-2 masks!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 1: arrival and getting-to-know Napoli</span></h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our flight from Stuttgart was at 11am, as usual during traveling, a couple of hours earlier from the check-in time was always nice. Online checked-in have been done, but we still needed to drop our baggage at the counter. I have the documents ready, but they actually didn't check it through, they only asked whether we had it prepared or not. It was not stressful, and we boarded and landed without any difficulty. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">According to my experience, I calculated that we would need at least half an hour to get our stuff and have our documents checked, and so on. But oh boy, I was wrong. We only needed less than fifteen minutes to get everything. Surprisingly, they didn't check our documents at all. I've thought Italy would be a bit stricter. But it also could be because our flight was from inside the EU. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How to reach Naples city center from Airport</span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Surprisingly, the distance between Napoli Airport and the city center was not that far. There are some ways to reach the city center: taxi, bus or rent a car. We took the bus option because of the obvious reason (the cheapest one). After going out from the arrival, we followed the "bus" sign, and they even provided QR-code on the banners where you could buy the ticket directly. It cost 5€ one way, a reasonable price, I would say.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Following the path to the bus stop (it took around 5-7 minutes on foot), there were some taxi drivers offering the "share taxi" service, which would cost you only 6€ to the main station. This was not a bad opinion, and I would recommend this if you have more luggage, or just want to have peace of mind for the possibility of having to stand on the bus. Besides, the price was fixed so there won't be any scamming. (but if you have otherwise experience, please let me know!) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The "Alibus" bus for the route Airport - Main Station ran every day from 5 to 23 if I'm not wrong. I did not know about the interval, but I think it'll be around every 10 to 15 minutes. We were lucky because the bus was already there when we arrived at the bus stop -- it was full so we have to stand. I am not a big fan of having to stand with a suitcase and a backpack. Luckily, the way to the main station did not take long, around 15 minutes and we reached already. On the way, we could see how different Napoli was to Germany, architecture-wise or the cleanliness. I've been to Bologna and Milan (both on solo trips fyi), and I didn't recall any of those cities being <i>dirty. </i>You could see trashes laying around, old unrenovated houses, abandoned buildings... But well, better not to judge them by their first fifteen minutes look from inside the bus, right? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Checking-in</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The bus dropped us at the main station, and the cleanliness didn't get any better outside of the main station. We didn't stay long around and used google maps to navigate us to our Airbnb. I chose it to be near the main station to avoid the complication with the luggage on the check-in and check-out day, without knowing that the area of the station was the "<b>slum</b>" area of Napoli. Our Airbnb was only five minutes' walk, but oh dear, we've passed so many trashes, and they smelt badly too. </span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Walking around the sea area of Napoli</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the reasons I was so excited about this city was the possibility of seeing the sea. Coming from Makassar with its sea, I feel the need of seeing the sea and feel the wind and the fishy smell xD. I have already prepared some lists of places I would like to see, and two of them happened to be near the sea: <b>Castle dell Ovo and Castle Nuovo</b>. Since we'd like to walk first, our first destination was Castle Nuovo, around 35 minutes on foot. We chose to go there along the coast. The way was not as beautiful as I thought it'd be, but I was satisfied with the opportunity to enjoy the breeze. And it was obvious that we didn't walk in the tourist area because we saw very few people. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA86v2kvuLAYY_tR3QdcDuzuQcsBYGhZ7zPz_D85sTT5-ljFbQHxHh3_t9SpyVCMIAXpNSMy3DYNVAP_y8o5CAGCeIo-2jIuAHbpPSTc8DJCxAsx3N1V0gbswgemnIHNOIR168IFgPzQsw4kmiTCMNvO3KPyPGPjAxgUqo_FDuAzU4RZ5G-B5WBevU=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA86v2kvuLAYY_tR3QdcDuzuQcsBYGhZ7zPz_D85sTT5-ljFbQHxHh3_t9SpyVCMIAXpNSMy3DYNVAP_y8o5CAGCeIo-2jIuAHbpPSTc8DJCxAsx3N1V0gbswgemnIHNOIR168IFgPzQsw4kmiTCMNvO3KPyPGPjAxgUqo_FDuAzU4RZ5G-B5WBevU=s320" width="180" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the seeeeeeaaaaaa!!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi96K_AeS2wcLtbP3u4ohOsjR2KC39X4AY0N_-8x1nXth6YesvpfiFECa20h2TZJu5TGVxwSPBnqIEzowbPby83ymRXz81CGyi_Y4S3oPdSFm0HmYmPgLSIQg6Iq9zofDkAEwq2fh3u1kPvFXxX1uAPZnZgdCiEhDt2sJmrX_y5ZMqjnqPIuM5e1jgh=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi96K_AeS2wcLtbP3u4ohOsjR2KC39X4AY0N_-8x1nXth6YesvpfiFECa20h2TZJu5TGVxwSPBnqIEzowbPby83ymRXz81CGyi_Y4S3oPdSFm0HmYmPgLSIQg6Iq9zofDkAEwq2fh3u1kPvFXxX1uAPZnZgdCiEhDt2sJmrX_y5ZMqjnqPIuM5e1jgh=s320" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">random building accross the sea<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We arrived in the hafen, but it seemed that nothing was going on, except for some cruise ships we saw and they were </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">huge</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">. I've never seen one so close, to be honest. I managed to take a picture near it (plus th sea). Funny story, I walked past the yellow line and police came to us, saying something in Italian, but as we told him we didn't speak the language, he just made an "x" sign with his arms and pointed at the line. I then walked out, but he nicely pointed out in the area where I stood in the pic and said, "here okay". </span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After spending some minutes in the area, we continued to walk to the castle. </span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Castle Nuovo</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you walked along the sea, you could not miss the castle. It was big, it looked badass. It seemed that it was used as a fort back then, not the castle where the princess and prince lived. We were there on a Sunday, which meant the castle was closed. Well, I was not planning to go inside too. But I did take pictures around before we headed out to find for lunch. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj23S32J4jZMRG_TlxwNiw4bmYRym91vyF4WD1wYqotcWC_GVxHDwsdXoRiRtoqbVol7vVRBTlXkJSaZBuvxag7inSLHbTpWzVNEk_a2CkisqiwbmCDcbgKg-3r8FvghtY69t6_t7O0egmRfU5mNVtrhRx4MVm6jnWvRbDkOrQ2f4NAGhrmhlTlEixH=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj23S32J4jZMRG_TlxwNiw4bmYRym91vyF4WD1wYqotcWC_GVxHDwsdXoRiRtoqbVol7vVRBTlXkJSaZBuvxag7inSLHbTpWzVNEk_a2CkisqiwbmCDcbgKg-3r8FvghtY69t6_t7O0egmRfU5mNVtrhRx4MVm6jnWvRbDkOrQ2f4NAGhrmhlTlEixH=s320" width="180" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Toledo area</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, if you are in castle Nuovo already, it didn't take long by foot to reach Napoli's famous street. Toledo metro was said to be the "most beautiful metro in Europe", at least that what was our Airbnb host said (and I've read it somewhere too). But that was not our first destination. After walking for quite some time, we were hungry. As usual, I've made a list of restaurants I would love to visit, and the first one, only 2 minutes from Castle Nuovo, was unfortunately too full, and we were just too hungry to wait for more than half-hour. On the quest to find a restaurant, we entered the Galleria Umberto, and they were beautiful. It reminded me of the one in Milan -- well, a tad less beauty than that. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixiF56Yeqv5cqDjnUVaToyug1fkuQRfqEjZBnCq7r3aVtG43LlT0xcQJmqpRQ0eNdPR3TaNx2UZGg0sfj_hwrDhB8kaSLT6dK9Gg-lfS6_WBF0lKseXSv1vQScF3J4OdGRCnAZXvkbfF7dwvWZGUDjYET1HPwaipdLaWP2RqLyZcDzWfzK4ToJlLGB=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixiF56Yeqv5cqDjnUVaToyug1fkuQRfqEjZBnCq7r3aVtG43LlT0xcQJmqpRQ0eNdPR3TaNx2UZGg0sfj_hwrDhB8kaSLT6dK9Gg-lfS6_WBF0lKseXSv1vQScF3J4OdGRCnAZXvkbfF7dwvWZGUDjYET1HPwaipdLaWP2RqLyZcDzWfzK4ToJlLGB=w360-h640" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Galleria Umberto</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We exited the main street of Toledo, and now we could see that we were already at one of the main tourist attractions. I personally did not expect this as Italy's cases of Corona was rising. We escaped the main street and went to the smaller street inside and decided to eat at the first restaurant (or well, second) we saw. It was probably a tourist trap, but the food was decent. One thing you needed to have in mind regarding dining, that in Italy, you normally didn't have to tip if in the bill you see something like "servizio" which would cost 2€ to 3€ <i>per person</i>. Or, some restaurant already set their fixed percentage for tipping. This was done because from what I've read, they didn't tip that much (or not at all) in Italy. Please correct me if I'm wrong :) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkmUd4iIvZYVK2wPOXX3gHvxOYCp9zyNySlrfOBZrURuVVdLyrm_SbEHcYCWbGbBa8dw1G4r28f784D4G-DJWfDgfjCcJDe-q-rRybpUlFfMhQNTkIaaslexrXmh2-Iv2A7jFczixGSXpdE6urgXd7YB6KtZDFIUz6IQ7zpVVlQzCo1lqeddVsi27g=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkmUd4iIvZYVK2wPOXX3gHvxOYCp9zyNySlrfOBZrURuVVdLyrm_SbEHcYCWbGbBa8dw1G4r28f784D4G-DJWfDgfjCcJDe-q-rRybpUlFfMhQNTkIaaslexrXmh2-Iv2A7jFczixGSXpdE6urgXd7YB6KtZDFIUz6IQ7zpVVlQzCo1lqeddVsi27g=s320" width="180" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">first food in Napoli!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After finishing our food, I was still feeling hungry. Well, I need my dessert! There was a cafe nearby that was on my list, and it was supposed to be a good one judging by the long line in front of the cafe. I was hesitant to go in first because it was getting colder, but Tom has convinced me to stay. Apparently, the line was staying longer because most people did take away. We didn't even more than five minutes to be seated, and the cafe was beautiful. It was pricey for a cafe, but it all paid off. I wanted to eat <i>all</i> and ended up ordering a plate consisting of small desserts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuCJr-Ym8Sv3KkZm8BKiwEO7_nVjxJDX78Rk3QJSb_6YBkxM0vJ7FlBEZfaHkSFtK3TEpSmuAP8nWGNoB5vOE2F_izAKqI2EFSrmTtCWu1_SvtzP8TsMhCYIbfWpX798gOzRlP8Jiyri1tpCS0xXTFu-LXRy4UC-hkqDTnFrsOJXto_RM14mrUet8-=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuCJr-Ym8Sv3KkZm8BKiwEO7_nVjxJDX78Rk3QJSb_6YBkxM0vJ7FlBEZfaHkSFtK3TEpSmuAP8nWGNoB5vOE2F_izAKqI2EFSrmTtCWu1_SvtzP8TsMhCYIbfWpX798gOzRlP8Jiyri1tpCS0xXTFu-LXRy4UC-hkqDTnFrsOJXto_RM14mrUet8-=s320" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPWEG90KChLjmuBgA3QkmTyVoNRedEMtTQVNtXbHinf2VuTDZdHwHt0fRG7K_7WIoEHi-txP8-jyJMHgsoX872vRFbpH0uiocvUj2Pn-wDb1Wb7-apKPbOW7Wz2fPVgrhaZwCqy7QpKUazFCEZe5QZhsB8Jv34L4NC1V7oMwnAX4TyCjz1NZQWWjW0=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPWEG90KChLjmuBgA3QkmTyVoNRedEMtTQVNtXbHinf2VuTDZdHwHt0fRG7K_7WIoEHi-txP8-jyJMHgsoX872vRFbpH0uiocvUj2Pn-wDb1Wb7-apKPbOW7Wz2fPVgrhaZwCqy7QpKUazFCEZe5QZhsB8Jv34L4NC1V7oMwnAX4TyCjz1NZQWWjW0=s320" width="180" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">left: the delicious dessert we have // right: toledo street, occupied with people</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was exhausted after dessert, and as it was getting darker and colder, we decided to hit back to our Airbnb before going out again for dinner. This time, as suggested by our host, we decided to take the metro from Toledo. It took us a while to find the entrance of the metro. We didn't know yet if there was an app where you could buy the metro, so we decided to buy a one-time ticket. The machine was broken so we had no choice to buy it through a counter. It wasn't complicated, I just simply say "two one-way" and the cashier gave me two paper tickets with MasterCard symbols. For one way it costs 1.60€, a fair price. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Toledo's metro station was clean, but I still couldn't portray it as what they claimed to be "the most beautiful metro in Europe". No offense, I might not be looking at the right spot. It was deep underground though and the way down was at least pleasant. </span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dinner</span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We didn't take that much time to choose our restaurant for dinner. The nearer it was to our accommodation, the better. After searching for google, I found a restaurant only five minutes by foot. It was quite occupied -- the restaurant was not that big but cozy. We decided to share a pizza, and the pizza was delicious. One tip though, don't order <b>salad</b> in Italy. Somehow they never came out correct. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><h2><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 2: from the castle by the sea to the all-year-round christmas market</span></h2></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A stressful morning</span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have to admit, public transportation in Napoli could be a headache. At least I found an app where you could buy the daily ticket, but that app didn't help much with the direction. The plan for the day was to get to Castle dell'Ovo and we were supposed to reach there by bus. To begin with, we started to take the bus in the wrong direction. It took me one bus stop to realise we were heading the opposite way. We took off at the bus stop, and google told us we had to go back to the previous stop to take the next bus. It took us fifteen minutes to walk back, and we had to walk through dirty streets covered with trashes. It was by that time I thought to myself that I would never come back here. We walked to the main station but never succeeded to find the right bus stop. I even tried to ask the ticket officer but I got yelled at instead. In the end, we decided to take the metro and walked for half an hour, which turned out to be the best decision ever, because we got so much more to see. </span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A walk from Piazza del Plebiscito to Castle dell Ovo</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From Municipio station, we walked through castle Nuovo once more, and even passed by the restaurant we saw yesterday. It was almost empty and I felt like wanting to go and dine there, and although it was almost noon, we haven't visited any place, so we put a hold on that and walked through Piazza del Plebisictio on the way to Castle dell Ovo. The square was huge and amazing. There weren't so many people at the time we reached there (unlike Toledo, which was located in the next street, already full of tourists). After taking some pictures, we continued to walk, and there it was, the <i>sea</i>. Unlike yesterday in the harbor, this time the weather was sunny, and seeing all those palm trees was really calming me. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNg-43-3cIjXrf8AkyMlCatU1L5oGXNpGvFB6Lrn9dFs8RDvbElM9XpRGoe3YNqEtHVTNoSIk-dhkygSjjm5a2RwiiT92bg1lGk75vaH1szC9A-VY3nXFhrCBShAQ9egbrtO2ilj5gsmqBSSeMzt6gM8SaMIh34H-z0Zzln61RB8vwX222_0pQ5TNe=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNg-43-3cIjXrf8AkyMlCatU1L5oGXNpGvFB6Lrn9dFs8RDvbElM9XpRGoe3YNqEtHVTNoSIk-dhkygSjjm5a2RwiiT92bg1lGk75vaH1szC9A-VY3nXFhrCBShAQ9egbrtO2ilj5gsmqBSSeMzt6gM8SaMIh34H-z0Zzln61RB8vwX222_0pQ5TNe=s320" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7xsJIK49UQPCP0UJ-7Nh8YMqEnZthAeJ19unG_1WRwhU6f6rb2tC4VNQDqc00yJBcpe8_P-4sY4xcrXGl4SqkBtIf-_lSdeei4Z3-Z0aUtyKPAMYr6oPKcHC1qRM9RuKVnWyBlA9ZNPLGNJZMoMSpSw3FnZ2BI7Ke9oPezXDZVkECeBavQWtGhGfQ=s3968" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="2232" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7xsJIK49UQPCP0UJ-7Nh8YMqEnZthAeJ19unG_1WRwhU6f6rb2tC4VNQDqc00yJBcpe8_P-4sY4xcrXGl4SqkBtIf-_lSdeei4Z3-Z0aUtyKPAMYr6oPKcHC1qRM9RuKVnWyBlA9ZNPLGNJZMoMSpSw3FnZ2BI7Ke9oPezXDZVkECeBavQWtGhGfQ=s320" width="180" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">finally got a taste of the famous sfogliatelle</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7fjvi60XH8MUp6PnAqH-FcGKIV5rJuyf5C6i-FwjKXpztYOS5588bZ1AH6fsFVz-DPRk7JwPf8ZIZjBMT9GZAmMnJdctLswiZfqrXMcusXcVgLzDgZ6K8hIGvdMRE_nNE-mjz68Om0Sv01wtsXbXklepfD8-6oQBuLHrCcse3MkNCOf-1YqOW9ZPs=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7fjvi60XH8MUp6PnAqH-FcGKIV5rJuyf5C6i-FwjKXpztYOS5588bZ1AH6fsFVz-DPRk7JwPf8ZIZjBMT9GZAmMnJdctLswiZfqrXMcusXcVgLzDgZ6K8hIGvdMRE_nNE-mjz68Om0Sv01wtsXbXklepfD8-6oQBuLHrCcse3MkNCOf-1YqOW9ZPs=w640-h360" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Piazza del Plebisito</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The walk was pretty nice, and the weather was neither too cold. We decided to sit in a "mini" cafe and ordered two cups of espresso. One thing we noticed here in Italy is that people drank lots of espressos, and somehow they never understood it correctly every time we wanted to order "Latte Macchiato". Anyway, we stayed for some minutes to enjoy the view of the sea -- Mount Vesuvius was almost visible if it weren't for the clouds. The setting of the cafe reminded me of the stands at Losari Beach -- to be honest, it was a nice nostalgic feeling. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLg2uJiUQGj5X-0oZk2zC8sIorXkF9gWAKrq9CnP8O6EJTfmo9CroYmKlTe_D2sTj0BX6kw4JkPrJcSjQvC7_2_-dxFy1VnXA03RZHdBTiBevpepeaJ7xgTmz6hi8U0iVOoVfenKaOjnrDqUOPVsQfOh0VuBTgTQxuahEU3r8SQr9nzhp3rXVXo7GE=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLg2uJiUQGj5X-0oZk2zC8sIorXkF9gWAKrq9CnP8O6EJTfmo9CroYmKlTe_D2sTj0BX6kw4JkPrJcSjQvC7_2_-dxFy1VnXA03RZHdBTiBevpepeaJ7xgTmz6hi8U0iVOoVfenKaOjnrDqUOPVsQfOh0VuBTgTQxuahEU3r8SQr9nzhp3rXVXo7GE=s320" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXlsHNAdaY10a6jQCmPdfmRMydz_bFF0TrBz4l6dhfHLjNRRY9K9O2M0sDReD5KNw0FAt0Z4nWajo4KRhJxe2-MjITWW-aT3TSiKNB9lWOSnCQbA1mLuKBh9ROxn5Q0OhMJvGdl9JS2pFZ-pm3xOVPVRM40W0NT0HbetZqRfHk-yuy2oDxNijad2YN=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXlsHNAdaY10a6jQCmPdfmRMydz_bFF0TrBz4l6dhfHLjNRRY9K9O2M0sDReD5KNw0FAt0Z4nWajo4KRhJxe2-MjITWW-aT3TSiKNB9lWOSnCQbA1mLuKBh9ROxn5Q0OhMJvGdl9JS2pFZ-pm3xOVPVRM40W0NT0HbetZqRfHk-yuy2oDxNijad2YN=s320" width="180" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">what a view...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><h3><span style="font-family: inherit;">Castle dell Ovo</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Like Castel Nuovo, the castle itself seemed to be like a fort. We had to cross a bridge to get there, and oh dear, there were so many sellers who tried to sell you keychains and stuff. The entrance was actually free, but we didn't book it in advance and all the slots for that day were already booked out. The other option to enter was through an exhibition, but I was not going to pay 17€ for that one. Instead, we made it outside the castle and set our quest to find a place to eat. We were extremely hungry, and it was already past noon. I saw some restaurants with adequate reviews from google, but since we were afraid those were all tourist traps, we decided to walk back through the bridge.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBUPjCdlsSpSc_iW1VVYQkxNtFJjsp15S9NV_JNhmnl6Uuv09NbbLlr3RgXT3CCfkMt_XcvmiZWQnwNe2Sxfze09RRkpMZ2IYIS-JHUYbzBK5Fh7_ouBWyJGjpypJ4LToRw9ZsF9-5bRFpZXA_Cl06O6BauKRIEbS_sX_oqbSs901WLnaFSw04SEOp=s320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Castle Nuovo from accross the bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBUPjCdlsSpSc_iW1VVYQkxNtFJjsp15S9NV_JNhmnl6Uuv09NbbLlr3RgXT3CCfkMt_XcvmiZWQnwNe2Sxfze09RRkpMZ2IYIS-JHUYbzBK5Fh7_ouBWyJGjpypJ4LToRw9ZsF9-5bRFpZXA_Cl06O6BauKRIEbS_sX_oqbSs901WLnaFSw04SEOp=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinJXANQwZPF6oqKmIoMFXsVt5UNH5l6x02BhzJjvnBt3kUEnKg8zpeUWPwn47OC-k8kvxy5HAyg0wtvHFEFmuV5LA1KoGgtYeZvqO-e4Z0umzbe-as2PjULJq_-F4FCzlL7QZR5GRLBz38X8Ashrkn7WwC_jKLwDSuGgDrvSmUr9CkdBZe0BN4_vZo=s320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="180" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">boats boats boats!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinJXANQwZPF6oqKmIoMFXsVt5UNH5l6x02BhzJjvnBt3kUEnKg8zpeUWPwn47OC-k8kvxy5HAyg0wtvHFEFmuV5LA1KoGgtYeZvqO-e4Z0umzbe-as2PjULJq_-F4FCzlL7QZR5GRLBz38X8Ashrkn7WwC_jKLwDSuGgDrvSmUr9CkdBZe0BN4_vZo=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><h3><span style="font-family: inherit;">Quest: Lunch </span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Turned out there were a lot more restaurants on the street across Castle dell Ovo and they all looked like tourist traps xD While keep walking and walking, we then had to decide whether to stop by a random restaurant or go back and go to our next place. We saw a cute restaurant just before the castle, but too tired to walk back twenty minutes when all we had for today was one piece of Sfogiatelle. Finally, we stopped by a restaurant that didn't have two thousand of its servers trying to lure people in. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYI-xuhRA1KYfJI9su8_3qpn3L6DklMSYVQZReeqg0kvuQEGVHeA4u_eZQSBhooEgwPcA_pRJbbXe21os80wOW9ZWKW1waz4QCeTiQBfDlKKVn2FLmFNli-hKoPrizne3fFSp_x2svn2KZgQ_WnuQoi-Y5qnbsG94g8NbYWvW_C_4jFQpVAeBwgdFO=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYI-xuhRA1KYfJI9su8_3qpn3L6DklMSYVQZReeqg0kvuQEGVHeA4u_eZQSBhooEgwPcA_pRJbbXe21os80wOW9ZWKW1waz4QCeTiQBfDlKKVn2FLmFNli-hKoPrizne3fFSp_x2svn2KZgQ_WnuQoi-Y5qnbsG94g8NbYWvW_C_4jFQpVAeBwgdFO=s320" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhhUorgjbPGBeb0iYSZwCSjTY7hTgwV7U2NcDbB3_IkJvLow-hvPuJ8T3iyTKRjo2UXgrSf13OF5u1k4NaUJr9eK5bf7_WLpHf0AR_a1f74SmDupotrkXgg2nt_cyIE-tLxeFSK3M90HRnRDHtTScXI9cnhqEsUqPo5hKhJ0TorLWywnpaHJ1QhbMv=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhhUorgjbPGBeb0iYSZwCSjTY7hTgwV7U2NcDbB3_IkJvLow-hvPuJ8T3iyTKRjo2UXgrSf13OF5u1k4NaUJr9eK5bf7_WLpHf0AR_a1f74SmDupotrkXgg2nt_cyIE-tLxeFSK3M90HRnRDHtTScXI9cnhqEsUqPo5hKhJ0TorLWywnpaHJ1QhbMv=s320" width="180" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The salad was better than yesterday's dinner but still disappointing. The bruschetta was nice but it took a while until they served us our main food. I ordered fried pizza because I've read some blogs and they recommended to at least try the fried pizza in Napoli. It wasn't bad but didn't surprise me either. I think we were just in the wrong restaurant for fried pizza. But the main thing is that we finally filled our fuel and were ready for the next stop. </span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We still had two places in mind: Castel St. Angelo (thanks to a friend's recommendation!) and the Christmas market. Using google maps, we decided to try the funicular to the castle first, and it would take us around 40 minutes, (with the funicular actually only 5 minutes and the rest by walking). There was a direct bus, but we stopped believing our luck with that one in Napoli xD</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Castle St. Angelo</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The way to the next Funicular was nice -- nice enough to realize that not every part of Napoli was full of trashes. We saw very little trashes lying around, and the neighborhood was pretty neat. It makes me wonder how two parts of the city could be <i>this </i>different. It took us around twenty minutes (with a few photo stops) to reach the funicular and we had to wait for another ten minutes for the next funicular schedule. I've rarely ridden a funicular, only did it in Heidelberg twice (which only lasts less than 90 seconds). It took us a couple of minutes and three stops until we reached the end station and from there, we walked for another fifteen minutes to reach the castle. The castle was located high up in Napoli.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The weather was starting to get darker and colder. I hate cold, but the view might be great from the castle. Unlike other castles, it was actually not possible to be inside this castle. We paid 5€ to walk through (and nobody checked us until the end) and then walked up, just following everyone. The higher we went, the colder it got and the wind got stronger. But the view was worth it, and if it weren't only for the cold, I would love to stay more up there. We spent around one hour there, taking pictures and walking through before going to the next destination (and before I got grumpier due to weather xD).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizOxHlXlj1Mde9C2MiOodxLcPOiSw7e6ITxioOsgc3Gu5gnCZqIwUN_pZm7BGsMn-IhIUMgYUWlW9Ft8ICOZLJ-ap8jBMGBl5dxldlX0j0Cg0ZFhO0o9Y_xzTDXqn6W_qck3lAWXG0Ryg5MPKUOVcKKvRpeWJZcqd4wfKzkwH8mjMbISLBxV7KcPCn=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizOxHlXlj1Mde9C2MiOodxLcPOiSw7e6ITxioOsgc3Gu5gnCZqIwUN_pZm7BGsMn-IhIUMgYUWlW9Ft8ICOZLJ-ap8jBMGBl5dxldlX0j0Cg0ZFhO0o9Y_xzTDXqn6W_qck3lAWXG0Ryg5MPKUOVcKKvRpeWJZcqd4wfKzkwH8mjMbISLBxV7KcPCn=s320" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWEjdzBuUEfOmNe03n3YSnXFqeH1XU7lYx4BCe78rAutVtL1Bj3cwUXLa3FbSG1IwMc7J_Jp6CCKRP0suegy9NSoE9nUlkNIiSZpGT1kOYN0tFSeV_q_ho2H7PF8_V35a3ZPT0freaZ-COgLu2hjjsGB4wqb9R1Xa621_JS9-gQRnI29UuLs8lIST5=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWEjdzBuUEfOmNe03n3YSnXFqeH1XU7lYx4BCe78rAutVtL1Bj3cwUXLa3FbSG1IwMc7J_Jp6CCKRP0suegy9NSoE9nUlkNIiSZpGT1kOYN0tFSeV_q_ho2H7PF8_V35a3ZPT0freaZ-COgLu2hjjsGB4wqb9R1Xa621_JS9-gQRnI29UuLs8lIST5=s320" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4wm8Pv8BnALOpjHJ4IH3biB6gI177QmNA7IswDm6JV8wyQeUxCDKQdmhVNqHsKAfRZl6ibk2C754H1rkZORNWRMHAEPe1jDOGlYS8QMIYutvk0cZr6ZcJave1PvHLQRxHPby2LyCsSmcRNfIhjx8asYb1tVT-62MLOfhqcLB1HO1_VmZSFfhmqCMS=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4wm8Pv8BnALOpjHJ4IH3biB6gI177QmNA7IswDm6JV8wyQeUxCDKQdmhVNqHsKAfRZl6ibk2C754H1rkZORNWRMHAEPe1jDOGlYS8QMIYutvk0cZr6ZcJave1PvHLQRxHPby2LyCsSmcRNfIhjx8asYb1tVT-62MLOfhqcLB1HO1_VmZSFfhmqCMS=s320" width="180" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">left: the way to funicular // middle & left: castle st. angelo</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtCtW0eBVNrfyLnnf4seM_sSP3Lys04smLmRd4KQJtDSFtUtLMcT6EC8Qyb81bOt5J_dK6l6g53vtIQexzs97vyHtaOlcSuG5wvppMWvAmS9J6SvJHAV-XBXsYqBne5_CCoz7x5Ln18CfzAXuci9U6CWWMTNERrgiDtyKwHrUMacu7ORtQ1SNDSJfS=s320" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the view from up!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the way to the all-year-round Christmas market</span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I've read that one must-visit place was the Christmas market that opened for all time of the year and it was what typical from Napoli. It took us around half an hour to reach the metro station and we walked around ten minutes through the smaller street. After exiting the main road and we went to the narrower street, we saw lots of secondhand bookstores. We just did a quick eye-shopping before continuing to walk, since all the books were in Italian. Along the street, there were also lots of souvenirs stands, from handmade necklaces, the famous Neapolitan chili accessories, to posters. Instead of big brands (and streets like Toledo), I prefer these streets. It felt more local. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The so-called Christmas market was not anything like German's <i>Weihnachtsmarkt</i>, but they had their own uniqueness. It seemed some of the accessories were handmade by the shop owners, but all the stuff were quite the same from one store to another store. In the end, it took us less than ten minutes to finish walking the street. Since I haven't got my daily dose of sugar (xD), we decided to take a small break at the cafe, and the coffee and the cordine I ordered were delicious although a bit too sweet for me (didn't know the name of what I ordered but never saw this kind of coffee-mix anywhere). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuRN8Ac50_SP8BU8pAb9yCAZnt17OXGLo2sQgUyaybKZ2TbJERu66r0EzNbTWLYVfWHsxRAjVV8FrSakypIaHQeVQApaCnw9WDP0APQ-7bt3JPmTOSYK9ikuI7P9_w88Ulq6z2s5xV4Fz7qNd0lvqIKq0-VWQrO8iOhqvovd2c2iTNiHL0FwopW6E9=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuRN8Ac50_SP8BU8pAb9yCAZnt17OXGLo2sQgUyaybKZ2TbJERu66r0EzNbTWLYVfWHsxRAjVV8FrSakypIaHQeVQApaCnw9WDP0APQ-7bt3JPmTOSYK9ikuI7P9_w88Ulq6z2s5xV4Fz7qNd0lvqIKq0-VWQrO8iOhqvovd2c2iTNiHL0FwopW6E9=s320" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFJ884xX58H2k_ta4eQpATlLsXDV0drPbWQjVCwyhMPN-dd8ddwDQED6SxDcL8V1kAfpeH4aQWVfHqS4udqPO7teRoGVwKp-X0E_xrqGmSCdZ7bT7L_sYDVbEYhN1g4t7bV4bztqF-5DT3BxJi4tIEEHFVjRIvtVBye6y3Z-a-EmTx035E28yGBuEj=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFJ884xX58H2k_ta4eQpATlLsXDV0drPbWQjVCwyhMPN-dd8ddwDQED6SxDcL8V1kAfpeH4aQWVfHqS4udqPO7teRoGVwKp-X0E_xrqGmSCdZ7bT7L_sYDVbEYhN1g4t7bV4bztqF-5DT3BxJi4tIEEHFVjRIvtVBye6y3Z-a-EmTx035E28yGBuEj=s320" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRo4OmXOmbPjc223XJebS0bzyBkOEEjiLiiPa1QUZkdOD8O9djBtKwM1yeHz0Xf_4hECtUiavc7MFIKvY-gU_Vt__d3YKY7yvvZzJbEfWpZDRqchGox0qvx2lCkzBEgwX0DJaQqlnqzOb7LuXv4eZxcx-b_xv9v8rSiBturZh5nCOXBBXVqtA0YJZy=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRo4OmXOmbPjc223XJebS0bzyBkOEEjiLiiPa1QUZkdOD8O9djBtKwM1yeHz0Xf_4hECtUiavc7MFIKvY-gU_Vt__d3YKY7yvvZzJbEfWpZDRqchGox0qvx2lCkzBEgwX0DJaQqlnqzOb7LuXv4eZxcx-b_xv9v8rSiBturZh5nCOXBBXVqtA0YJZy=s320" width="180" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">to close the day: gelato!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We walked back to our Airbnb around 20 minutes and were glad that we still managed to buy a gelato (no matter how cold it was outside). We didn't have dinner, but instead buy some small stuff from a minimarket, as well as lunches for our trip on the next day to Pompeii!</span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 3: Pompeii & the worst dinner</span></h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pompeii: will be on a special post since it was the highlight of this Napoli trip!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After coming back from Pompeii, we decided to take one hour of rest before heading up for dinner. Since we walked so much, we didn't want to go somewhere that far. I found a restaurant with a good review on google and decided maybe on our last night we should've had something good. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The restaurant itself was okay decorated, if you asked me, they just had so many displays of newspapers' articles about them. Unfortunately, they did not have anything specific for vegetarians. I ordered seafood pasta, but unfortunately, it tasted like regret. Not our best restaurant, but at least we didn't put extra effort to go there.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Day 4: Bye Napoli!</span></h2></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our itinerary for the 4th day was pretty flexible because we didn't want to stress ourselves since we had to travel to Rome. Theoretically, we could have stayed half-day in Napoli, but we thought we already saw everything we wanted to see, and for me, it was enough. We took the train shortly before 11am but went to the train station one hour before (despite staying only five minutes from the main station) to avoid any last-minute trouble. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj49aaSc5HgZAeyaNbuS3c5AkdUAQhYYTU6Czz2-69O8ysk9dvm23BpHSadAsuHIaqEU-0LXkTbRONh8yn906G-LT_cm794T4ca1UJAv6dhiQhxQfZoSL3eizXKFUG-lG57KKizoBYVNG0TOFLGWQYKJ_bPWTnL60jb8Jd5aGsqImoT9Hxtt9K3-1MK=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj49aaSc5HgZAeyaNbuS3c5AkdUAQhYYTU6Czz2-69O8ysk9dvm23BpHSadAsuHIaqEU-0LXkTbRONh8yn906G-LT_cm794T4ca1UJAv6dhiQhxQfZoSL3eizXKFUG-lG57KKizoBYVNG0TOFLGWQYKJ_bPWTnL60jb8Jd5aGsqImoT9Hxtt9K3-1MK=s320" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last breakfast in Napoli!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What we noticed from our experience that unlike in Germany where you might or might not get checked in the train, in Italy you have to scan your tickets (and your corona vaccination qr-code) before going to the platforms. And what's even "funnier" for me, the platforms of the trains were to be shown only shortly before the departure time, and you could only go to the platforms area at least 40 minutes before your train, resulting in lots of people waiting outside of the platforms. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But anyway, despite all the cons of Napoli, we did enjoy our time there. As I said in the beginning, I did not see myself visiting this city anytime soon, unless I wanted to visit the Island or go to Pompeii again! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><h4 style="text-align: justify;">What to eat/drink in Napoli (based on the foodie me xD)</h4><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Sfogiatelle (you can find them almost everywhere)</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Fried Pizza</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lots of seafood pasta (if you could find a good restaurant)</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Cannoli</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lots of espressos</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Neapolitan Pizza (sadly we didn't try this)</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Baba</li></ul></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><h4 style="text-align: justify;">My recommendation on where to eat:</h4><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: justify;">Cafe Gambrinus (https://grancaffegambrinus.com/en/)</li><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Offered plenty of desserts, drinks, as well as food. It is a little bit more expensive for Napoli but worth it!!</li></ul><li style="text-align: justify;">Ristorante Tipicio Napoletano - I Sapori di Parthenope (https://www.isaporidiparthenope.it/)</li><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">We love their pizza but don't order salad here xD</li></ul></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks for reading my story!</span></div>Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-74484880230060849132021-12-28T20:47:00.004+01:002022-12-27T10:50:47.492+01:00Changing Blue Card to Permanent Resident Card (Niederlassungerlaubnis) in Germany<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Hello everyone!<br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">It has been more than a year since I got my German permanent residency, and after a long wait, here you go: the promised post about how I changed my Blue Card to Permanent Resident Card for Germany.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">For some of you who did not know, I changed my student visa to EU Blue Card back in 2018 when I started my full-time job (you can read my <i>complicated</i> experience <a href="https://www.dalarifat.web.id/2019/08/changing-student-visa-to-eu-blue-card.html" target="_blank">here</a>). I only had a limited blue card that was only valid for the period of my work contract + 3 months (the time window to find another job), which means my Blue Card was only valid until January 2021. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I did some research already about the alternative of the possibility of the next steps, although to be honest, I was also having the pressure that I wouldn't get a contract extension at work and had to find another job, which meant things would get a tad complicated had that happened. </span></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first alternative was just to simply extend the blue card with another blue card. From what I've heard, if you extend the blue card, at least it wouldn't be bound to your current company (in my previous blue card I received an additional letter that said that my blue card was only valid when I worked in the company).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">The second option was to change the blue card to a permanent resident permit. And since it's no secret that I <i>hate</i> German bureaucracy, of course, I'd try my best to go with this flow. </span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Okay, long story short (skipping the dread months when I was unsure about my contract), I got my job contract extension to a permanent one, which meant it would at least make my application for permanent residency easier. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">THE DIFFERENCE(S) between Blue Card and Permanent Resident</span></b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blue card has an expiration date, while permanent resident well.. supposed to let you stay as long as you want -- they simply can't "kick you" out easily. However, noted that in your blue card, they will put "valid until" your passport expiration dates.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blue card tied you with your employer, while permanent residency does not, which means you're free to work as anything, and now even without a minimum salary. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">No unemployment benefits for blue card holders, while permanent residents are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits. </span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">REQUIREMENTS</span></b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">You have to be at least in possession of the blue card for at least <b>33 months</b> before applying.</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">However, this can be shortened to <b>21 months</b> if you have <b>German B1 certificate</b>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">I did my B1 certificate in Goethe 10 years ago (2011), but I lost the certificate, and since they did not accept my RWTH Aachen's DSM's (<span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;">Deutsche</span><span style="background-color: white;"> Sprachprüfung für Master-Studierende), I either had to redo my test or waited for another 11 months. 11 months seems like a long time and also it meant I had to renew my blue card in between, so that was why I decided to do my B1 test again. Unfortunately, the earliest available exam was at the end of August, so I had to wait a bit. A bit of advice though, <i>do not lose your B1 certificate</i>, because it's pretty expensive to take them again!</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">You have some knowledge of the German language (A1 for 33 months, B1 for 21 months)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">You are independent and you don't need any third-party support to finance yourself in Germany</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">You have paid the <i>Renteversicherung</i> for 33 months or 21 months (if you have Blue Card)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">You have enough space for living.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>DOCUMENTS TO PREPARE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you think you have fulfilled all the criteria above, then congratulations! Here are the documents that you'll need to send via email/bring in person: </span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Salary slips (they asked for the last 3 months in the beginning, but after I send them all, they again asked for the complete slip salary of the Year 2020)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Proof that you have paid <i>Renteversicherung</i> for 21 or 33 months. How to get it: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Go to <a href="https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/DRV/DE/Online-Dienste/Juli_2021/informationen_anfordern_einreichen.html">https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/DRV/DE/Online-Dienste/Juli_2021/informationen_anfordern_einreichen.html</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Choose "<i>Versicherungs- und Rentenunterlagen anfordern</i>". A new tab will be opened.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Choose "<i>Rentebezugsbescheinigung"</i> for "<i>Anforderung von..."</i></span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">and complete the remaining form with your data </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">You will receive a letter with the details 1-2 weeks later</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">B1-certificate</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Permanent work-contract</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Certificate of employment (they will provide the form) that needs to be signed by your employer</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Housing certificate (they will provide the form) that needs to be signed by your landlord</span></li></ul><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>HOW TO (in a nutshell)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The process below is not an absolute "how-to", it is based on my experience. I think the process would vary depending on your <i>Ausländeramt. </i>I got lucky because since I moved to Sindelfingen, the process of everything related to <i>Ausländeramt</i> (visa, sponsor letter, and so on) was easier than when I lived in Aachen. </span></div><div><ol><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Send an email stating the intention to change your current resident permit to permanent resident. </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Again, this varies from person to person. In my <i>Ausländeramt</i>, they accept phone calls and emails, and since I prefer to have it written somewhere, I send them an email instead. </span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">After sending them back all the documents they required, they'll send you an appointment. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Come to the appointment with all the documents and <b>110€ </b>money (some only take cash, some have a machine where they took EC-Karte). Do not forget to ask where you need to pick up the card once they're ready!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ta-da, they'll give you a paper stating that you're now having a permanent residence. However, your card could be picked up normally after 6 weeks. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">After some weeks, you will receive a PIN for your new card. Normally, if you have received this, you can already take the card in 2 weeks. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Take your new shiny permanent-residence card. For Sindelfingen, I need to take it in <i>Bürgeramt</i> (where you do your <i>anmelden</i>). Due to Corona, I had to make an appointment, but normally, people could simply take it without any appointment. </span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>GOOD TO KNOW that...</b></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">Your "permanent" resident card has an expiration date! My card's expiration date is the same as my passport. So far, I haven't researched on how to extend it, but I will update it here once I know (I'll be back before the end of 2023 :p)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: georgia;">You still can't vote with a permanent residency. You'll need German citizenship for that!</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">So that's it! It looks less complicated than my blue card and the driving license, but I also needed at least about 2 months because of the German B1 exam! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know. See you in the next post :) </span></div></div></div><div></div></div><p></p>Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-49337707999084403252021-03-05T20:18:00.001+01:002021-03-05T20:18:46.981+01:00Transferring your home country (non-EU) driving license to a German Driving license<p> Hello everyone!</p><p>I was planning to write this <b>months</b> ago but life was so busy meanwhile (with this whole "new normal" thing) that I barely had any time or muse to start writing, so apologise for that one. </p><p>This time I'd like to write about my experience of transferring my Indonesian driving license to a German one. It seems that I don't have that much luck with German bureaucracy, because almost everything that I wanted to do seems to be not the "normal" case, which means more <b>complications</b> than what it has already been. And for transferring my driving license, it took <b>more than a year</b> for me! And I also visited "Führerscheinstelle" at least 5 times. Believe me, it was really time and energy-consuming! Well, to be honest, some months of it was me being lazy, hehehe. Let's get started!!!</p><p>Basically, if you want to make a driving license from scratch in Germany, you need to do the following things:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>First-aid course (max 2 years)</li><li>Eye-test</li><li>Theoretical class</li><li>Theoretical exam</li><li>Driving class</li><li>Driving exam</li></ol><div>To do everything from the beginning will cost you approximately 2000€. I also think it depends on where you live. In south, everything seems to be much more expensive than in NRW, for example. We will now go through some cases, and I'll try to provide information on what you need to do had your condition met one of the followings:</div><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>You don't have a driving license prior to moving to Germany.</u></b></h3>Simple. You have to follow all the steps from the beginning. <p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>You have a driving license from your home country AFTER you moved to Germany.</u></b></h3>Unfortunately, you have to redo everything from the beginning, as you can only eligible to transfer your driving license if you had it before moving to Germany. <div><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>You have a driving license from your home country BEFORE you moved to Germany. </u></b></h3>Congratulations. You have the chance to get a German one. <p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Your driving license is <b>valid</b> to use up to 6 months from your moving date! Use this wisely and I'd suggest practicing as much as possible or get it done within the first 6 months (of course, if you have the budget for it).</li><li>If you're from one of the lucky countries (sorry, the list will provide later if I could find the link, but e.g. Korean one!), you can simply go to switch your driving license without having to go through any class and exams!</li><li>But, if your country was not included in the list, then you have to go through exams, some countries probably only needed a part, but probably other countries have to do a lot more. </li></ul><div><div><h3><b><u>You have a driving license from your home country BEFORE you moved to Germany, BUT your driving license EXPIRED in between</u></b></h3><div>This was my case, and it was one reason why my process took so long because I was a bit lazy to do everything. </div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you have a new driving license issued after that, make <b>a police statement from Indonesia</b> (better in English, if it was Indonesian, have it translated to either English/German), stating that you already have a driving license before. If you have a copy of your old driving license, attached it as well in the letter. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi0We52btSRyMgpv9Q-ODouOG841wbR5cLDjmhrXeASfkFDjtgIGnwyBxUX-bxJDyJh_eSPh6Xc7Zo6jgXOOlIA9_xIRnle1QqYRKmuzrZA2IU7UBPZjn2UhiFjRiro-kqTkrWk471Jg/s967/surat+keterangan+polisi.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="967" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfi0We52btSRyMgpv9Q-ODouOG841wbR5cLDjmhrXeASfkFDjtgIGnwyBxUX-bxJDyJh_eSPh6Xc7Zo6jgXOOlIA9_xIRnle1QqYRKmuzrZA2IU7UBPZjn2UhiFjRiro-kqTkrWk471Jg/s320/surat+keterangan+polisi.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(original)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyvQzb0iDwreDytVvW8OVio5-Sb-WOUqCwM2RVW96F4jzlkGPQAwBb8gB6msDxZecByvorNa1apaSI-bPjnY2WLDoZg2CwOVpieq67xFi9UOBFlt5YXLUahkuJjnlw5wwm6Yo1JdXm6I/s781/surat+keterangan+polisi+-+jerman.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyvQzb0iDwreDytVvW8OVio5-Sb-WOUqCwM2RVW96F4jzlkGPQAwBb8gB6msDxZecByvorNa1apaSI-bPjnY2WLDoZg2CwOVpieq67xFi9UOBFlt5YXLUahkuJjnlw5wwm6Yo1JdXm6I/s320/surat+keterangan+polisi+-+jerman.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(translation)</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>If you do not have a new driving license (my case), I have to fly back home and <b>make a new one</b>, before doing the steps above xD </li></ul></div><div><h3><b><u>Your driving school is in a different Bundesland than your home</u></b></h3></div><div>Again, this was my case. I worked in the Stuttgart area and every week I was commuting between Aachen-Stuttgart. I was only in Aachen every Friday-Sunday which was a disadvantage for me to do a driving course in Aachen, as probably some schools won't have that much slot for Sunday driving. That was why I decided to do it in Stuttgart. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Ask your company to <b>provide a statement letter</b>, stating that you are working in the area of your driving school! <b>AND MAKE SURE IT'S AN ACTUAL ONE</b>. Due to the lacks of documents, I needed <b>3 months</b> until I got my documents completed, and even by then, they asked me to <b>COME AGAIN</b> with a newer statement letter (I was pretty mad that time because it was their fault of 134134938 requirements that made everything got delayed)</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu47CejPW1ArNBNG4pSlkmIMY4GFm1EB5LealhjRItOJ_nlLpWeoZPZjAAqw10e3XxNTTriOTw1ssaQdRL_6UJ-aB8t_2XjtPKPJvTSP58cT-M42W9qAC6hNroMOlj11w9wbiFy2QnljM/s785/surat+keterangan+cerence.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="785" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu47CejPW1ArNBNG4pSlkmIMY4GFm1EB5LealhjRItOJ_nlLpWeoZPZjAAqw10e3XxNTTriOTw1ssaQdRL_6UJ-aB8t_2XjtPKPJvTSP58cT-M42W9qAC6hNroMOlj11w9wbiFy2QnljM/s320/surat+keterangan+cerence.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(statement letter from the office)</div><div><br /></div></div><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><u>DOCUMENTS TO PREPARE:</u></h1><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>First aid course certificate.</li><ul><li>Most driving schools provided some courses. You could also find it through google. In bigger cities, more English sessions are offered. </li><li>The course is 8 hours (1 lesson hour = 45 minutes) and normally they're put in one day. So make sure you prepare the time for that. </li><li>And as the slots normally fully booked, you should be prepared to book this a few weeks in advance!</li><li>Cost around 25-30€</li></ul><li>Eye-test certificate</li><ul><li>I did mine in Fielmann and it was free of charge! </li></ul><li>Your original driving license</li><li>Certified translated driving license (if it's not in English)</li><ul><li>I did in ADAC and I think they overcharged me. For a driving license under 200 words, it would cost 75€. They said mine was more than 200 words, and in the end, I paid 115€ for that!!!! Probably if you have ADAC membership it will be cheaper. </li></ul><li>Photo</li><li>(if you're applying from NRW) Your driving school contract</li><li>Additional documents based on your unique case, in my case my additional documents were:</li><ol><li>Police statement from Indonesia that I got my first driving license in 2012 + the German translation</li><li>Statement from my employer that I worked in a different city than my place of residence</li></ol></ol></div></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><b><u>STEPS TO YOUR NEW SHINY GERMAN DRIVING LICENSE </u></b></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">(I'd also write my own experience in between, that's why it got so long xD):</span></h4></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Do the first-aid course and the eye-test. </li><li><b>IF YOU LIVE IN NRW: </b>register yourself at a driving school before going to step 3. <b>IF YOU LIVE IN BW:</b> go to step 3 first before registering yourself at a driving school!</li><li>Go to "Führerscheinstelle" in your city. Some cities probably need appointments. If you're in Aachen, I'd suggest making an appointment because the waiting time could be up to two hours (no joking here). </li><li>Tell the worker that you'd like to transfer your driving license. They'll review all the documents you have, and if all are okay (which probably <b>won't be</b> for the first time xD), they'll ask you to pay (approx 25€-50€) for the processing fee. </li><li>Now, you <b>wait </b>until your driving school contact you. I'd suggest you start studying for your theoretical exam. I use this app to study, and it's really helpful! </li><li>Once your driving school contacts you, it means you're good to go for the <b>theoretical exam</b>! They'll give you some dates option and you could say when you want to take it. Do not rush if you're not ready! </li><li>There are two scenarios of the theoretical exams:</li><ol><li><b>PASS: </b>congrats, now go to step 8</li><li><b>FAIL: </b>no need to be sad (except if you are like me, who underestimated and failed twice, yeah, shame on you xD). There's no limit to retaking the exams, but you need to remember that you have to pay for every exam. The earliest you could reapply for the theoretical exams is two-weeks after the failed exam. </li></ol><li>After passing the theoretical exam, you're now eligible to <b>start your driving course</b>! Note that it is mandatory for you to take the course, you can't skip it and go directly to the driving exam! But, unlike the students who do their license from scratch, <b>there are no mandatory driving hours </b>to take. It all depends on your driving teacher. </li><ul><li>I contacted my driving school and stated that I'd like to get started as soon as possible, and later on, my driving teacher WhatsApp me with the two hours schedule where he'd decide how many hours I'd have to take before taking the exams. After the first drive, he told me I'd need another 3 times driving. HE EVEN REGISTERED ME ALREADY TO TAKE THE EXAMS.</li><li>Because of Corona, we had to use masks during the lesson. I was lucky that during that time, it was possible again to do the driving classes.</li><li>I did a total of 6.25 hours of driving lesson! I received a lot of criticism, especially since I drove too slow (I could not blame myself, driving in Indonesia, people just <b>appear</b> out of nowhere to cut you on the street xD). My biggest weakness I think was the German Autobahn. People drove really fast, and I was just not used to that. </li><li>Usually, your driving instructor already knew the route of the exams, so they'd instruct you to go the paths usually taken for the exams. </li></ul><li><b>DRIVING EXAM TIME!</b> </li><ul><li>On this day, your driving teacher (at least in my case) had me a 30-minutes warm-up. In my case, it was my worst performance and my driving teacher was a bit worried I might fail xD </li><li>In the exam, you will <b>start and end</b> the exam at the same place. The exam will be about 45 minutes. There will be an examiner that sits with you in the back seat, usually the rear right seat so they could observe your speed and behaviour. </li></ul><li>Again, in this scenario, there are two possibilities:</li><ol><li><b>PASS: CONGRATULATIONS! NOW YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO DRIVE IN EU BUT REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE 2 YEARS OF PROBATION. </b></li><ul><li>In some Bundesland, e.g. Aachen, you have to go again to Führerscheinstelle to give your third-country driving license and they'll give you the shiny new German driving license.</li><li>Well, for BW (because I did the exam here), the examiner gave me directly my driving license, even saying I could keep my Indonesian one! </li></ul><li><b>FAIL</b>: I did not fail in the first try, so I am not 100% sure of the procedure, but I think you have to take some hours again before reapplying for the exams. </li></ol></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2JYd_bc9TtTQRk7gi9MuiNqY7eTNnmFmIjU5onTJze0hwA3nLRKWQag2HoAlmU6KUTn9ipGdldE07uZ6m1EuWOThecAlaGk__dvE8Xa0AVWxshQNCC6RPawjPx6QWH0kpQhWoDkH1qo/s998/xD.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="998" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2JYd_bc9TtTQRk7gi9MuiNqY7eTNnmFmIjU5onTJze0hwA3nLRKWQag2HoAlmU6KUTn9ipGdldE07uZ6m1EuWOThecAlaGk__dvE8Xa0AVWxshQNCC6RPawjPx6QWH0kpQhWoDkH1qo/s320/xD.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that happy face passing the driving exam in the first try! xD</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Theoretical Exam Models:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>It'll computer-based one, so you'll see your results directly after the exams!</li><li>There will be 30 multiple choice questions asked, each question has <b>points. </b>Answering the questions, wrong, you'll get the points based on it.</li><ul><li>The passing grade is to have <b>LESS OR EQUAL THAN 10 POINTS. </b></li></ul><li>The good thing about theoretical exams, that the candidate questions are already available so you could study up. But the thing is, <b>there are more than 1000 questions</b> in the question banks xD </li><li>The exam usually took 30 minutes, faster if you are confident enough you answer everything correctly!</li><li>After you submitted your test electronically, your results would appear, and you can review your wrong or right answers one by one!</li><li>At the end of the exam, if you FAIL the exam, the examiner will give you a paper that contains which part you got your answer wrong. </li><li><b>Tipps:</b></li><ul><li>I repeat, DO NOT TAKE THE THEORETICAL EXAMS LIGHTLY! Went through each question AT LEAST TWICE, and only be confident if you have answered everything correctly at least once!</li><li>The questions in the exam banks really help you with the driving lesson and exams! </li></ul></ul><div><b>Driving Exam Models:</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>As I wrote above, you'll drive with your driving instructor who would seat in the passenger seat, and the examiner who'd be sitting in the rear seat. </li><li>The examiner will instruct you what you have to do, but if they don't say anything, you just need to go straight. In case going straight is not possible, you should ask them where you should drive. </li><li>If the examiner is nice enough, you won't need to drive in Autobahn xD </li><li><b>Tipps:</b></li><ul><li>If your driving instructor did not initiate the 30 minutes warm-up before the exam, ask them! I think it's very important to get you less nervous than before. </li><li><b>PAY ATTENTION</b> during the lessons! The route you take will be very similar, and in some areas, special rules apply, and that's what the examiner wants to see whether you actually PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THE SIGN.</li></ul></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>ANYWAY, thank you so much for reading it through! I hope you won't take as much and complicated processes as I went through, and I hope this post helps (even a bit) in your process of transferring your driving license. <b>GOOD LUCK!!</b></div></div></div>Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-91914901545616830092021-01-29T22:17:00.000+01:002021-01-29T22:17:45.147+01:00Second wave pandemi di Jerman: sebuah cerita <p> Hallo!</p><p>Setelah postingan saya mengenai kehidupan di Jerman bulan maret lalu, akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk melanjutkan cerita dari sebelum second wave, second wave, pengalaman saya mempersiapkan kepulangan ke Indonesia, pengalaman di Indonesia, persiapan balik ke Jerman, hingga tiba di Jerman lagi. Sejujurnya, saat menulis pengalaman yang lalu, saya tidak habis pikir ternyata Corona ini masih belum berlalu di awal tahun ini. </p><p><i>Rekap dari postingan lalu: setelah lockdown kurang lebih 6 minggu, kehidupan di Jerman akhirnya mulai normal kembali. </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbhqz8-ywbwvjDWYyYrLvzLdJViWamdw__FzaOXCmlVvyOoLzWahWlZXwphhfKQMCnKiFsjuGKQsEtaOO0LrD839DGwi-dDhh_mnPDYx_3n8rSlOczaRqdjuXP3Kjh0PE2vLc2AWOiE8/s850/corona.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="850" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbhqz8-ywbwvjDWYyYrLvzLdJViWamdw__FzaOXCmlVvyOoLzWahWlZXwphhfKQMCnKiFsjuGKQsEtaOO0LrD839DGwi-dDhh_mnPDYx_3n8rSlOczaRqdjuXP3Kjh0PE2vLc2AWOiE8/w490-h334/corona.PNG" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(see the wave?)<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">sumber: google "coronavirus deutschland"</span></div><b><p><b><br /></b></p>Kehidupan setelah Lockdown pertama</b><p></p><p>Setelah sedikit demi sedikit kehidupan mulai normal, harapan pun tiba. Pegawai-pegawai contractor di kantor yang lalunya harus diberhentikan akhirnya dipekerjaka, toko-toko mulai dibuka, dan yang terpenting: sebentar lagi liburan musim panas. Saya pun sempat senang karena Jerman dapat menghandle situasi ini dengan baik. Angka yang terinfeksi pun tiap harinya dibawah 1000. Peraturan kesehatan tetap diberlakukan, masker harus digunakan di tempat umum, orang-orang harus tetap menjaga jarak. </p><p>Saya sendiri sempat menjadi "tersangka" kasus Corona dikarenakan saya sempat demam dan ada rekan kerja yang terkena. Dokter saya lalu merujuk saya untuk melakukan tes. Hasilnya sangat cepat, bahkan kurang dari 24 jam. </p><p>Dalam hal travelling, Robert-Koch-Institut mengeluarkan daftar negara yang termasuk "daerah beresiko" (dapat dilihat di <a href="https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/Risikogebiete_neu.html" target="_blank">sini</a>). Di mana wisatawan yang masuk ke Jerman dari negara sini <b>harus</b> melakukan karantina 14 hari ketika masuk <b>tetapi</b> karantina tidak diharuskan jika sebelum masuk (atau sesaat setelah mendarat) sudah memiliki hasil tes corona negatif. Saya masih tidak memutuskan untuk pulang ke Jerman karena <i>"ingin menunggu situasi lebih baik aja akhir tahun nanti"</i>. </p><p>Oleh karena peraturan yang "agak ribet" itu, banyak masyarakat Jerman yang memilih untuk melakukan liburan domestik. Saya termasuk salah satunya. Pada tiap bulannya, saya setidaknya pergi short trip ke satu atau lebih kota, mengunjugi teman-teman saya yang pertemuannya sempat tertunda dikarenakan oleh lockdown. </p><p><i>Intermezzo: Foto liburan</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDpSk2Fc9mBLR7qKw5phcJVJPP2TEyIyYdGTtdsFnxxfiFaTgOLFjCNYMcxADRaA0p8wTkPqmWknffE4T_TMGJ-ydcZd9Q1Vn-URnU5mYo86Q4K8SXojhkt3D-8cAteNLunfTOS3IvxA/s2048/20200611_122433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDpSk2Fc9mBLR7qKw5phcJVJPP2TEyIyYdGTtdsFnxxfiFaTgOLFjCNYMcxADRaA0p8wTkPqmWknffE4T_TMGJ-ydcZd9Q1Vn-URnU5mYo86Q4K8SXojhkt3D-8cAteNLunfTOS3IvxA/s320/20200611_122433.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Juni 2020, Hamburg)</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dari dibawah 1000, perlahan naik all the way to 10.000 kasus di bulan Oktober. Saya sempat pergi mengunjungi teman di kota lain pada pertengahan Oktober, dan pada saat itu diberlakukan peraturan bahwa hotel tidak dapat menerima turis jika kota tempat tinggalnya memiliki insiden lebih dari 50/100.000 kasus. Pada saat awal liburan, kota saya masih berada di angka 25, tetapi pada saat pulang sudah hampir menembus 50. Di tengah liburan juga, di Bayern (Bavaria) menerapkan peraturan untuk <b>wajib memakai masker di tempat umum terbuka</b>, bukan hanya untuk di dalam saja. Saya sempat mengupdate status keadaan saat itu bagaimana di instagram saya (jika minat, dapat di tonton di <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGds3-KC9Kp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">sini</a>)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NusxHPSwrN9oo-nBMALTgH3mk4CXJ8dJyNSLtT4yGKbudvM9mKpUq-VMNhcHxEccTe6oimH4sQGXUJN2R7522eL1HZp3PhbdPakpFEN2S6DU3fY_1rQNdZHaAi60KReCQvVFk9qiHC0/s2048/2020-08-15+11.14.02+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NusxHPSwrN9oo-nBMALTgH3mk4CXJ8dJyNSLtT4yGKbudvM9mKpUq-VMNhcHxEccTe6oimH4sQGXUJN2R7522eL1HZp3PhbdPakpFEN2S6DU3fY_1rQNdZHaAi60KReCQvVFk9qiHC0/w247-h139/2020-08-15+11.14.02+1.jpg" width="247" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkDW__EZv3p-xmm6cwCdgdiDFiYlqQlDe74TIc6o0uRUN-y7Z6v4UtYaY4_eTyauC4_exFPA1_5cxgqd0SkknPqJ0UGItZ6MPor_U-0unZscTmDqqPL01tXZKHG0pyd0hshu11uaE4Ew/s2048/2020-08-22+06.43.10+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkDW__EZv3p-xmm6cwCdgdiDFiYlqQlDe74TIc6o0uRUN-y7Z6v4UtYaY4_eTyauC4_exFPA1_5cxgqd0SkknPqJ0UGItZ6MPor_U-0unZscTmDqqPL01tXZKHG0pyd0hshu11uaE4Ew/w254-h143/2020-08-22+06.43.10+1.jpg" width="254" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Agustus 2020, Nürnberg) <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>(Agustus 2020, Leipzig)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDTfFlHf3P4w7g9q7X5sJiDfc5EzXG6HFxllhKUYx7J8_KLP_hzSf7x_6EHTS7dgcW6_EsUe1LcF5MPerLwgOHTELe20rBSq4TF9huycpIBS1kxPiec0yCvx0LYIAwQc4n7DQdH4WX_0/s2048/20200919_200013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(September 2020, Düsseldorf) <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </span><span> (Oktober 2020, Aachen)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIGABb6ugYDyfO4DrP3Fn6TyGIFgFT__4kPhomAaQBNa8Kg77tvif2TV1rb7OHYu6jE7nGnxoKRa6h-iV1221JJH75_5s3zf7fVqgy8vH4eHil5lNW1tpdY9RyOSYfJuCH9iC0rgToG4/s960/121346359_10223941345671180_3018692586229692417_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIGABb6ugYDyfO4DrP3Fn6TyGIFgFT__4kPhomAaQBNa8Kg77tvif2TV1rb7OHYu6jE7nGnxoKRa6h-iV1221JJH75_5s3zf7fVqgy8vH4eHil5lNW1tpdY9RyOSYfJuCH9iC0rgToG4/s320/121346359_10223941345671180_3018692586229692417_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(September 2020, Haltern am See)</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSzcU5cZNyidUS4R7dL1whMOZzI_F9Wn9LkbZ134JQ9SHquiWGJSNjqTPhSP1t7NX4gqt0RLYnZ-E6Xh3lXM7n4lSVwvh_1EdZhHst3fJcDrZ7W2qBwGgqKSvWziSbz1mcGhSaUnZDtA/s2048/20201015_175329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSzcU5cZNyidUS4R7dL1whMOZzI_F9Wn9LkbZ134JQ9SHquiWGJSNjqTPhSP1t7NX4gqt0RLYnZ-E6Xh3lXM7n4lSVwvh_1EdZhHst3fJcDrZ7W2qBwGgqKSvWziSbz1mcGhSaUnZDtA/s320/20201015_175329.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Oktober 2020, Füssen)</span></div><p>Angka menembus 25.000 pertama kalinya pada tanggal 2 November 2020. Pemerintah sudah mulai was-was dan akhirnya, pada tanggal 2 November diberlakukan beberapa peraturan baru. Kami di sini menyebutnya "lockdown light/partial lockdown" yang akan diberlakukan untuk 1 bulan (hingga pertengahan Desember). Tujuan dari partial lockdown ini adalah agar masyarakat Jerman dapat menikmati liburan natal dan tahun baru bersama keluarga. </p><p><b>Lockdown light:</b></p><p>Pembatasan yang berlaku:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Restaurant dan bar tutup, kecuali untuk takeaway (dan delivery)</li><li>Acara-acara besar dibatalkan</li><li>Perjalanan yang tidak penting sangat tidak disarankan</li><li>Tidak diperbolehkan untuk menginap di hotel dengan tujuan wisata</li><li>Disarankan untuk Work From Home</li><li>Untuk bertemu dipublik, hanya diperbolehkan <b>dua rumah tangga </b> dengan maksimal <b>10 orang</b>. </li><li>Bioskop, teater, harus tutup. </li><li>Tempat rekreasi publik seperti gyms, sauna dan kolam renang harus tutup. </li><li>Tidak boleh ada keramaian pada acara olahraga (nonton online)</li></ul><div>Yang tetap diperbolehkan:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sekolah dan TK tetap buka</li><li>Acara keagamaan dan demonstrasi tetap diizinkan</li><li>Pnati jompo tetap dapat menerima tamu pengunjung</li><li>Toko tetap dibuka, akan tetapi untuk 1 customer per 10 kuadrat meter (artinya, jika tokonya 100 meter persegi hanya bisa menerima 10 customer untuk waktu yang bersamaan)</li><li>Batas negara tetap buka</li></ul><div>Peraturan untuk wisatawan yang balik dari negara beresiko:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Harus mendaftar diri secara digital</li><li>Melakukan karantina selama 10 hari (yang awalnya 14 hari diubah menjadi 10)</li><li>tetapi bagi sebagi Bundesland (Provinsi), <b>negatif test </b>saat masuk ke Jerman tidak membuat wisatawan tsb bebas dari kewajiban karantina</li><li>Karantina dapat diperpendek menjadi <b>5 hari</b> jika pada hari ke 5 dilakukan PCR test dan hasilnya negatif</li></ul></div><div><i>Gimana untuk usaha-usaha yang akan tutup saat lockdown light ini?</i></div><div>Angela Merka menjanjikan pada usaha yang terpengaruh oleh peraturan baru ini akan dikompensasi. Perusahaan yang memiliki pegawai sampai 50 orang dan wiraswasta menerima 75% dari gaji mereka dalam bentu support. </div><div><br /></div><div>Selama 1 bulan November ini, menurut saya pribadi, tidak ada perubahan yang terlalu drastis, kecuali tidak bisa <i>nongki-nongki cantik</i> bareng teman di akhir minggu ataupun saat kerja. Untuk itu, saya malah jadinya lebih hemat uang makan karena lebih prefer untuk masak sendiri hehehe. Pemerintah tetapinya tetap mewanti-wanti, apalagi <b>Black Friday</b> yang akan terjadi di akhir November. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yang membuat saya agak resah adalah peraturan jika libur dari negara berisiko, harus karantina minimal 5 hari saat kepulangan. Saya berencana akan pulang ke Indonesia pada akhir tahun, dan dikarenakan hal ini, saya harus menambah libur saya selama 1 minggu dengan alasan akan melakukan karantina di rumah. Pekerjaan saya sendiri bukanlah tipe yang bisa WFH dan dikarenaka masalah perpajakan, kami tidak diperbolehkan bekerja di luar Jerman (ga bisa jadi <i>digital nomads</i> yang lagi trend saat ini, hehehe).</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sebelum "Lockdown Light" berakhir</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Ternyata, langkah-langkah yang telah dilakukan selama hampir sebulan tidak sebegitu efektif yang diharapkan. Angka-angka tidak kunjung turun, bahkan pada tanggal 25 November 2020, angka menembuh 30 ribu untuk pertama kalinya. Pemerintah lalu menerapkan beberapa peraturan baru:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Larangan untuk mengkonsumsi minuman alkohol di atas jam tertentu</li><li>"Jam malam" untuk kota dengan insiden 200/100.000 kasus positif dalam 7 hari terakhir</li><li>(mungkin ada peraturan lain juga yang saya lupa) </li></ul><div>Pada akhir bulan November, peraturan lockdown light ini diperpanjang hingga pertengahan desember, dengan harapan bahwa pada pertengahan desember, jumlah kasus menurun dan masyarakat dapat menikmati liburan natal dan tahun baru bersama keluarga dan teman. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sebelum "Lockdown Light KEDUA" berakhir</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Angka tidak menurun juga, bahkan rata-rata kasus selama 7 hari terus meningkat. Kalau dari pengalaman sih, peraturan kayak gini banyak yang PHP ya, hehehe. Berharap bakal selesai pertengahan Desember, tetapi malah <b>diperketat</b>. Mulai dari <b>16 Desember 2020 - 10 Januari 2021</b> diberlakukan peraturan yang jauh lebih ketat:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Semua <b>toko harus TUTUP</b>! (pengeculian restaurant take away dan delivery, supermarket, drug store, dan yang essential) </li><li><b>JAM MALAM </b>diberlakukan. Ini tergantung bundesland, dan di Bundesland saya diberlakukan. Penduduk dilarang untuk berkeliaran dan meninggalkan rumah dalam rentang waktu <b>pukul 8 malam hingga 5 pagi. </b>Diadakan pengecualian untuk beberapa kasus, misalnya alasan kerja. </li><li><b>Sekolah dan TK diliburkan</b></li><ul><li>Nah, ini sebenarnya yang jadi banyak dilemma. Saya sendiri sempat mengeluh, kenapa pemerintah tidak menutup sekolah aja dari awal dan melaksakan proses pembelajaran daring seperti yang Indonesia lakukan (apalagi di sini "kata"nya teknologi lebih canggih). Saya mengajak berdiskusi salah satu kolega di tempat kerja dan dia berkata hal ini susah terutama untuk orang tua yang harus bekerja. Anak-anak dibawah 12 tahun tidak boleh ditinggalkan di rumah sendiri, yang membuat ada minimal satu orang tua yang harus tinggal di rumah untuk mengurus anak. Dan rekan saya berkata, bahwa tidak segampang itu melakukan WFH dan mengurus anak secara bersamaan. Apalagi jika kedua orangtua tidak bisa melakukan WFH, itu berarti ada salah satu orang tua yang harus berkoban untuk menggambil <i>unpaid leave</i> atau cutinya untuk mengasuk anak. </li></ul><li>Jasa-jasa, misalnya jasa pijit dan salon juga harus tutup dikarenakan kontak yang sangat erat dengan pengunjung. </li><li>Acara keagamaan tetap dapat dilaksanakan tetapi harus dengan jarak minimal 1.5 meter, harus menggunakan masker, dan untuk acara gereja, menyanyi bersama ditiadakan.</li><li>Perusahan-perusahaan diminta untuk menjalakan motto "Stay at home", dan ini lumayan ketat dilaksanakan, setidaknya oleh kantor saya. Setiap Jumat saya harus menghadiri meeting penting, dan yang biasanya tetap hadir semua dengan jarak, pada waktu itu hanya diizinkan maximal 8 orang di dalam ruangan.</li></ul><div>Nah, tapi karena natal sudah dekat nih, diberlakukan <b>beberapa pengecualian </b>yang diberlakukan pada tanggal 23 Desember 2020 - 26 Desember 2020:</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pertemuan dengan 4 orang lain dari keluarga terdekat (atau teman) selain yang tinggal satu rumah di perbolehkan. (peraturan awal hanya boleh dengan 2 orang lain!)</li></ul><div>Permasalahan dengan peraturan baru ini adalah peraturan tsb dikeluarkan sesaat sebelum natal, di mana adalah masa orang pada keluar untuk beli hadiah natal. Saya ingat, 1 hari sebelum Lockdown di mulai, mall dekat kantor saya sangat FULL hingga harus mengantri masuk (dan antriannya ga main-main, bisa sampai 2 jam berdiri). </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Kembali Lockdown</b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Perasaan yang saya rasakan agak sedikit suram, karena suasana kembali menjadi "kota mati". Saya tetap kerja dari kantor seperti biasa, dan saya dapat melihat perubahan drastis. Yang biasanya saya satu bus dengan anak-anak sekolah, busnya malah hampir kosong. Stasiun kereta pun sudah tidak banyak orang. Polisi-polisi juga semakin memperketat pemeriksaan pemakaian masker. Tetapi semua dengan harapan bahwa angka akan turun. </div><div><br /></div><div>Setelah kembali lockdown lagi, saya disibukkan dengan kerja dan mengepak barang untuk dibawa pulang ke Indonesia. Di postingan berikutnya saya akan menceritakan pengalaman saya travelling di tengah pandemi. </div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tune, and thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">sumber data:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: xx-small;">https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-germany-to-impose-one-month-partial-lockdown/a-55421241</span></li><li><span style="font-size: xx-small;">https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/alle-meldungen/meldung/pid/bund-und-laender-einigen-sich-auf-lockdown-ab-16-dezember/</span></li></ul></div><p></p>Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-79604319708120020662020-05-02T01:13:00.002+02:002020-12-24T00:46:32.753+01:00Hidup di Jerman selama pandemi..... <br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Akhirnya setelah sekian lama tidak menulis, saya ingin berbagi cerita tentang kisah anak rantau dari awal berkembangnya Covid-19 hingga saat ini. Saya rasa banyak lesson learned yang kita bisa pelajari dari Jerman. Perlu diperhatikan kalau saya bukan expert, dan yang saya tulis dibawah ini berdasarkan dengan pengalaman dan pantauan saya pribadi :) </span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgba(245, 248, 250, 0.04); color: #14171a; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seingat saya, pertama kali penderita COVID-19 dideteksi pas akhir januari. Pada saat itu di Jerman masih santai-santai aja, cuman perusahaan tempat ybs di home-officekan karena sudah ada beberapa pegawai (dan keluarga pegawai) yg ikut tertular. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(245, 248, 250, 0.427); color: #14171a; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saya pergi ke Aachen dalam rangka business trip tgl 27 Februari. Di situ jumlah penderita sudah mulai naik (sekitar 50an) dikarenakan adanya acara Karnaval dimana banyak orang yg berkumpul dalam keramaian. 1 kota di dekat Aachen, Heinsberg, mengakarantinakan 1000 penduduknya dan termasuk dalam zona merah. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(245, 248, 250, 0.427); color: #14171a; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Saya kembali ke Stuttgart dengan tenang dan kehidupan masih berjalan seperti biasa. Perjalanan bisnis berikutnya ke Aachen sudah ditentukan (20 maret) dan saya sangat yakin bahwa tidak akan ada masalah dan saya masih bisa ke Aachen. Saya juga sudah merencakan bersama teman-teman saya untuk liburan singkat pada weekend setelah business trip saya. Hotel sudah ditentukan, ruang karaoken sudah di booked (di Jerman jarang soalnya yang ada hahaha), rencana perjalanan sudah mantap. Saya bahkan masih sempat pergi ke konser pada tanggal 8 maret!</span></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: xx-small;">P</span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">ada tanggal 16 Maret, perusahaan saya sudah memberitahukan policy WFH. Tetapi karena nature pekerjaan saya yang kebanyakan harus bekerja on-site pada klien, saya mau tidak mau harus tetap ngantor seperti normal. Pada awal minggu itu, saya sudah melihat pemerintah lokal sudah mulai bergerak dalam mengupayakan pencegahan penyebaran. Di bus, di mana kami biasanya harus masuk dari pintu depan untuk menunjukan tiket sudah di blocked. Penumpang bus hanya bisa masuk lewat pintu tengah atau belakang, dan hanya diperbolehkan untuk berbicara kepada supir bus dalam keadaan darurat. Pembelian tiket hanya bisa dilakukan online, atau melalui bus di beberapa halte bus. Hal ini menurut saya merupakan hal yang cerdas dikarenakan supir bus merupakan tipe pekerjaan yang sangat rentan untuk tertular dan menulari jika dilihat dari jumlah interaksi yang harus dilakukan kepada penumpang (apalagi kalau banyak yang membeli tiket). </span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Di kantor klien pun saya masih melihat kalau mereka belum memperlakukan kebijakan WFH pada hari senin (saya harus menelfon beberapa orang untuk menanyakan policy saya sebagai external, tetapi dari mereka tidak ada yang berubah). Tetapi pada hari <b>rabu</b>, saya ditelfon dan diberitahukan kalau ingin ke sana harus "diizinkan" dulu karena hanya yang diperbolehkan yang bisa kerja langsung dari sana. Hal ini menurut saya juga sangat cerdas, karena jika worst case ada yang kena, ODP akan lebih gampang dilacak. Hari ini sudah sangat jelas kalau perjalanan saya ke Aachen harus batal.</span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Saya sudah mulai parno bakalan kehabisan bahan makanan, dan memutuskan untuk langsung ke supermarket setelah kerja untuk belanja keperluan makanan yang cukup untuk beberapa hari kedepan untuk meminimalisirkan keluar rumah. Di supermarket, toilet paper, pasta, beras roti, teruga, saus pasta sudah habis. Tetapi sebagai anak Indonesia, tentunya saya tidak terlalu khawatir karena untuk worst case, persediaan Indomie masih ada (hehe, jarang makan soalnya). Di mall tsb tempat saya belanja, semua toko masih buka, kecuali apple store. </span><br />
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<span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Tanggal 18 maret, saya jalan-jalan sore lagi (tipe pekerjaan saya harus banyak bergerak kesana kemari soalnya, jadi masih dalam tahap pembiasaan diri untuk duduk banyak depan laptop dan ngoding), dan taman bermain yang kemarin masih buka sekarang sudah tutup.</span></span><br />
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<span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Tanggal 20 maret, pemerintah akhirnya menerapkan kebijakan PSBB (di sini namanya <i>Ausgangbeschränkungen</i>, tapi untuk lebih gampangnya saya sebut PSBB saja) untuk seluruh Jerman (beberapa Bundesland sudah menerapkan ini beberapa hari sebelumnya). Peraturan ini dibuat untuk membatasi ruang pergerakan untuk meminimalisirkan penyebaran CoVID-19. </span></span><br />
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<li><span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Semua restaurant harus tutup, kecuali yang menyediakan layanan take-away atau delivery.</span></span></li>
<li><span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Semua tempat wisata tutup (museum, hotel, park dkk) </span></span></li>
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<span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pelajaran yang sampai tanggal tersebut saya dapat adalah: jangan menyepelekan. Saya termasuk kategori orang yang menyepelekan di awalnya dan termasuk santai. Tetapi inilah hasil dari banyak yang menyepelekan. Dalam sebulan jumlah meningkat pesat. </span></span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Dari saya pribadi, saya merasa akhir maret itu seperti "darkest hours" untuk di Jerman. Banyak bisnis yang kesusahan bahkan sampai bangkrut dikarenakan tidak diperbolehkan untuk beroperasi.</span><br />
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<span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Komunitas juga bersatu untuk membantu orang-orang yang termasuk dalam "risk group", terutama lansia, misalnya dengan membantuk mereka untuk belanja di supermarket supaya mereka tidak harus keluar rumah. Beberapa toko-toko lokal seperti bakery juga mengadakan free delivery khusus untuk lansia. (Kudos!!!!)</span></span><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Saya menghabiskan kebanyakan waktu di rumah, dan seperti kebanyakan orang lainnya, mengisi BINGO di instagram (wkwkwkw). Pada akhir bulan saya harus kerja dari kantor 1-2 hari, dan saya dimana-mana saya melihat sangat jarang orang. Bus pun serasa mobil pribadi karena biasanya tidak ada penumpang lain selain saya. </span><br />
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<b><u><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Awal April - the new "normal"</span></u></b><br />
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Dan mulai tanggal 20 April untuk seluruh Jerman diberlakukan "Maskenpflicht" atau wajib memakai masker jika berada di tempat umum, misalnya ketika belanja, di bus dan di kereta. Masker yang digunakan bisa masker kain, atau apapun yang jelas menutupi mulut dan hidung (misalnya syal). Saya beruntung waktu itu sempat bawa masker 1 pack dari Indonesia dan belum digunakan. Karena harga masker kain di website di sini mahal dan juga karena lockdown di Indonesia dan tidak bisa jasa titip, saya akhirnya membeli masker kain dari orang Indonesia di FJJB PPI Jerman (harga lebih terjangkau, ini sekalian promosi hehehe). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">sumber gambar dan confirmed case: <a href="https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6</a></span><br />
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Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-79323821648663608202019-08-14T21:47:00.000+02:002019-08-14T21:47:30.151+02:00Changing Student Visa to EU- Blue Card (before you finish your master...)Hello everyone!!!!<br />
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This time, I'm going to write about my experience in exchanging my student visa to EU Blue Card visa. I actually made a youtube video but the sound wasn't that good, so the video had to wait and I think in the meantime I should write about it. Some people already asked me about this (like, more than 5) :D<br />
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For those who didn't know me -- hi! I'm currently working full-time in Germany since middle October 2018, but before that, I was living in Germany with a student visa (est. 2016). I started working as a <b>student worker </b>in 2017, and after a year working with the company, they offered me a full-time position (of course with interviews to see whether the job and I were right to each other ;)).<br />
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Since with student visa one is only allowed to work maximum 20 hours/week (and 40 during semester holiday), there was no other way for me to legally work in Germany except for applying for working visa (the HR clearly stated that it didn't also allow for me to work before I got my working visa, which means, before the starting date (October 15th, 2018) I had to already apply for it. You can skip to the very end to know the documents you need, but if you want to know the struggle I went through, feel free to continue reading.<br />
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It took me a couple of journey to Ausländeramt until they finally took my application and gave me confirmation that my blue card will be issued. Since Aachen has two Ausländeramt (sorry, too lazy to write the English name of it :p), I was confused where to go first, but I decided to go to the one near Aachen Hbf, because I thought they only took student visa in Super C. And after 2 hours waiting in line, they informed me that since my current residence permit was issued from Super C, I had to go there to apply for the working visa.<br />
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And on the other day, I went to the one in Super C. It was in August, so there were a lot of people (mostly Aachen newbie) waiting in line. And during this time, you couldn't just take the number. There was an extra desk where they checked all of your documents before you could take a number. But since I was a special case (and the worker there had no clue), she just gave me the number. After waiting for a while, finally, it was my turn. I got the lady in number 3 (and felt pretty lucky that I got her). This time I didn't come to apply but asked for information. Here's what we discussed:<br />
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<li>If you haven't finished your master degree -- it is not possible to just switch to work visa. You need <b>Blue-Card. </b>What it is and the difference with normal working visa, please refer to: <a href="https://www.sympat.me/how-get-eu-blue-card-work-germany/">https://www.sympat.me/how-get-eu-blue-card-work-germany/</a></li>
<li>Once you got your Blue Card, <b>it is okay to continue your study, as long as you don't do your thesis in another company</b> (that required contract). </li>
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There was a problem with my working contract (due to the condition that I worked only 32 hours/week for the first 6 months), so she asked me to talk to HR and then come again to apply. The best thing about applying through Super C that you won't need to make an appointment! My HR helped me with the new contract, and then I came again with all the documents. This time, the worker was someone else, and oh my, he wasn't that friendly. He reviewed my contract and insisted that he couldn't give me because it wasn't clearly stated what I worked. I also insisted back and said that the lady in "room number 3" said everything was fine when she reviewed my contract last time. He then called her and "transferred" me to her room.<br />
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As she reviewed my contract, she shook her head and said that she didn't understand what was missing on it. It was clearly stated at the beginning that I was hired as <b>Automotive Resident Engineer. </b>She said everything was good, and take every document that I brought.<br />
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She asked for my email and said that she would inform me once she heard news from them. I didn't have to pay yet (since I haven't gotten my approval). I left and waited for the news. It happened very quickly, to be honest. I was there on Friday, and I received the email on Monday that I got the approval, and that I should come in the working hours to proceed.<br />
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I came a few days later, and with a smile, the lady told me that I really got lucky because it normally took 2 weeks to get the approval. She took my fingerprint and after that, I paid for the blue card (€100). I then received some kind of confirmation, which would be sufficient enough to start working (starting on that day). My blue card will be ready in around 6 weeks (I wouldn't receive any letter, I could just pick it up), and it would be valid until January 2021. My contract will end on October 2018 (I got a limited contract), and the extra 3 months is for me to find another job if the current wouldn't be renewed. I remembered I felt so happy after finally got everything clear!<br />
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<li><b>Application form</b> -- filled already with the information. You can get the form on your local Ausländeramt (the same for to extend the normal visa, there's a picklist for Blue Card)</li>
<li><b>Work contract </b>-- with enough salary and also your JOB POSITION clearly written</li>
<li><b>1 biometry photo 35mm x 45mm</b></li>
<li><b>University or college qualification</b> -- if it's not in English or German, please have it translated.</li>
<li><b>Confirmation that your Bachelor degree is recognised in Germany</b><br />(only if you don't have German Higher qualification (or you haven't finished your master study :p) For me, I print my university details from <b>Anabin</b> and highlighted my course of study</li>
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<li>If you live in another city, please book an appointment as soon as possible! </li>
<li>If you still have lots of credits to take, maybe you should postpone taking the full-time job because it would take your energy :) </li>
<li>Usually, the company will pay for the fee. So, asked your HR about it. </li>
<li>If they say your documents (etc) are not sufficient, asked them clearly what is missing, and don't just accept if they said they couldn't issue the Blue Card for you! (like what happened with me and the other worker). </li>
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I picked my blue card after 6 weeks. Actually, it didn't look much different than the normal study visa xD And I also received another paper that stated that my Blue Card is only valid as long as I'm working in one particular company. So if you change your company in the middle (or in my case, the company changed its name), you have to go there again, and they will change it for you (I think you won't need to issue for a new one). </div>
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Before writing about the theme, I'd like to thank you all for reading my blog! I received a lot of emails every month, especially during RWTH registration time. As a person who wrote a blog for fun and only to share experience, I am very touched and happy to know that some people are feeling motivated by reading my posts :) Thank you!!!!</div>
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After posting a poll on Instagram, most people voted that I should write about my study/work experience in Germany, so here it is! This time it'll be in English so everyone can understand it. I apologise in advance for any typo/grammar mistakes.<br />
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I'd say Germany is a pretty affordable country to study since most of the Bundesland don't charge their students for an educational fee, which to be honest, could be pretty expensive in other countries. Instead, at least here in RWTH Aachen, we paid around 260€/semester for our transportation, social fee, and so on. The only financial needed before coming to Germany (for those without any scholarship) is the 8640€ blocked account by one of the banks -- which is a lot compared on Indonesians average income, but any other way would be a little difficult. I knew some people who postponed their study here in Aachen to save up some money, but hey, they are here now!</div>
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I came to Germany with #ModalNekat (I don't know how to say in English, but it's kinda I flew here with guts and not put very much details of my financial future), but I already set my mind to try to find work as soon as possible. When I still lived in Königswinter during my first semester, I did apply for a few labour work such as working in a hotel or bakery and got some calls for the interview, little did I know back then that I had to have my residence permit in hand before starting to work (I thought my visa would do) so I had to cancel the interview. Better to have some patient rather than working illegally and being deported back!</div>
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And since I only lived for a semester in Königswinter, I thought it would be wise to wait for a little bit to find a job when I already moved to Aachen. So when I moved into the new (well now not so new anymore :p) city and settled it, and by seeing my friends getting jobs as well, I was on fire to find something! With the help of google and linkedIn, the first job I applied for was to help the Admin team of one company (let's named it company A). Although I have my Bachelor in Informatics, honestly I didn't have the confidence to code (haha), that was why I was trying to find other jobs but programmer :) I also applied to be a student worker at company B, and those two were the only job I applied so far!<br />
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A rejection letter came from company B about a few weeks after I submitted my application. I was upset and sad, of course, since I thought that job was really for me - but in the other hand, I could also understand since most of the jobs need <b>a very good </b>level of German, and my German level was somewhere in intermediate :)<br />
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But then, good news from company A, they invited me to an interview, and they even asked me whether I was interested in another student worker position which was more related to computer science. After setting up a schedule for the interview, I couldn't lie but feel that I was pretty nervous. The only interview I had was shortly before I graduated Bachelor, and I didn't get accepted as well -- what if the same thing happened this time? But then my friends told me that they even applied for 30-40 jobs before they got accepted, and honestly, that gave me a boost of confidence. If this one was a fail, then at least it would be an experience for the next one!<br />
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Short story, the interview went pretty well (and the office was really cool ;) at least with the free coffee!!!!) and they said they would give be news in two weeks. I didn't apply for other part-time jobs and patiently (well, sent two follow-up emails) waiting before I got the reply back that I got accepted! I was sooo happy since this would be my first paid part-time job here in Germany! In Indonesia, I worked as a teaching assistant and English-tutor for students in middle/high school, but this time it would be something different because the regulation was also different (and tbh, it's Germany, if you know what I meant ;))<br />
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As students in Germany, during Uni-time, we are, by law, allowed to work max 20 hours per week (Germans or non-Germans). But when it's holiday time, working is allowed up to 40 hours a week. And especially for those who hold Student Visa, we are not allowed to work more than 120 full-days or 240 half-days a year, so you really have to count your days not to cross it! Important enough to know, <b>mandatory internship </b>from Internship will not be counted in this limited working days, but <b>not mandatory internship</b> will do! So if your course of study didn't oblige you to take one but you want to do an internship (it's very good for experience), just make sure you plan ahead (financially and timely). My suggestion if you want to take 6 months internship is to do it in the Winter Semester since you'll only use 3 months of one year, and 3 months in the year after :)<br />
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I got lucky because the working time for me is flexible. In some company, they have set the weekly working hours, but in the company I am working part-time, I can work up to 19.5 hours per week, and I can set my own schedule. Some people found this as a disadvantage since they want to have a fixed income, but for me who was pretty busy that time after moving to Aachen, this was a good opportunity to measure myself about how I can handle work, especially since this was my first time. And since it was a flexible time, I could take as much holiday as I want, but in the other hand, I wouldn't get paid for not working. In some other companies, e.g. the company my flatmate was working, student workers also got an equal amount of 6 weeks of holidays (e.g, if they work only 2 days/week, then they will get 12 days of holidays!) At the beginning I worked normally 10 hours a week, but starting May last year (after coming back for 6 weeks holiday in Indonesia haha), I decided to work more since I need extra money and I have lots of time (I didn't take any class that time hahaha).<br />
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What I like the most in working this particular job was that I could use my ability in speaking different languages ;) I have never thought that being able to speak 4 languages, understand (basic level) 6 and can read/write 8 can be used to do something useful and not only for fun! I still remember some of their reaction, e.g. "Wait, you can speak Korean?" "What, you can read and write Arabic???"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last day of work as student worker T.T</td></tr>
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When exchanging stories with other Indonesian students, I was really amazed that they were working in a factory during the holiday! (Most of them were freshly graduated from high school or bachelor students). I admired their guts and spirit to try to stand on by their own feet at a young age :) (If I remember my self, I was pretty spoiled when I was 18 years old hahaha). I had an Indonesian flatmate who was 5 years younger than me, and she woke up early in the morning to get work at a factory (like, around 3am in the morning), and came back looking pretty tired. So if you were reading this and you did that job, four thumbs up for you!!!!!<br />
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I believe everyone has different experiences working part-time here in Germany (or in Aachen), but I still couldn't be grateful of how this job has helped me to start earning money by my own and in the end, stopped asking my parents for emergency money. The wage from each company differs, but after talking with some other students, I could say the average was about 10-11€/hour (brutto), and if you can code, it should start at 12€/hour. The highest wage I have heard for HiWi was 17€/hour and that is not in NRW (seriously, I was surprised). But I'd suggest working something that you like (if you can get one) because I do believe you can do a good job if you like the job and not because how much you earn (but on the other hand, don't get underpaid as well:)). And don't forget to balance your study and working time well!<br />
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I probably have something more to write, but I will do it when I remember them.<br />
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So far, I hope this "short" story can somewhat be useful to you! I hope more story to come in the future ;)<br />
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Best regards and have a nice weekend!<br />
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p.s: some pics ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at my place with coworkers who turns to be my best friends! :D<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trip to Paris June 2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my favourite intern :p </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A girls-evening-out after work :D</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First business trip to Stuttgart (plus introductory week of <br />what I should do, that's why he was also on the trip!)<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-8328337704283223102017-03-29T17:07:00.000+02:002018-03-02T21:18:26.673+01:00Jacobs Startup Competition 2017: road to the Final StageHello!<br />
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This time I'd like to tell you about road Jacobs Startup Competition 2017 from the first application until the end of the finale. Since it'll be a long story, I decided to split it into two parts, and this part is more about the preparation and the application (and more of personal stories if you are interested).<br />
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In November 2016, someone posted about Jacobs Startup Competition on facebook group so I clicked it and read through the website. Jacobs Startup Competition is an annual business plan competition held by Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. I heard about the uni before since a friend of mine studied there back then in 2012. I found it interesting because eventhough it's a "startup" competition, you didn't have to have a "startup" to apply, you could submit your idea. So yeah, I tried to team up with some friends from Media Informatics and submit our idea.<br />
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Then a few days later (or let say 1 hour before the deadline), I also submitted application for Cakra, since it was an idea that already executed an running. So why not? I started "working" in Cakra back then in the beginning of September 2015 as public relation. If you haven't heard of it, Cakra is an affordable therapy application for children with autism. That's enough info about Cakra for now, for more info you can find on cakra-app.com (a little advertisement :D)<br />
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The application wasn't complicated to begin with. As far as I remember, you just need to write the name of the team, the idea, and the team. After that I just continued my life.<br />
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Then I got an email that Cakra made it to the second round. I first thought that the other idea didn't made it to second round, but later on I also received an email that it also passed the first round. So much excitement in one day.<br />
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For the second round, each team has to submit an executive summary. This one was more complicated and need more time to work on. There were questions that each time had to fill, starting from the background, value proposition, marketing, customer segment until finance. Since it was a busy month and the time to fly back to Indonesia was coming nearer, I almost decided to give up. I mean, not submitting both of the executive summary. I talked with my friends from Media Informatics and they were also busy and said maybe we'll try next year.<br />
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But for Cakra, it was something different. Eventhough the rest of the team were in Indonesia, they helped me to fill the summary. To be honest I had a lot of stress back then because there were so much things to do in Indonesia (with the wedding preparation). But the Indonesian summary was finished one week before the deadline and you know when the deadline was? ON MY WEDDING DAY. So it was an adrenaline rush for me and I finished translating and submitting it, 6 hours before the wedding ceremony began. Actually, I almost forgot about this fact but a friend of mine who was on my small "bachelorette party" reminded me when I posted a few updates on Instastory. So yeah, some girls came into my room before my wedding day and what did I do? Sitting in front of the laptop and translating (well talking to them as well).<br />
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So life went on, I got married, I went back to Germany for exam prep, and on February I received an email that Cakra made it to the finale! I was sooooooooooo excited back then. I immediately contacted the team in Indonesia and they were excited as well and will support me. But due to the cost of the flight from Indonesia to Germany, they couldn't accompany me.<br />
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Another positive thing about JSC is if you got to the final stage, they will assign you mentors. For Cakra we got Nikolas and Max - founders of Tripcombi - to mentor us. They contacted me first and we had one skype session. It was great to hear another feedback.<br />
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To sum it up for now:<br />
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<li>The first round is to submit the idea and it's very simple.</li>
<li>The second round is more complicated because now you have to do lots of research, but on the positive side you get to know more about your soon-to-be-startup (or your startup if you already have one)</li>
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I encourage you to participate in this competition because basically you have nothing to lose.</blockquote>
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So that was the story from the first phase to almost the final part. The next post will be about the final and why I was so impressed.<br />
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Thank you very much for reading my story!Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0Bremen, Germany53.079296199999987 8.801693699999987152.774353199999986 8.1562466999999863 53.384239199999989 9.4471406999999878tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-28931720783426337292017-03-03T22:13:00.002+01:002017-03-03T22:19:49.812+01:00Kuliah di Jerman (RWTH Aachen)<div style="text-align: justify;">
SEMESTER 1 AKHIRNYA SELESAI! (*well, almost...)</div>
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Setelah sekian lama tidak menulis akhirnya saya bisa menyempatkan diri saya untuk menulis lagi. Dari dulu sebenarnya mau tulis pengalaman kuliah di Jerman (selama ini cuma tau sistem sekolahnya saja) dan akhirnya bisa kesampaian menulis setelah 1 semester hampir berakhir.</div>
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Bagi yang baru pertama kali membaca blog saya, izinkan saya memperkenalkan diri: Dala, 22 tahun, baru menikah, dan sementara lagi menempuh pendidikan S2 di RWTH Aachen University bersama suami :D Jurusan yang saya ambil adalah Media Informatics.<br />
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Semua yang saya tulis berdasarkan pengalaman saya kuliah di ITS dan di RWTH Aachen, mungkin ada beberapa persamaan dengan univ-univ lainnya di Jerman maupun di Indonesia. Oh iya sebagai tambahan, bahasa pengantar yang saya ambil adalah bahasa Inggris, jadi mungkin saja pengalaman saya berbeda dengan yang mengambil kuliah dengan mata pengantar bahasa Jerman.</div>
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Di Jerman....</div>
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<b><u>SPP = Rp 0.</u></b></div>
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Salah satu alasan saya untuk menempuh pendidikan di Jerman (maklum beasiswa Ayah Bunda) adalah biaya SPPnya yang 0 rupiah atau 0 euro. Tetapi meskipun tidak membayar uang kuliah, setiap mahasiswa harus membayar uang transpor+uang sosial sebesar kurang lebih 4 juta per semester. Dengan membayar uang semester tersebut (bukan SPP loh ya), setiap mahasiswa akan mendapatkan tiket kereta/bus/tram/metro yang bisa dipakai selama satu semester. Lokasinya tergantung provinsi mana universitasnya, untuk Aachen yang berada di provinsi North-Rhine Westfalia, kami bisa berpergian sesuka hati kami di satu provinsi. Itu berarti bisa ke Düsseldorf, Köln, Essen, Padderborn tanpa membayar apapun! Jadi, 4 juta bisa dibilang cukup murah (biaya 1 kali naik bus jarak pendek di Aachen sekitar 20rb, dan naik kereta Aachen-Köln sekitar 100-150rb).</div>
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<b><u>HAH? ABSEN? ITU APA?</u></b></div>
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Bagi kalian yang mungkin sering telat bangun, mager ke kampus, atau lebih senang belajar sendiri, mungkin Jerman merupakan negara yang tepat. Sebenarnya tergantung dosennya apakah mewajibkan untuk masuk kelas apa tidak, tetapi kebanyakan dosen tidak mewajibkan mahasiswanya untuk berada di kelas. Tetapi tetap saja berada di kelas dan memperhatikan dosen menjelaskan merupakan nilai plus karena belum tentu semua pertanyaan yang keluar di ujian ada di slide yang telah dishare (pengalaman pribadi ._.v).</div>
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<b><u>TIDAK ADA REBUTAN AMBIL KELAS.. (yang ada di<i>kick</i> dari kelas)</u></b></div>
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Salah satu yang saya rindukan tetapi tidak ingin mengalami lagi adalah berebutan ambil mata kuliah pada awal semester. Menurut saya sudah cukup kekecewaan yang dirasakan ketika kelas yang diinginkan telah habis, atau rasa betrayal yang dirasakan ketika sedang bertransaksi tukar kelas tetapi ada yang tiba-tiba mengambil slot (ehe). Sudah cukup juga sindiran-sindiran yang ada di wall facebook karena kelas penuh oleh angkatan lebih muda (ehe, saya juga termasuk angkatan muda yang sering mengambil mata kuliah angkatan atas ._.v)...</div>
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Di universitas saya sekarang, well setidaknya di jurusan saya, tidak ada rebutan kelas. Tinggal daftar dan datang saja ke kelasnya. Adanya nanti setelah minggu pertama akan dilihat siapa yang dikeluarkan dari kelas jika kuotanya tidak mencukupi. Biasanya diprioritaskan mahasiswa yang wajib mengambil mata kuliah tersebut. </div>
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<b><u>IKUT UAS HARUS DAFTAR LAGI</u></b></div>
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Rajin datang di kelas bukan berarti harus mengikuti ujian semester itu juga. Salah satu sistem yang menurut saya pribadi rempong tapi life-saving adalah setiap mahasiswa wajib untuk mendaftar jika ingin ikut ujian. Pendaftaran biasanya dibukan 2 bulan sebelum ujian dan ada waktu batas pendaftaran. Kalau terlewat maka goodbye... ujiannya tahun/semester depan. Memang rempong, tetapi bagi yang merasa dirinya tidak sanggup untuk lulus semester ini, bisa skip ujian dulu dan mengambil ujian tahun depan.</div>
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<b><u>UAS = YOUR FINAL GRADE</u></b></div>
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Ada banyak mata kuliah yang menjadikan nilai ujian akhir sebagai nilai akhir. Menurut saya hal ini menguntungkan bagi mahasiswa yang tidak suka mengerjakan tugas (karena rata-rata tugas di sini tidak wajib dikerjakan/tidak dinilai/pra-syarat ujian), tetapi tidak menguntungkan bagi mahasiswa yang terbiasa SKS aka sistem kebut semalam karena tidak mungkin bisa lulus ujian hanya dengan belajar sehari.</div>
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<b><u>GAGAL UAS? BISA REMEDIAL</u></b></div>
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Setiap mahasiswa diberikan kesempatan untuk mengikuti 3 kali ujian tertulis dan 1 kali ujian lisan untuk setiap 1 mata kuliah. Kalau lulus pada ujian pertama, Alhamdulillah. Kalau tidak lulus, mahasiswa diberi kesempatan untuk ikut ujian kedua. Bobotnya sama dengan ujian pertama, jadi misalnya jika dapat A di ujian kedua, nilai akhirnya juga A. Bukan seperti di Indonesia yang memberikan nilai max 75 untuk remedial (ini dulu di SMA saya).</div>
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Saya memanfaatkan sistem ini untuk mengikuti ujian pertama di satu mata kuliah. Karena saya jarang masuk, saya yakin ujian saya tidak lulus, tetapi saya ingin tahu soalnya kira-kira seperti apa, jadi saya ikut mengikuti ujian pertama. Dan ketika mendapat hasil bahwa saya gagal, saya harus remedial dan sekarang saya memiliki 2 kesempatan untuk ikut ujian tertulis dan 1 kali ujian lisan (jika tidak lulus 3 kali ujian tulis).</div>
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Menurut kabar yang saya dengar, mahasiswa yang telah gagal ujian sebanyak 4 kali akan di<b> drop out</b> dan akan sangat sulit sekali untuk pindah universitas (malah ada yang bilang sudah tidak bisa kuliah di Jerman lagi). Jadi tentunya kuliah di Jerman bukan buat mahasiswa yang berpikir "masih ada semester depan ngulangnya", karena ngulang mata kuliah di sini perlu dipikir-pikir terlebih dahulu...</div>
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Untuk jurusan Informatika secara general, biasanya diwajibkan bagi setiap mahasiswa untuk mengikuti lab/seminar. Kalau jurusan saya, setiap mahasiswa wajib mengikuti 2 lab dan 1 seminar. Kalau di jurusan suami saya (Software Systems Engineering), wajib 1 lab dan 2 seminar. Lab/praktikum berbobot 7-10ECTS dan seminar biasanya 4ECTS. Output dari seminar adalah paper.</div>
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Nah, jika daftar kuliah lebih flexbile, daftar lab/seminar tidak seflexible itu. Di portalnya, setiap mahasiswa bisa memilih seminar/lab apa yang mereka inginkan berdasarkan prioritas (1, 2, 3). Jatah tiap mahasiswa maksimal 2 lab/seminar tiap semester. Jumlah tiap lab/seminar sekitar 10-16 orang (mungkin juga ada yang 20). Pada saat pendaftaran waktu itu, kami disuruh menulis semacam CV (keahlian dan pengalaman dll) dikarenakan dosen sendiri yang akan memilih peserta seminar/lab. Alhasil saya melihat banyak kekecewaan pada teman-teman saya ketika mereka tidak dipilih untuk lab/seminar yang mereka inginkan. Saya sendiri Alhamdulillah dapat lab yang saya inginkan untuk semester ini (lab Blockchain, siapa tau ada yang kepo ._.v)</div>
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Untuk sementara itu yang bisa saya tulis, tulisan selanjutnya lebih membahas pengalaman pribadi kuliah di jurusan Media Informatics :D </div>
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Terima kasih karena telah membaca blog saya. Jangan sungkan-sungkan untuk bertanya melalui komentar atau email ke dala.rifat27@gmail.com ketika memiliki pertanyaan.</div>
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Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com2Aachen, Germany50.7753455 6.083886799999959350.4539225 5.4384397999999594 51.0967685 6.7293337999999592tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-2926240912032018772016-10-08T15:24:00.001+02:002019-08-18T20:56:30.174+02:00Hello RWTH Aachen - Pengalaman mendaftar sampai daftar ulang<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Pada postingan ini saya akan menjelaskan pengalaman mendaftar di salah satu universitas teknik ternama di Jerman, RWTH Aachen University.</div>
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RWTH Aachen ini di Indonesia terkenal dengan nama "kampusnya pak Habibie", dan di Jerman sendiri merupakan salah satu leading university khususnya di bidang teknologi. Saya mengetahui mengenai kampus ini dari orangtua angkat saya di Jerman, dan juga dari beberapa pameran pendidikan yang saya hadiri (EHEF dkk). </div>
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Mimpi saya untuk lanjut sekolah di Jerman sudah ada setelah saya pulang dari pertukaran pelajar dengan AFS di tahun 2010-2011 lalu. Tetapi karena untuk melanjutkan di jenjang S1 sedikit rempong dengan studiekollege dan juga Alhamdulillah saya diterima di ITS, saya akhirnya memutuskan untuk menunda niat kuliah di Jerman untuk jenjang S2. </div>
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Perjalanan untuk mendaftar tidak mudah. Awalnya adalah untuk memutuskan "mau kuliah di universitas mana?". Tetapi untuk mendapatkan jawaban itu, pertanyaan "mau lanjut jurusan apa?" juga harus dijawab, karena belum berarti universitas bagus memiliki jurusan yang kita inginkan. Menurut saya pribadi lebih bagus kuliah sesuai minat daripada hanya mengejar kampus bagus saja. </div>
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Dalam perjalanan persiapan menuju S2 ini saya lakukan sejak saya berada di semester 5 diantaranya dengan menghadiri pameran-pameran pendidikan dan juga melihat di internet. Pada akhir semester 5 saya membuat google sheet yang berisi semua universitas di Jerman dan program S2 Teknik Informatika yang ditawarkan. Saya juga menanyakan beberapa informasi mengani program kuliah kepada suami kakak angkat saya dikarenakan dia juga lulusan teknik informatika.</div>
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Sheet tersebut di update beberapa saat dan berhenti pada saat awal semester 7. Setelah melihat-lihat, untuk kuliah S2 yang berbahasa Inggris, pendaftaran yang paling tidak rempong adalah mendaftar di <b>RWTH Aachen University</b>. Saya yang penggemar pak Habibie jadi semangat untuk mengurus pendaftaran. Ditambah lagi untuk program Teknik Informatika, RWTH Aachen menawarkan 2 program master dalam bahasa Inggris: <b>M.Sc in Software Systems Engineering</b> dan <b>M.Sc in Media Informatics</b> yang menurut saya dua-duanya menarik.</div>
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Semua pendaftaran dilakukan bukan melalui uni-assist, tetapi melalui portalnya sendiri: <a href="https://movein.campus.rwth-aachen.de/movein/portal/studyportal.php"><strike>https://movein.campus.rwth-aachen.de/movein/portal/studyportal.ph</strike>p</a> Jadi langkah-langkah awal yang harus dilakukan adalah. <span style="color: red;">(<b>UPDATE 18.08.2019: portal pendaftaran RWTH sudah berubah. Link sebelumnya sudah tidak berlaku lagi, oleh karena itu, langkah-langkah dibawah sudah tidak relevan)</b></span></div>
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<b><u>1. Mencari tahu ingin kuliah apa</u></b></div>
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Untuk daftar program S2 yang ditawarkan dapat dilihat di <a href="http://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Studium/Vor-dem-Studium/Studiengaenge/~yev/Liste-Aktuelle-Studiengaenge/lidx/1/?search=&aaaaaaaaaaaaafs=&aaaaaaaaaaaaaft=&aaaaaaaaaaaaafu=&aaaaaaaaaaaaafv=&aaaaaaaaaaaaafx=aaaaaaaaaaaaviz&aaaaaaaaaaaaafy=&aaaaaaaaaaaaagc=&aaaaaaaaaaaaagd=&aaaaaaaaaaaaaot=&aaaaaaaaaaaaaou=&aaaaaaaaaaaaaoy=&aaaaaaaaaaaaaqx=&aaaaaaaaaaaaaum=&aaaaaaaaaaaabkh=" target="_blank">sini</a>. Sudah saya bantu filter untuk program khusus bahasa Inggris (dikarenakan untuk bahasa Jerman agak lebih rempong pendaftarannya).</div>
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<b><u>2. Program yang kamu inginkan ada? Daftar di portalnya!</u></b></div>
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Jika program master yang kamu inginkan ada, silahkan register di portalnya di <strike><a href="https://movein.campus.rwth-aachen.de/movein/portal/newapp.php">https://movein.campus.rwth-aachen.de/movein/portal/newapp.php</a>.</strike> Klik start untuk memulai. Harap diingat bahwa pendaftaran untuk winter semester <b>DITUTUP</b> pada tanggal <b>1 Maret</b> tiap tahunnya. Klik next-next dan isi sesuai data yang sebenarnya (asal negara, program yang diinginakn dll). Untuk pertanyaan <b>"do you already have a university degree?"</b> di jawab <b>yes </b>meskipun kamu belum lulus (yang jelas akan lulus).</div>
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<b><u>3. Isi form yang tersedia.</u></b></div>
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Akan disediakan form untuk diisi, seputar data pribadi, nilai ijazah SMA, alamat dll. Harap diisi sedetail dan sejujur-jujurnya. Untuk berkas bisa ditambahkan nantinya (dicicil bisa).</div>
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<li>Surat motivasi</li>
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<li>IELTS/TOEFL (kalau udah tes, kalau belum bisa nyusul)</li>
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Scan semuanya dengan jelas agar bisa dibaca. Saya memulai mengumpulkan berkas sejak akhir semester 7, tetapi dari beberapa bulan sebelumnya sudah meminta izin kepada 2 orang dosen jika berkenan untuk membuatkan saya surat rekomendasi. Bagusnya RWTH Aachen untuk Ijazah dan TOEFL/IELTS bisa menyusul jadi untuk kamu yang masih berada di semester 7 juga memiliki peluang untuk mendaftar (but bakalan telat tiba di Jermannya karena tunggu ijazah kalau lulus pas 8 semester). Surat motivasi jangan dianggap remeh, karena meskipun kelihatan sepele tetapi pas mulai menulisnya idenya lari semua. </div>
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Ketika semua berkas sudah diupload, form akan otomatis di generated, dan bisa di print. Silahkan print form ini, <b>tandatangani</b> lalu <b>kirim ke Jerman</b>. Berkas paling lambat diterima tanggal <b>1 Maret</b> untuk mulai kuliah Oktober tahun depannya. Saya sewaktu itu menggunakan Zip courier dari Surabaya dan hanya dikenakan hampir 300ribu rupiah. Dan berkas ini bisa dikirim bareng orang lain jadi mending rame-rame aja kirimnya supaya hemat.</div>
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<b><u>6. Cek status</u></b></div>
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Status pendaftaran bisa di cek di <a href="https://movein.campus.rwth-aachen.de/movein/portal/login.php?_type=login">https://movein.campus.rwth-aachen.de/movein/portal/login.php?_type=login</a>. Normally, mereka akan mengemail jika terjadi perubahan.</div>
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Bisa dibilang tiap hari saya deg-degan menunggu pengumuman. Pada bulan April saya mendapat pesan jikalau aplikasi saya untuk program Media Informatics sedang di proses dan akan diberitahu hasilnya 2-3 minggu lagi. Ah iya, saya mendaftar di dua program tersebut (Media Informatics dan Software Systems Engineering). </div>
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Pada hari Kamis beberapa minggu berikutnya saya terbangun dan mendapat email bahwa saya diterima di program MSc in Media Informatics. Alhamdulillah, begitu senang rasanya bisa diterima. LoA yang saya terima bersifat <b>conditional</b> dikarenakan saya belum mengumpulkan ijazah dan hasil IELTS/TOEFL. Kendala yang saya terima adalah saya tidak bisa mendaftar visa jikalau dua persyaratan ini belum terpenuhi. Untuk IELTS bisa-bisa saja daftar segera untuk tes. Tetapi ijazah? Harus menunggu dulu, apalagi waktu itu tugas akhir saya masih setengah jalan hehehe (tambah motivasi lagi untuk cepat lulus).</div>
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Pada bulan Mei atau awal Juni kalau tidak salah saya mendapatkan email lagi bahwa saya <b>"likely to get accepted</b>" pada program SSE. Dan beberapa hari kemudian LoA untuk SSE pun menyusul melalui portal tadi. Untuk LoA asli juga dikirimkan langsung ke alamat yang kamu tuliskan pada saat pendaftaran.</div>
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Next step: lulus dan urus visa. Untuk langkah-langkah mengurus visa pelajar Jerman dapat dibaca pada postingan saya sebelumnya di <b><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2016/09/langkah-langkah-mengurus-visa-pelajar.html" target="_blank">sini</a></b>.</div>
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Alhamdulillah visa saya kelar dalam waktu 3,5 minggu (bisa dibilang lumayan beruntung) walaupun saya sangat telat mengurusnya. Saya kemudian berangkat ke Jerman pada tanggal 30 September 2015.</div>
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Pada tanggal 5 Oktober kemarin saya mendaftar ulang di RWTH Aachen. Setelah beberapa pertimbangan, saya memutuskan untuk mengambil jurusan Media Informatics. Uniknya untuk program ini 1-2 semester pertama akan dilaksanakan di Bonn, yang berjarak 1,5-2 jam dari Aachen. Untuk berkas ulang, yang perlu dibawah adalah:</div>
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Untuk asuransi diharuskan untuk memakai asuransi yang sesuai dengan standar Jerman, dan saya sarankan untuk membuatnya di Jerman dikarenakan sistemnya <b>cashless </b>jadi jika terjadi sesuatu tidak perlu rempong lagi dengan reimbursement.</div>
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Sekian cerita dari saya, semoga bermanfaat :)</div>
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Jika ada pertanyaan jangan sungkan-sungkan untuk bertanya lewat komentar di bawah.</div>
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Liebe Grüße aus Königswinter and I wish you a bright future ahead!<br />
Yang masih berjuang bertahan hidup tanpa beasiswa dan lagi berusaha mencari part-time,</div>
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Kali ini saya akan menuliskan mengenai pengalaman saya mengurus visa pelajar jerman yang kedua kalinya. Pertama kali saya mengurus visa pelajar adalah pada tahun 2010-2011, tetapi waktu itu saya dibantu oleh AFS untuk menyiapkan berkas-berkasnya. Dan kedua kalinya adalah tahun ini, dan tidak ada bantuan dari sana-sini, jadi saya harus menyiapkan semua dokumennya sendiri, tetapi karena itulah saya jadi dapat pengalaman mengurus visa untuk dibagi.<br />
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Untuk yang bilang urus visa gampang... Hm.. Sebenarnya urus visa memang gampang. Kalau berkasnya lengkap. Nah, melengkapi berkas-berkasnya ini yang rempong dan biasanya ada keraguan apakah berkasnya sudah benar atau belum.<br />
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Saya menerima surat penerimaan saya dari RWTH Aachen pada bulan April 2016, beberapa teman dari negara lain langsung mengurus visa saat itu juga. Tetapi saya tidak bisa. Kurang IELTS dan Ijazah. Saya yang notabene waktu itu masih mengerjakan skripsi ya tidak mungkin ada ijazah duluan, hehehe. Rekening Deutsche Bank juga belum punya, dan itu ngurusnya memakan waktu lagi.<br />
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Sekian dulu curhatnya, sekarang lanjut ke langkah-langkah mengurus.<br />
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Untuk kuliah di Jerman, jenis visa yang dibutuhkan adalah Visa Nasional, yaitu izin tinggal lebih dari 90 hari. Perlu di ingat untuk mengajukan jenis visa ini jika ingin kuliah. Karena jika mengajukan visa schengen, visanya tidak akan bisa diperpanjang di negara tujuan, sehingga harus balik lagi ke Indonesia untuk mengurus ulang. Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut bisa dibaca di <a href="http://www.jakarta.diplo.de/Vertretung/jakarta/id/01_20Visa_20idn/03national/allgemein__national.html" target="_blank">sini</a>.<br />
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Berikut merupakan list-list kebutuhan yang dibutuhkan untuk mengajukan visa pelajar atau national visa pada kedutaan Jerman. Untuk list umumnya bisa di lihat di <a href="http://www.jakarta.diplo.de/contentblob/4332004/Daten/6055897/D_id__Visa_Nasional.pdf" target="_blank">sini</a> dan untuk melanjutkan studi dapat dilihat di <a href="http://www.jakarta.diplo.de/contentblob/4230636/Daten/5871271/D3_id__Studium.pdf" target="_blank">sini</a>. Saya akan menjelaskan lebih rinci mengenai syarat-syarat kelengkapannya.<br />
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<li><b>Formulir</b>. Di print 2 rangkap lalu di isi dan ditanda-tangani. Download <a href="http://www.jakarta.diplo.de/contentblob/3453968/Daten/4808067/antrag_national.pdf" target="_blank">FORMULIR VISA NASIONAL</a>. Di isi selengkapnya. Jika punya istri/suami dan anak juga ditulis. Begitu juga informasi orangtua. Untuk tempat tinggal, jika belum mempunyai tempat tinggal yang pasti di Jerman, maka tulislah alamat kampus anda. </li>
<li><b>Lembar pernyataan sesuai pasal 54 dan 55 izin tinggal. </b>Isilah pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang ada dengan sejujurnya, tetapi saya rasa sebagian besar tidak akan memiliki masalah dengan lembar pernyataan ini.</li>
<li><b>Pasfoto 3 lembar</b>. Ukuran visa schengen ya 3.5x4.5. Jangan foto sendiri mentang-mentang mau murah, soalnya ada beberapa peraturan untuk foto visa. Saran saya silahkan ke studio foto terbesar, dan bilang mau foto visa schengen. Muka 80%. 1 lembar pas foto nanti ditempel pada formulir, sementara 2 lainnya diselipkan saja.</li>
<li><b>Passpor</b>. Asli dan fotokopi. Fotokopinya pakai lembar A4 ya. Saya pernah bermasalah waktu fotokopi passpor dan dipotong sesuai ukurannya sewaktu mengesahkan dokumen pembukaan rekening. Yang difotokopi lembar yang memiliki informasi (halaman depan, halaman alamat dan ttd, visa-visa dan stempel-stempel).</li>
<li><b>Polis asuransi kesehatan</b>. Nah, kalau yang ini saya tidak tau apakah wajib atau tidak. Soalnya ada yang tidak ditanyakan polis asuransinya. Tetapi, hindari segala kemungkinan pengajuan visa tidak diproses, jadi sebaiknya tetap membuat polis asuransi. Toh tidak ada ruginya juga buat kita. Untuk durasi polis juga bervariasi, ada yang 1 bulan, ada yang 3 bulan. Saya tidak tahu apakah ada pengaruhnya atau tidak pada pengajuan visa. Kalau saya pribadi langsung membuat polis 1 tahun yang berlaku 90 hari per perjalanan ke sana. Harga polis saya US$109.</li>
<li><b>Daftar riwayat hidup berbentuk tabel</b>. Awalnya saya bingung CV dalam bentuk tabel itu kayak bagaimana. Akhirnya setelah browsing, saya akhirnya tahu kalau CV dalam bentuk tabel itu tabelnya tidak terlihat (saya kira awalnya tabelnya terlihat garis-garisnya). Di buat tabel agar lebih rapi. Saya tidak membuat from scratch melainkan melalui europass cv. Di sini ditulis semua pendidikan mulai dari kecil hingga sekarang, dan tidak ada gap waktu antar tahunnya (jika ada, sebaiknya dijelaskan).</li>
<li><b>Pembiayaan selama tinggal di jerman</b>. Jika lewat beasiswa seperti LPDP dan yang lain, maka lampirkan bukit penerimaan beasiswa dan besarnya. Jika non beasiswa, lampirkan surat konfirmasi dari Deutsche Bank mengenai jumlah uang di rekening anda dan berapa banyak yang di blocked. Sekedar curhat, bisa dibilang kami-kami yang mendaftar di bulan-bulan begini kena apes. Kenapa? Soalnya terjadi perubahan pada jumlah blocked account yang awalnya €8040 (bisa ditarik €670/bulan), menjadi €8640(bisa ditarik max €720/bulan). Dikarenakan membuat blocked account pada bulan Juni dan peraturannya belum diperbaharui, akun kami cuma di blocked €8040. Beberapa petugas di kedutaan akan meminta untuk memperbaharui terlebih dahulu, dan ada beberapa yang tidak. Jadi tergantung keberuntungan apakah pembiayaan ini bakalan dipermasalahkan atau tidak.</li>
<li><b>Konfirmasi Penerimaan</b> atau <b>Letter of Acceptance (LoA)</b>. Kalau dikirimkan melalui email atau melalui pos belum tiba, tidak apa-apa yang di email yang di print. Harap diingat jika LoA kamu bersifat <b>conditional</b>, kamu harus menyertakan persyaratan yang telah terpenuhi. Sebagai contohnya saya memiliki conditional LoA yang menyaratkan ijazah dan IELTS, maka saya melampirkan hasil IELTS saya dan SKL (Ijazah belum terbit) yang sudah diterjemahkan ke bahasa Inggris. Nah, untuk SKL ini saya tidak tahu apakah bermasalah atau tidak, semoga saja kedutaan tidak mengemail saya dan menyatakan bahwa harus ijazah yang dilampirkan (karena ijazah terbitnya pas wisuda dan itu akan sangat menunda penyelesaian visa).</li>
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Nah, setiap dokumen diatas disiapkan 2 lembar kopian (kecuali pas foto 3). Kalau ada yang asli juga nanti disertakan saja sebagai bukti (tetapi nanti dikembalikan kok).</div>
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Langkah-langkah mengurus visa:</div>
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<li><b>Membuat janji. </b>Tanpa membuat janji terlebih dahulu, kamu tidak akan bisa mengurus visa. Termine atau janji dapat dibuat pada website kedutaan. Disarankan buatnya 2-3 bulan sebelum berangkat (jangan seperti saya) dikarenakan proses visa yang bisa memakan waktu sampai <b>6-8 minggu</b>. Dan juga almost impossible untuk mencari janji H-7 (kecuali ada yang cancel).</li>
<li><b>Melengkapi kelengkapan.</b> Jangan kelupaan apapun. Soalnya sakit kalau rasanya harus ngebook ulang janji dan ternyata dapatnya masih lama *pengalaman*</li>
<li><b>Datang ke kedutaan 30 menit sebelum waktu</b>. Saya sarankan mengambil janji pada pagi hari. Dikarenakan sangat jarang termine yang selesai tepat waktu. Kalau di jadwal kamu 07.30-08.00, kemungkinan urusanmu bakalan beres jam 9. Jadi, semakin pagi, semakin sedikit antrian. Saya dulu pernah buat termine jam 10.00, dan keluar dari kedutaan pukul 15.0.</li>
<li><b>Menunggu dengan sabar dan jawab pertanyaan dari petugas dengan tenang.</b> Terkadang privasi kita di sini sedikit terbuka. Misalnya baru-baru ini saya bertemu bapak-bapak yang akan tinggal di Jerman dengan istrinya (istrinya orang Jerman). Di loket itu ditanyain dari di mana ketemu, berapa kali kencan, kapan menikah, berapa kali ke Jerman dll... Kalau saya cuma ditanya nanti di sana tinggal di mana, terus di sana ngapain...</li>
<li><b>Bayar €60.</b></li>
<li><b>Periksa surat Kontrolausdruck dan tanda tangani.</b> Jika persyaratan lengkap, akan dikasih 2 lembar untuk ditandatangani. Periksa baik-baik semuanya, jangan sampai ada yang salah. </li>
<li><b>Kembalikan lembar yang sudah ditandangani.</b> Setelah dikembalikan kamu akan disuruh tunggu sebentar dan setelah itu dikasih kuitansi dan boleh pulang deh.</li>
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Tetapi, bukan berarti kamu membayar dan pergi semua <b>pasti</b> akan baik-baik saja. Terkadang, kedutaan akan mengirimkan kamu email untuk meminta beberapa kekurangan berkas, dan pengajuan visa tidak akan diproses sampai berkas tersebut dikirimkan. Kalau mau jujur, untuk bisa tembus menelfon kedutaan itu seperti keajaiban, jadi jika ada keraguan atau rasa gundah di hati dan visa tak kunjung datang *ceileh*, silahkan email terlebih dahulu, jika masih kurang jelas, saya sarankan langsung datang ke loket 5 di kedutaan dan bertanya.</div>
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So...</div>
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Sekian dulu tentang langkah-langkah mengurus Visa Pelajar untuk Jerman. Adapun rintangan/hambatan dll yang saya alami akan terus saya update di sini karena status saya saat ini masih menunggu visa *deg deg deg deg deg deg deg*</div>
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Jika ada pertanyaan silahkan bertanya lewat komentar.</div>
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Terima kasih.</div>
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And thanks for reading!!!!</div>
Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-53210373577801937112016-08-13T16:36:00.001+02:002016-08-14T04:49:54.494+02:00IELTS Tips (untuk yang nekat tes tanpa les)<div style="text-align: justify;">
Finally something to write! (Thanks Fahim for the request ^^)</div>
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So I'd like to share some experience regarding my first ever IELTS and the preparation. I need to take the IELTS test as a requirement for enrolling in the master degree. And to be honest, I didn't have much time because of the undergraduate theses and so on, so no time to take course either. It's a bold move, but I had to take it otherwise I wouldn't be able to enroll.</div>
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I signed up for IELTS at the end of June at IALF Surabaya. Unfortunately there was no place left for the nearest test took place in Surabaya, so I signed up to take the exam in Malang instead. I had also try to contact IALF Jakarta, but all the places were also taken, and worse, for the whole month. So from the end of June till the day of test, I had approx. 16 days to learn, and believe me, it wasn't actually enough. I got lucky some friends of mine had the test and shared their experience.</div>
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So the tips below are not originally from me, but from my friends as well, and from some video that I watched.</div>
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<li>Know the institution that offer the test. Note that some place have their listening exam on the different day (which is not recommended for people who'll take the exam not on their hometown).</li>
<li>Sign up as soon as possible! Especially if you need the result to be one of requirement for visa. And well, if your score is not enough, you can retake it as soon as you can.</li>
<li>Set a target. The university I got accepted only ask for 6, so I aimed to get a minimum 6.5.</li>
<li>Know your weakness and strength. I am really bad at writing (grammatically and vocab), so I set my target lower for writing, and higher for others.</li>
<li>PRACTICE as many as you can. There are tons of books you can find at the bookstore or download from internet. I remember there was one day when we answered (well someone asked me to practice together) more than 200 questions on listening. A senior of mine got a perfect score on listening because he answered all of the questions from some books. Practicing makes you to get used to the type of question that will be asked.</li>
<li>GET A PRACTICE PARTNER. It's better to know someone who'll take the test soon. You'll get more motivation to beat each other score at practice.</li>
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<b><u>Listening</u></b></div>
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Score: 8.5<br />
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You'll have to answer 40 questions which are divided into 4 sections (10 questions each), two conversation and two monologues. The answer could vary from multiple choice or fill the blank. </div>
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<li>Once again, PRACTICE as many questions as you can to get used to. The first and second section will be easier than the rest. Note that you'll only hear everything once.</li>
<li>Do not answer directly on the answer sheet. You'll have extra 10 minutes at the end of listening section to do that. Answering directly will lower your concentration.</li>
<li>They'll give you time to read the question first. DO READ THEM FIRST! and note some important parts so you'll know the answer directly when you hear them.</li>
<li>Be careful of paraphrasing. On the third and fourth section, it gets trickier. That's why (once again) you need to READ THE QUESTION FIRST.</li>
<li>Be careful of spelling, take note when it's plural or singular. </li>
<li>For the monologue section that using a map, find the <b>YOU ARE HERE</b> text first before you read the question. I made mistake once during practice, I didn't notice the "you are here" text until the 5th question...</li>
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Score: 8.5<br />
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I only did reading practice less than five times. There are a few type of questions that will be asked, whether fill in the blanks, multiple choice, true false not given, or yes no not given. You'll also have to answer 40 questions which are divided to 3 sections. To be honest, 60 minutes is not enough for me, but somehow I managed to answer all. </div>
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<li>Do it BACKWARDS. I mean, from the latest section. A friend of mine gave me this tips and I found it really helpful. The last text will be the most difficult and complex text, so it'll be much better when you read and answer the questions when you still have full concentration. </li>
<li>BE CAREFUL of "YES, NO, NOT GIVEN" and "TRUE, FALSE, NOT GIVEN". Some people had them switched. If you answer "true" on a "yes, no, not given" part, you'll get 0 points. </li>
<li>All of fill in the blanks word will be found at the text, so read it carefully!</li>
<li>For the type of questions where you have to choose whether it's a yes/true, no/false and not given statement, there are well.. it's not really pattern.. but if it's a no/false, the question will write something obivously <b>opposite</b> of the text, so it'll be easily found. But it gets trickier to differentiate between true/yes and not given, because something you'll feel it's true but it's actually not on the text</li>
<li>Set the time to answer each section, e.g. 15 minutes for first section, 20 min for the second, and 25 for the last.</li>
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<b><u>Writing</u></b></div>
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Score: 6.0<br />
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Oh well, hello there, darkness my friend. I didn't have the chance (or let's say I was lazy) to practice writing. But I couldn't deny the fact that this section kept haunting me and make me unease everytime I thought about the test (before the D-day). I felt like everything I should write was there already on my head (there's a saying once a debater always a debater). So please <b>do not forget to practice at least once</b> so you can measure yourself.<br />
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I think it was normal for people who didn't have any preparation course to have some fear about this section. Actually I had the fear because I heard my friends who had taken the prep course explained a lot about grammar, rules etc etc, so I kinda feel like ("whaaaat are they talking about? Oh man, that all sounds so difficult..).</div>
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In the writing section you'll get two tasks, the first one is to give a report about given chart/map/tables, and the second one is to analyze a given question.</div>
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First task:</div>
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<li>You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.</li>
<li>You have to write min. 150 words.</li>
<li>You should have around 4 paragraphs: introduction, overview, section a, section b.</li>
<li>You'll get a description of the table/chart/maps. <b>Write this description in your own words on as you first paragraph (introduction).</b></li>
<li>You have to have an <b>OVERVIEW. </b>I repeat, an <b>OVERVIEW is a </b><u style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</u>. You'll get maximum 5 on one of the marking if you miss an overview. In the overview, highlight some parts, for example, the highest, the lowest, the biggest, the smallest etc...</li>
<li>Paragraph 3 and 4 consist of the description of the drawing, and group them nicely. Do not only write one paragraph to explain the whole drawing!</li>
<li>Give <b>details </b>to everything that you write. If you write "a country A has the highest amount of population..", don't forget to add the <b>numbers!</b></li>
<li>Surf around the internet and find some example of the answer! I regret didn't do this. I only read the answer using charts, so when I got table to report, well, I was really down at that time. </li>
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<li>Note that the second tasks values <b>double, </b>so you should spent about 40 minutes on this task.</li>
<li>You'll have to write minumum of 250 words.</li>
<li>The topic is to analyze something. You're asked to write whether you agree/disagree, what's the advantage/disadvantage and so on. The topic varies but usually around education, health, and technology. I got lucky because the topic was about internet xD</li>
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To be honest, I spent more time on the first task rather than the second task. And my writing score is the lowest.</div>
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<b><u>Speaking</u></b></div>
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My favourite part! I love to speak! You won't need pen to speak, just think on your head, and say it out loud! Hahaha. After the writing section, you'll be asked to leave the room. Usually before the begin of the test, you can see the schedule of your speaking test. I got lucky I was the second person, so my test was around 1 p.m (It was in Malang, and I had to drive back to Surabaya, so going home as soon as possible is neccessary). </div>
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<li>Be confindent. How can you get high score for speaking, if you don't have confidence at first place?</li>
<li>Take it easy. Try not to tremble. The examiner usually really nice person. Mine was smiling since the beginning, so I knew it wouldn't be so scary.</li>
<li>It'll begin with a simple question: "can I look at your ID?" "Tell me about yourself"... I think all can answer these questions easily.</li>
<li>Then, he'll open the book that contains a lot of question and ask you more. For example, I was asked if I like to sing. Then he asked why, and narrowing the question.</li>
<li>And, the cue card. The examiner will give you a pen, and a topic and a set of questions you should talk about for 1-2 minutes. You'll be given a minute to think (or to write). After a minute, he'll ask you to start talking, and stop you if the time is up.</li>
<li>Then, you'll be questioned about your little presentation. It starts with an easy one, then more detailed one to see your reaction as well as your answers. I was a bit nervous on this part, especially when he asked me more difficult question.</li>
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In total I got 7.5 which was quite surprising hahaha. So before taking the test, you should sometimes measure yourself whether you might get your target score or not. But if you have already signed up for a test, and didn't have any prep course, I suggest you to <b>practice every day</b>. IELTS test is expensive, and the least that you want is to retake it after you just done one.<br />
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Soo.. that's some tips from me! I hope it helps! Good luck for your test!! If you have any question, please don't hesitate to ask me!</div>
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Some useful links:</div>
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<a href="http://www.tahasoni.com/">http://www.tahasoni.com/</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.ielts-blog.com/">http://www.ielts-blog.com/</a> (the previous writing and speaking question can be found here)</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ieltsliz">https://www.youtube.com/user/ieltsliz</a> (she explains in such a good way and easy to understand)</div>
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Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-21864423471657612532016-06-28T18:05:00.001+02:002019-08-18T20:57:58.769+02:00Cara membuat Blocked Account di Deutsche BankHalo!<br />
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Jadi ceritanya kemarin, 27.6.2016, saya menuju ke Kedutaan Jerman yang letaknya di dekat bundaran HI untuk membuka blocked account di Deutsche Bank. Sekedar info, blocked account ini merupakan syarat wajib bagi calon mahasiswa yang akan melanjutkan kuliah di Jerman (tanpa beasiswa ataupun Verpflichtungserklärung). Dalam blocked account ini akan tersimpan uang mengendap (untuk persyaratan tahun ini €8040 tapi ada issue kalau naik jadi €8640) selama setahun dan bisa diambil setiap bulannya (setidaknya kita ga kelaparan di negara orang). Jadi untuk kalian yang membaca postingan ini dan berniat untuk melanjutkan studi di Jerman, saya sarankan untuk segera membuat karena mendapatkan LoA bukan menjadi syarat utama untuk membuka rekening blocked account.<br />
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Okay step-stepnya (untuk yang 18 tahun ke atas, setahu saya dibawah 18 tahun lebih ribet):<br />
1. Download formnya di <a href="https://www.deutsche-bank.de/pfb/content/pk-konto-und-karte-internationale-studenten.html" target="_blank">sini</a> dan isi (bisa secara elektronik atau tulis tangan), tetapi perlu diingat jangan tanda tangan dulu, tanda tangannya di depan petugasnya di kedutaan.<br />
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<li>Form yang sudah diisi tadi</li>
<li>Passpor asli</li>
<li>Passpor fotokopi (pakai kertas A4, saya waktu itu fotokopi di A4 tetapi orang fotokopinya memotong sesuai ukuran, malah akhirnya petugasnya agak jutek dan bilang bahwa harus A4, tetapi berbaik hati memfotokopikan ulang)</li>
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3. Datang ke kedutaan. Untuk buat rekening ga usah pakai janji, langsung aja bilang ke pak satpamnya mau buka rekening. Oh iya, sebaiknya barang yang dibawa ga usah banyak soalnya isi tasnya di cek dan hp dititipkan. Masuk ke dalam dan ambil nomor antrian. Kami datang hari senin dan kiranya bakalan banyak antri, ternyata ga. Ga sampai 15 menit malah sudah nomor antrian kami (bisa langsung berdua), setelah disuruh tunggu sebentar dan akan dipanggil lagi. Setelah dipanggil akan diberikan kuitansi.</div>
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4. Kirim berkasnya ke Deutsche Bank di Jerman, bisa lewat DHL atau yang lain. Kalau mau cepat bisa lewat kedutaan (harganya lebih murah). Saya memilih jalur lewat kedutaan.</div>
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Selesai. Ketika berhasil dibuka akan diemail oleh pihak Deutsche Bank. Sampai sekarang masih kurang tau estimasi waktunya berapa, nanti saya update lagi.</div>
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Oh iya total harganya:</div>
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-Pembuatan rekening : 300rb</div>
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Jadi totalnya 650rb perkepala :) </div>
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Sekian dulu postingan dari saya. Terima kasih :)</div>
Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-73153670396796612272016-04-23T11:38:00.000+02:002016-04-23T11:38:16.261+02:00Life in Seoul - A Brief Summary of My Spring 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US">So hello!! This was my final essay/report for Global Korean Scholarship as a final task before going home ^^ This essay was written on June 5th, 2015. I added some pictures to make it more "alive"</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">To be in Korea has been my dream since I was
in senior high school. The 17 years old me wanted to see how things were in
Korea, since I was a fan of Korea drama. The older me, last year, wanted more
that to be in Korea after seeing an opportunity offered by my home university.
Study in Korea. Yes, why only to be and not to live? Korea is one of developed
country that has been growing rapidly, compare to my home country. My home
country even got the independence first, but Korea could grow more. What was
the secret of the people? How could be Korea become one of the leading country
in technology? As a student in information technology, this has been one of my
reason why I should apply to study.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">But to achieve this dream was not easy. I
applied last semester too, I managed to be a nominee from my home university,
but the destination university said another thing. But was it only because one
of rejection that I have to say goodbye to my dream? If we want to try, nothing
is impossible. It is better to fail, than not trying and the regret it later.
So I applied once again, and finally got accepted this time. With the limited
financial, my parents tried to send me, and I also applied for the scholarship,
hoping that if I got accepted it would help my parents. And a few weeks before
my departure, I got an email from the contact person from Chung-Ang University.
I got accepted to receive the Global Korean Scholarship. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">And now it is almost the end, I am finishing
the life of one of my dream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Living in Korea has been one of the most
memorable thing of my life. It was not the first time I lived far away from
home, but it was the first time I lived alone, by alone I mean completely
alone, no host family, no familiar things, no familiar language, no adult to
relied to, <i>I need to survive by myself</i>.
I was an exchange student 5 years ago in Germany, but I had host family who I
could always ask and rely to. This time was different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">One funny thing upon my departure was my thought
about the weather. Since I never traveled to any country in Asia beside ASEAN’s
country, I thought the weather would be slightly the same, except in Korea it
might be a little bit colder. So, the plain me didn’t bring a thick coat, only
a normal one. And then, after arriving in dormitory for the first time, I
checked the weather, and thought, “What? Minus 2 degree?” and regretting my decision
not to bring any winter clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Weather was the first thing to struggle. It was
really cold for me, I don’t like cold, I can’t stand cold. Even when I sleep, I
need to use socks so I don’t feel cold. I thought I brought a pair of thick
gloves, but somehow I only found one glove on my suitcase. But the funny thing
was, the way Korean dressed wasn’t like it was winter. The first week at
University, I noticed many girls wore short skirt and pants. Well, they also
wore some stockings, but was it enough? I even wore long-john and boots and it
was not even enough for me. That was my first culture shock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The second was language. I thought in Seoul
would be easy to live for someone who didn’t know how to speak Korean, but it
wasn’t. Well, maybe if I live near the tourist area it would be easy, but near
my campus, it was difficult to find a restaurant where the waiter could speak
good English. On the very first day, I and some friends went to a restaurant
nearby and it took us almost half an hour just to figure out what to eat,
because the menu had no English alphabet nor pictures.. I learned how to read
hangeul before, but it took me more than five minutes just to figure out
“Ramyun”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">First menu!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manage to order something, yeay!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Dorm's typical breakfast</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">I was really fascinated by the technology and
how easily people from all age got used to it. The first was the gate at my
dormitory. We need some vessel scan or something like that, and my first
thought “How this machine thing could even scan it?” Fingerprint or eye scan
was really normal, but to scan someone’s vessel was totally a new one for me.
And then, T-Money. It was really easy to go to everywhere with only one card:
Taxi, Bus, Subway… they all accepted it. I can even use my T-Money card for the
vending machine and the printing machine in dorm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">What I really like about Seoul, that it was
really easy to go to anywhere. At the very first months, I used to go
everywhere by subway since it’s more convenience and easy, but after I knew how
to read Hangeul and even spoke a bit Korean, I tried to go by bus, since I
could see the streets even though sometimes it took longer. What I don’t like
about the subway is the distance we have to walk if we have to change the line.
By bus it was easier. But with bus, the driver sometimes drove too fast, so it
was difficult to stand. By Taxi is something else, because it is more
expensive, and some taxis didn’t want to have foreigner passengers because of
the language barrier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">My university life has been upside down. At
first I took 6 classes, but then I dropped 2 because of the language barrier and
the difficulties, and kept 4. What I noticed in the International class that
mixed with Korean was, the Korean student didn’t try to blend in. Maybe in some
other class yes, but not in class that I took. Before I dropped the other 2
classes too, somehow we could see the line between the Korean student and the
International one. The Professor had tried to make us blend, but it didn’t
work. I didn’t know what the real problem was, but I think maybe it is because
they are too afraid to talk to us, and vice versa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chung-Ang University Festival!</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">I took 2 German class, since I want to improve
my German. I was hesitated at first because I was afraid the class would be in
Korean, but I was relieved when I saw the Professor is a German. But the other
problem, I was the only foreigner in the class. Everyone is Korean. I thought
that I would be alone for the rest of semester, but I was wrong. Well, at the
first week no one talked to me (later I found out because some of them were
afraid of speaking German since I am a little bit fluent), but later on one by
one was trying to talk to me. I couldn’t be happier. I didn’t regret taking the
class, because through the class I found Korean friends, and get to know more
about Korean culture. I hanged out with some of them, mostly once a week, and
improved my Korean. If I had Korean homework, they would be the first one to
check it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eating out after German class xD</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Through them, I mostly knew more about the
culture and habit, especially among university students. For example, in the
class, every meeting, there would be at least one student who would bring
coffee or tea or milk to drink. That something that didn’t happen in Indonesia.
And also I know that most of them live a bit far from campus, some even live in
Incheon and Yongin, and traveled more than one hour everyday only to go to campus!
Most of Korean are really diligent, and willing to learn. And the other thing
was, how teacher is one of important job in here. In Indonesia, teacher didn’t
receive a large amount of money. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cherry blossom</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">One other unforgettable experience was when I
got accepted as a global supporter of the very first Royal Court Culture
Festival. I took interested about Korean history after I watched a drama, and
then decided to take part in this festival. Turns out now I am one of fan of
Korean history, especially of Joseon dynasty. I have visited all of the palaces
in Seoul, starting from Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokggung, Chenggyeonggung, and
Deoksugung. Also Jongmyo Shrine, the National Folk Museum, the National Museum
of Korea, and the National Palace Museum. Gyeongbokgung was like my second
home, since I went there minimum two times a week during April and the
beginning of May. I really like how in Korea the technology is a high-end, but
people also promoted their culture proudly. I got a ticket to moonlight tour,
and it was one of the best tour I’ve ever attended!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Very First Royal Court Culture Festival Opening Night!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team 4! RPF Volunteer!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very first meeting</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">But to live in Korea was not always easy too.
At the first two months, before the scholarship money came, I needed to live a
little bit frugal. Korea is far far more expensive than Indonesia, one time
eating is equal to three to four times eat in city where I live in Indonesia.
But all of those café looked so delicious, so it was a struggle to resist them.
The second thing was to find something to eat. I am a moslem and couldn’t eat
pork, but pork is everywhere in Korea! And even though the food sounded like
there is no meat, but some have. For example, Jajangmyun (black bean noodles).
I thought it there was no meat in it, but truthfully it was pork. So I need to
be patient, even though I really want to eat Jajangmyun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost couldn't resist all these sweet things in life</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sometimes it was hard to tell people why I
don’t eat pork and drink alcohol. They sometimes ask me, “But now you are in
Korea, right? Nobody will know if you eat pork or drink alcohol.” It is a
matter of choice. But I am glad that they respect my choice and still befriend
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">To be honest, I really like Chung-Ang
University. Even though I really hate the hill to the dorm, but now we –
exchange students – found a faster way to go to dorm without climbing all the
hill. We called it “the lazy way”, “the not so lazy way”, “the very lazy way”
etc. The very lazy way was to take bus to the back gate. What I like more about
Chung-Ang is the facility that I have never seen before. I have lived at dorm
during my high school time. But Blue Mir Hall was really good and nice. And the
school festival has been my favourite so far. I really enjoyed those three
days, and I wished it could stay longer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-US">Would I want to stay for another semester? If I
could, I would. But sadly I need to graduate next year, so unfortunately I have
to go back to <i>reality</i>, and who knows,
I might apply for a master program at Chung-Ang!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Certificate given by Mr. Lee</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">After three months, I already felt like home.
Korea (especially Heukseok) has been one of my home, and I will never forget my
experience in here. It is really sad to think that soon I’ll leave and readapt
again to my routine in Indonesia. Now I’m starting to wonder, what kind of
thing I will miss when I return to “home”. Will it cafeteria food at dorm? Or
will it be my roommate and my room? Will it be my friends? Will it be the
cleanliness? Will it be the internet speed?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I want to thank the Korean government to give
me a worthless lifetime experience to support my study in Korea. If only you
know how it means for me and my family. Thank you so much, Global Korean
Scholarship! I will surely share my experience and my knowledge that I learned
during my one semester stay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com2Seoul, South Korea37.566535 126.9779691999999637.1637645 126.33252219999996 37.969305500000004 127.62341619999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-35096969855645759292015-12-25T06:29:00.001+01:002015-12-25T06:29:25.033+01:00SMUDAMA : Satu Tempat Seribu Cerita<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hai.</div>
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Dalam rangka menyambut Baksos IKA SMUDAMA yang (lagi-lagi) tidak bisa saya hadiri, saya akan sedikit membagi cerita tentang pengalaman saya di SMA saya yang tercinta ini.</div>
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SMA Negeri 2 Tinggimoncong, atau lebih kerennya disebut "smudama". Sekolah ini terletak 62km dari Makassar, sekitar 2 jam perjalanan jika menggunakan mobil. Beda halnya dengan rata-rata sekolah negeri yang lain, kami diharuskan tinggal bersama di dalam asrama. Tetapi perbedaan itulah yang membuat semuanya menjadi lebih baik :)</div>
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Teman-teman yang saya temui waktu kuliah sering terkagum dengan alumni SMA saya ini. Komentarnya juga mirip-mirip, "Wah, kok bisa deket banget Dal sama alumni-alumni sekolahmu yang bukan seangkatan?". Atau "Wah, ada acara makan-makan gitu ya." Atau "Wah, kamu dipinjamin motor sama kakak kelasmu padahal waktu dia lulus kamu baru masuk SMA? Kok bisa?" Pertanyaan-pertanyaan itulah yang saya sering dengar dari orang sekitar.</div>
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Hidup jauh dari orang tua (62km sebenarnya tidak jauh-jauh amat, tetapi dikarenakan lokasinya yang berada di atas gunung membuat siswa-siswanya berpikir dua kali kalau mau pulang-pergi setiap minggu) membuat kami (atau sebut saja saya soalnya belum tentu setiap orang berpikiran sama) mendapat keluarga baru, teman. How will you manage your life if you have to live in the middle of nowhere, with minimum access of almost downtown life? Jawabannya : teman. Ada 270 (satu angkatan dulu masih 90an) kakak maupun adik kelas yang mengalami hal yang sama dan tidak membuat saya merasa sendiri.</div>
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Tetapi, bisa dibilang awalnya susah bagi saya yang terbiasa hidup bersama orang tua. Yang apa-apa di rumah dikerjakan oleh "mba", di tempat ini saya harus kerjakan sendiri: mencuci baju, menjemur, menyetrika, menyemir sepatu, merapikan kamar, membersihkan wc, dsb. Wajar saja untuk saya jika merasa tidak nyaman, bahkan sewaktu saya masih kelas X saya pernah meminta orang tua saya untuk memindakan saya karena saya sudah tidak tahan dengan kehidupan asrama. But, well, I made it, right?</div>
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Alumni smudama, entah kenapa (sejauh pengalaman pribadi saya), kalau ketemu tidak pernah kehabisan bahan cerita, mulai dari MOS, LDK, Baksos, dsb, pasti ada saa hal untuk diceritakan. Cerita nyatanya saya yang tinggal di Surabaya, kalau bertemu dengan teman angkatan maupun adik kelas yang lagi kuliah di ITS, pasti ada saja hal yang disinggung tentang SMA kami. Entah gossip lama, gossip baru, konfirm cerita, atau ada berita baru tentang lomba dsb. </div>
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Buat saya pribadi, ada banyak hal yang membuat SMA saya ini sangat berarti untuk diingat dan dikenang. Di tempat ini saya belajar menjadi lebih mandiri. Selain itu, di tempat ini saya menemukan friends for life. Teman seumur hidup. Yang sampai sekarang setiap tahun tidak pernah berhenti untuk ngajak ketemuan minimal sekali. Jujur saja, sewaktu saya harus meninggalkan teman angkatan saya untuk sekolah di Jerman selama 1 tahun, saya lebih sering merindukan asrama dibandingkan rumah. Kenapa? Karena asrama sudah menjadi rumah kedua saya sewaktu itu.</div>
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Selain teman, di smudama saya juga diajar untuk bersaing dalam kebersamaan. Yang dulunya saya hampir tidak pernah belajar, saya mulai belajar untuk belajar. Kenapa? Risih rasanya melihat teman kamar atau teman kelas belajar dengan giat sementara saya malas-malasan. Tingkat persaingan tinggi tetapi tidak mengurangi pertemanan kami. </div>
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Di sini juga saya belajar untuk toleransi, karena untuk pertama kalinya saya harus berbagi kamar dengan orang lain. Yang biasanya saya punya kamar untuk saya sendiri, di asrama saya harus sekamar dengan 3 (pernah juga 5) orang lainnya. Pertentangan pasti ada, misalnya masalah membersihkan kamar, masalah kerapian, masalah lampu, tetapi justru pertentangan itu yang membuat rasa toleransi sesama semakin tinggi. Lambat laun kami semua jadi mengerti kebiasaan satu sama lain dan menyesuaikan.</div>
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Hmm. Jadi cerita ini terjadi pada tahun terakhir saya di SMUDAMA. Pada waktu itu air di asrama dan sekolah mati. Biasanya kami mengantri di sumur (atau sebutannya "bak") untuk mengambil air, tetapi air di bak juga habis. Alternatif terakhir : mandi di rumah warga. Warga sekitar sudah biasa meminjamkan kamar mandinya untuk siswa-siswi smudama di saat-saat krisis air. Jadilah saya dengan teman kamar saya, Ila, shubuh-shubuh berangkat mencari rumah untuk ditumpangi mandi. Ada banyak dari kami yang mencari tumpangan mandi, oleh karena itu kami membagi diri agar ngantrinya tidak lama.</div>
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Singkat cerita, saya dan Ila sudah mendapatkan rumah untuk ditumpangi mandi. Rumahnya sederhana, tetapi bak kamar mandinya sangat besar. Ada sekitar 2x3 meter hanya untuk bak mandi sendiri. Saya yang pertama mandi. Di kamar mandi tersebut tidak ada lampu dan penerangan berasal dari ventilasi. Saya juga tidak memakai kacamata. Setelah saya, akhirnya Ila pun mandi dan saya menunggu dia. Setelah Ila keluar, dia bertanya,</div>
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"Dala, kau sadarji tadi ada ikan di bak mandinya?" (<i>Dala, sadar ga di bak mandinya ada ikan?)</i></div>
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Hahaha. Jadi secara tidak sadar saya mandi bersama ikan -_- Sepertinya jika saya tahu terlebih dahulu saya bakalan tidak bisa menggosok gigi saya, hahaha.</div>
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Simple. Pagelaran seni. Pagelaran seni merupakan acara terbesar di sekolah kami di mana acara tersebut merupakan acara untuk melepas kepergian kelas 12 yang sudah selesai melaksanakan UN. Sewaktu saya di Jerman dan teman saya di"pagel"kan, saya sempat menelfon teman saya, dan juga ikut menangis (hahaha). Sedih karena berpikir kalau saya kembali nanti mereka sudah tidak ada di asrama.</div>
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Selain itu, ketika saya di"pagel"kan, saya merasa lebih sedih lagi, karena di situ saya sadar, saya sudah "tamat" menjadi siswi di sekolah ini. Tidak ada lagi bangun pagi-pagi ngantri mandi, nyemir sepatu, lari-lari karena takut terlambat, dll dll. Saya rasa semua alumni kurang lebih juga pernah merasakan kegalauan yang mirip.</div>
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Tidak untuk diceritakan. Haha. Terjadi pas kelas 3 juga wkwkwkwwk.</div>
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Finally I have found the muse to write again (well for this time).<br />
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So I'd like to tell you briefly about my one-day adventure in Luxemburg. The disadvantage of writing it one year after your journey is you almost forget everything. I admit that I am regretting it right now (shame on you, my muse!)<br />
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Luxembourg was not on my list on 2014's summer destination. It's simply because I didn't know what to see in that city, and how to get there. And since with Eurailpass I could only choose up to 4 countries and Luxembourg is a small country, I was afraid it might not worth it (but in the end I didn't go to France so...) Fortunately IIK-Dusseldorf offered a few field trips, and of them was to go to Luxembourg! The other option were Amsterdam and Brussels, but I've been there 5 years ago (didn't want to waste my money to visit the same place (well except later with my future husband :p or my family).<br />
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So there was an opportunity to visit Luxembourg without having to find the transportation and where to go. So why not? The price was 45Euro, and I thought it was okay for one day (sadly no lunch included!)<br />
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We gathered at Dusseldorf train station at 6. There were only about another 40 students, but none was from my class. I was quite sad that time because I didn't know anyone, but I went with the wish to find new friends. The journey took around 3 hours, and we arrived there at 10. (to be honest I slept almost the whole journey haha).<br />
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We had the tour guide, I forgot the language of the instructor, but it was probably in English. Of, we were lucky because Luxembourg city had an event that day, it was called "Luxembourg in Summer". When we came they were just starting to prepare the stage, but after our tour the music started. So we were divided into two groups, and here I met new friends and I spent the day with them! Because IIK was a language institution, our language level was quite varied, so most of the time we spoke English.<br />
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Luxembourg is a rich country, but it is very small. It' has the highest GDP in EU. The tour guide explained most people spoke Luxembourgish, as well French and German. Luxembourg has only about 500 thousand people... well, my hometown has a lot more than that...<br />
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So we began our tour, but somehow in the middle of the journey we lost the tour guide (at Notre Dame). (sorry couldn't explain more about the tour hahaha). At the end of our tour we managed to have a group photo.<br />
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Then, it was free timeeee! We headed back to the city center, where the music began to play at the stage. And guess what? They gave us free ice cream! And we ate 2 of them (it was summer, so it was normal to has 2 sticks of ice cream, right?) Then we explored a tiny bit of the city, and separated at lunch. I had Doner Kebab because it was Halal (and also affordable). I really wanted to buy some souvenirs but it was expensive T.T After that we were exhausted and decided to stay around the city center. And guess what? The city offered us free wifi ( I wonder when there will be "Jakarta Free Wifi", "Makassar Free Wifi" or "Surabaya Free Wifi" hahaha).<br />
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We went back at 6, and arrived around 9.<br />
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It was one amazing experience, beside I got to know people from another part of the world. That's one of the advantage of going (or signing up) alone.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2014/07/summer-2014-beginning.html" target="_blank">The Beginning</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2014/07/summer-2014-beginning.html" target="_blank">Solo Travelling in Milan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2015/09/summer-2014-two-weeks-at-iik-institute.html" target="_blank">IIK-Düsseldorf</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2015/10/summer-2014-german-graduation.html" target="_blank">German Graduation!</a></li>
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Sebenarnya saya bisa lebih lama tinggal di Swiss, tetapi karena saya harus menghadiri perpisahan teman saya, maka saya bela-belain ambil kereta malam dari Swiss menuju balik ke Haltern am See. Saya tiba di Haltern sekitar jam 7, untungnya saya di jemput di stasiun kereta (kalau jalan kaki dari stasiun menuju ke rumah memakan waktu kira-kira 15-20 menit dan saya sudah cukup capek). Setelah sampai di rumah saya bilang saya butuh tidur dulu beberapa menit sebelum siap-siap, acaranya mulai jam 8, dan saya ketiduran dan bangun pukul 8 lebih dikit.</div>
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Saat tiba di sekolah kami pun lalu diarahkan menuju aula, saya ingat di aula ini merupakan tempat acara-acara besar sekolah seperti teater, orkestra, dll. Saya juga dulu sempat mengikuti lomba matematika di sekolah ini. Sangat ingin saya bernostalgia dengan sekolah yang telah 3 tahun saya tinggalkan, tetapi sayangnya acaranya sudah di mulai. Acaranya bisa dibilang kurang lebih sama seperti acara di Indonesia; ada kata sambutan, band, sepatah kata kenangan... Sembari berjalannya acara saya juga berusaha mencari teman-teman kelas saya dulu. Tidak terasa mereka yang dulunya masih lugu dan masih berusia 14 tahun, akhirnya lulus sekolah. </div>
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Setelah itu saya sempat berfoto dengan beberapa teman, dan setelah itu saya dan sepupu saya beserta keluarganya pergi ke restoran untuk makan. Saya ingat kami merayakan ulang tahun saya yang ke-17 di restoran ini (dan sepertinya ini bukan restoran murah).</div>
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Acara graduation terbagi 2, pertama di pagi-siang, dan yang kedua mulai pada malam hari. Setahu saya pada malam hari dari jam 8-12 itu acara makan malam bersama, tapi sayang kuotanya terbatas, satu orang hanya dapat membawa 2 orang, jadi saya tidak ikut. Tetapi diatas jam 12, acaranya bebas untuk umum. "Abiball" seperti prom night yang difilm-film yang sering kita tonton, tetapi di sini ga berpasang-pasang kok. Sebelum pergi, saya menyempatkan diri untuk tidur dulu.Akhirnya saya menuju ke tempat acara tersebut pada pukul 12 malam, saya sudah janjian dengan teman saya.</div>
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Tetapi karena tipe-tipe acara begini sebenarnya bukan tipe acara saya (well, saya ikut karena yang lulus teman saya), pada jam 2 saya akhirnya pulang.</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2014/07/summer-2014-beginning.html" target="_blank">The Beginning</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2014/07/summer-2014-beginning.html" target="_blank">Solo Travelling in Milan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dalarifat.web.id/2015/09/summer-2014-two-weeks-at-iik-institute.html" target="_blank">IIK-Düsseldorf</a></li>
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Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0Haltern, Germany51.7446414 7.18297940000002251.5873854 6.8602559000000216 51.901897399999996 7.5057029000000224tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-26171572272060724092015-10-01T03:02:00.002+02:002015-10-05T14:32:07.502+02:00[Mobile Assignment] iBuildApp + TC Welcome Tutorial<div style="text-align: right;">
<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">Shabrina Kharismasari 5112100072</span></i></div>
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We would like to show you how to use TC Welcome. TC Welcome is a simple mobile application built using iBuildApp <a href="http://ibuildapp.com/" target="_blank">(http://ibuildapp.com)</a>, iBuildApp is an online service that provides a simple and inexpensive way to build, test, rss feeds, images, audio, video, and much, much more. You can create your mobile app for free, but to upload it to google store you have to pay (but no need to worry if you only want to see your app on your mobile phone, iBuildApp has a feature where they can send you the link of your app to your mobile, and you can simply download it!)<br />
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Before we explained how to use TC Welcome, let us give you a brief explanation of how to use iBuildApp. It is actually very easy, like Pak Fajar said on class two weeks ago, people can now make their own mobile app within 5 minutes (well 5 minutes will be not so good, but still it's 5 minutes...).<br />
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So the step by step (will be explained with Indonesian + English), do not confused!<br />
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<li>Go to the website <a href="http://buildapp.com/" target="_blank">(http://buildapp.com)</a>, and you will be directed to the home screen<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>If you don't have any account, simply click register on top right of the screen. If you have, just hit the login button. It is very easy to register or login (to make it easier you can just connect iBuildApp with your facebook)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>Now you can choose the template for your mobile app. Because the theme of the assignment was "education", we chose the School and Universities theme and select the free one (sadly no money to purchase one)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li>If you click one of the template, you can review it, and if you like it, you can make using the template by clicking the "create app" button<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US">To see "home" page on the template that we've chosen, press the "home" menu on the application preview section.<i> (Untuk melihat halaman home pada template
yang telah kami pilih, tekan menu home pada bagian preview aplikasi.)</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US">The pic below is the main menu that template provided. We can modified the name and function from these menu. <i>(Gambar di bawah adalah menu utama yang
disediakan oleh template. </i></span><i>Menu
tersebut dapat dimodifikasi nama serta fungsinya, dapat dikurangi dan ditambah.)</i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US">The pic below is the layout menu. Its function is to add or delete the existing menu. <i>(Gambar di bawah adalah menu layout yang
berfungsi untuk menambah atau menghapus menu yang ada.)</i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US">To delete, move the pointer to one of the menu that you wanted to delete, and the delete option will show up. To add a feature, simply click "add feature" then choose the menu that you want. There are plenty of options available, but you can only choose up to 12 feature for the whole application.<i> (Untuk
menghapus, arahakan pointer ke salah satu menu yang ingin dihapus dan
akan muncul pilihan delete. Untuk menambah aplikasi klik Add Feature lalu pilih
menu yang diinginkan. Tetapi, untuk template ini maksimal terdapat 12 menu.)</i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="EN-US">The pictures below are the design menu. The function of this menu is to modify background, splashscreen, color scheme, the name of the menus, and application tittle. By the way the pictures are limited so if you don't find any matching background or/and splashscreen you can simple upload your desire picture. <i>(Gambar di bawah adalah menu Design yang
berguna untuk memodifikasi Background, Splashscreen, Color Scheme, nama-nama
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<li>Next, we'll tell you how to modify the features :) You may notice some feature has the same supporting app :)</li>
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<span lang="EN-US">About is a HTML/JS menu. In this menu, you can change the menu name, menu logo, menu background, and you can add text and pictures. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>(Menu about us merupakan menu berbentuk
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<i>(Menu Komentar adalah menu
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<span lang="EN-US">Staff and Lessons menu are Catalog Show. This catalog show is a bit complicated at the beginning (well, based on my exprience). It is actually quite funny because staff and lessons are not catalog, but since it is the best feature to add list, we use them. To add category, move the pointer to one of the category and click "add subcategory". To add an item, move the pointer to one of the item and choose "add item". </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>(Menu Staff dan Lessons adalah menu berupa
Catalog Show yang dapat ditambah isi catalognya. Untuk menambah category,
arahkan pointer kearah salah satu category lalu pilih Add Subcategory. Untuk
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<span lang="EN-US">Web is.. obviously web. To change the destionaion, simply change the website's URL. Pretty, easy right?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>Menu web adalah menu berupa web, cara
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<span lang="EN-US">In events, you can add events. To add, simply click add and the box below will show up. Too bad you can only choose a date, but not the range of date.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>Menu events adalah menu berupa events,
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<span lang="EN-US">Facebook menu is a menu that connects the app to the facebook. It is pretty easy to change the facebook direction, just type in the facebook username. But to like the page, you need to login first to facebook. But remember, this is not the facebook app, it can only show you one page.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>Menu Facebook adalah menu yang menampilkan
halaman Facebook, untuk menggantinya dapat dilakukan dengan mengganti Facebook
Usernamenya.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Twitter menu is almost the same with twitter. To change the destination, just change the twitter username.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>Menu twitter adalah menu yang menampilkan
halaman twitter, untuk menggantinya dapat dilakukan dengan mengganti Twitter
Usernamenya.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li>Contact</li>
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Last menu (but not least), contact! It shows some information from Informatics department. Just click the add button to add. Too bad we can't customize the page (for example, we can't add another information)</div>
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<i>Menu Contacts menampilkan
beberapa informasi dari Teknik Informatika. </i><span lang="EN-US"><i>Untuk
menambahnya, klik tombol Add.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TC Welcome is an application to show people (mostly those who are interested to learn at the Informatics department, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology) general things inside Informatics department e.g. department's profile, contacts, lecturer list, labs, etc.<br />
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In this post we would like to show you how to use it. It is basically so simple: just click, and browse! It is easier to use this application rather than open the website, since it is the simplification of the website (but you can also access the website through the app!)</div>
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The features are:</div>
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In this feature, you can see the profile of our beloved Informatics department, from vision and mission, history, and organization structure.</div>
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<li>Comments</li>
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Any comments about our department? Do not hesitate to leave us a comment. It is easy. Just type what you want in the box, and the hit the submit button. This feature is supported using Powr.</div>
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Staff list show you.. the list of staffs. You can browse and look the academic and administration staffs within this feature. The academic staffs are divided based on their specialization, and the administration staffs are divided based on their work.</div>
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If you click the specific staff/lecturer you want to see, it will show you their research field and their position (if any). And look, there is a like button! But you need to login to your facebook first.</div>
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The clump courses (I need to be honest I used google translate to translate RMK to English. Geesh, I don't even know if "clump courses" are the right words). This list show you about the specialization fields at our departments. When you click one, it will show the list of the courses that are on that specialization, e.g if you click RPL (Software Engineering), it will show you the picture beside!</div>
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Like we mentioned on some paragraph above, you can browse the website through this app! No need to search in google for the link, it will direct you.</div>
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In the events section, it will show you the events of our departments. And if you click on speficif events, it will show you the information.</div>
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If you want to know more about news and the student activity, our student association's facebook is one of the answer. You can click the facebook icon and it will direct you to our page. But first, do not forget to like our student associaton's page!</div>
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Almost the same feature with facebook, but it will show you our student's association tweet (if you like twitter more). Don't forget to follow!</div>
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So those above are the features of TC Welcome. In the future, there are possibility to add some more feature for example gallery, and information about labs.</div>
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iBuildApp has advantages and disadvantages. The advantages, you can build your mobile app without any code, so that would be easy for peole who has zero experience in coding. The disadvantages, you can only has up to 12 features, no more. And it is extremely time-consuming to rearring the layout of the icons. And you have to pay to upload it to google store (well, but basically every app has to).</div>
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Dala & Arin.</div>
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Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-2249975102446887692015-09-27T10:40:00.000+02:002015-09-27T10:46:01.176+02:00Summer 2014 : My Two Weeks at IIK (Institute for International Communication) DüsseldorfSo hello! It's nice to write something again, I realize my muse has been up and down these days, and also I have tons to do..<br />
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Finally I decided to write something in English, because some people ask me to. I really want to write in a few languages, but sadly no time.</div>
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Okay, I know now it's 2015, but I want to throw myself a bit into the past before I forget about it. So for you who didn't know, fortunately I got a chance to fly back to my second home last year (2014). I actually wanted to go in 2013, but there was visa problem so I had to postpone my adventure. And finally I got my visa in the next year, and decided to stay for a month. Let me tell you a secret, I was allowed to go back to Germany after I had an agreement with my parents to do some German course, because they didn't want me to do only "fun". </div>
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After searching some information about some places/institutions, I finally decided to have a two-week intensive course in IIK-Düsseldorf. IIK stands for Institut für Internationale Kommunikation, or in English, Institut for International Communication (it's not difficult to translate, right?). They actually had really good offer for another long-term courses, but I only have 1 month time and the only program possible for me was the 2-week course.</div>
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I already signed up before my departure, but I still need to pay and the best way was to pay it direct. So on my very first day, my host father and I went to IIK, and also asked a few questions. To determine my level, I needed to make a placement test, and I remember I took the placement test with Valentine's computer in Switzerland (thank you for that, Valentine!) I got the result a few days later, and fortunately I got the morning class. I prefer to have morning class (from 9 to 12) because I would finish the class early and could do something else later in the afternoon.</div>
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My class began on June 30th and for two weeks. Do you know what the tiring part was? It's the journey from Haltern am See to Düsseldorf. As you see from the map below, the distance was about 80km (said Google Maps), and I need about 1 hour and more to get there. So everyday, for 2 weeks, I felt like student again, waking up between 5-6, had breakfast (I showered the night before), and then went to the train station with my bicycle. I had two options of train, the first one departed at 6.43, but I didn't need to change. The second one departed at 7.07, but I needed to wait for about 20 minutes in Essen. Most of the time I took the early one, and arrived 1 hour earlier hahaha ^^ (typical Asia, so diligent :D) I could also take the train at 7.43, but I would be late for a few minutes because it took around 10 minutes by S-Bahn from Düsseldorf train station to IIK-Düsseldorf. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">long long journey..</td></tr>
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And the way back to home also needed a bit of struggle, because I needed to leave the class immediately after it finished, if I missed the S-Bahn, I would have to wait 1 hour for the train, and would be late for lunch.</div>
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So can you feel my tiring 2 weeks?</div>
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But to be honest, I slept most of the time on the train, hahaha. The tiring part was only the train part (I spend around 3 hours/day on the train). Beside that, it was an amazing 2 weeks with IIK-Düsseldorf!</div>
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Because our class was only for 2 weeks and the holiday hasn't started yet in some other countries, our class had only a few people. At first I guess we had 9 students, but 2 students got transferred to lower class. So there were 7 of us for a few days, until one student got transferred to the regular class because he would stay for 2 months.</div>
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But the smaller the class, the more attention we got from the teacher. From Monday to Wednesday, our teacher was Sarah, and for Thursday and Friday we had Inna. </div>
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The part I love the most was I got the chance to meet some more friends from different countries. So in our tiny class, we had 2 people from Poland, 2 from China, 1 from USA, and me! We had fun even though we barely knew each other at first, but then we got closer and closer during the days, and decided to have reunion a few years later (maybe 5 more years?) in Bali :D :D :D</div>
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One day we had lunch together in Japanese Restaurant :)</div>
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Dala Rifathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321202623770328686noreply@blogger.com0Düsseldorf, Jerman51.2277411 6.773455600000033950.909617600000004 6.128008600000034 51.5458646 7.4189026000000338tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080722838162418368.post-29470127962301688142015-05-07T03:51:00.001+02:002015-05-07T03:51:13.268+02:00Exchange Student (Again) : Hello Korea!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Singkat cerita, setelah ISFiT selesai, saya sempat ke Jerman 3 hari untuk mengunjungi host family saya, dan saya kembali ke Indonesia pada tanggal 20 Februari dengan penerbangan lebih dari 36 jam (Düsseldorf-Copenhagen-Oslo-Dubai-Jakarta-Makassar). Setelah itu saya hanya mempunyai beberapa hari di Makassar (tepatnya 2 hari), dan 4 hari di Surabaya. Why? Karena tanggal 26 Februari saya harus terbang (lagi) ke Korea Selatan.</div>
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Setelah mendaftar ISFiT, sebelum pengumuman belum keluar, saya mendaftar ikut program exchange yang dibuka oleh International Office ITS. Sebenarnya saya sudah daftar tahun lalu, tetapi karena sesuatu dan lain hal saya tidak berangkat. Jadinya setelah timbang sana timbang sini, saya akhirnya mendaftar lagi untuk exchange ke Chung-Ang University. Dan pengumumannya cepat banget, tidak sampai seminggu saya dinyatakan di nominasikan oleh ITS untuk berangkat. Alhamdulillah. </div>
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Setelah mengisi aplikasi, mengurus visa, ikut ISFiT, ke Jerman, pulang ke Makassar, ke Surabaya, tibalah waktu saya untuk berangkat. Rasanya senang sekaligus sedih membayangkan bakalan 4 bulan ga pulang ke rumah, bakalan jauh lagi dari orang-orang tersayang. </div>
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Saya terbang dengan menggunakan Air Asia, transit di Kuala Lumpur selama 6 jam. Tetapi saya tidak sendiri. Saya bersama mba Dila (RPL), dan juga mba Raissa (SI 2011). Mba Dila lanjut S2 di Busan, dan mba Raissa mengikuti program yang sama, tetapi dengan universitas yang berbeda. Dan di Kuala Lumpur kami bertemu dengan Ikhwan (Matematika 2012) yang juga akan melakukan exchange. </div>
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Perjalanan Kuala Lumpur-Korea berlangsung sekitar 5-6 jam, dan di pesawat saya habiskan dengan kebanyakan tidur. Setelah sampai, kami menuju imigrasi, dan mengantri. Setelah hampir mengantri 15 menit, saya harus mengulang antrian saya lagi karena saya lupa untuk mengisi kartu imigrasi -_- Setelah itu kami menuju ke meeting point masing-masing universitas. Ada beberapa univ selain Chung-Ang. </div>
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Dan setelah menunggu beberapa saat, datanglah GLAM (Global Ambassador) untuk menjemput kami.</div>
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Pada hari workshop sebelumnya, diberitahukan bahwa mungkin tidak ada workshop dikarenakan cuaca yang baru (badai). Tetapi kita disuruh untuk bertanya kepada host family apakah aman untuk pergi keluar atau tidak. Tetapi host family saya berkata bahwa cuacanya memang buruk, tetapi tidak apa-apa untuk pergi keluar. Setelah sarapan, saya dan Xavier pun berjalan kaki bersama menuju bus stop. Benjamin dan Alexander sudah diantar duluan oleh Gundmund dikarenakan Benjamin harus berkumpul di tempat workshop pukul 08.30, sementara Alexander sudah siap untuk berangkat. Saya dan Xavier tidak mau tergesa-gesa karena itulah kami memutuskan untuk jalan kaki dan menggunakan bus. Untungnya kami jalan sedikit cepat dan tidak singgah untuk foto-foto dikarenakan ketika tiba di bus stop, busnya sudah datang.</div>
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Banyak sesi menarik hari ini, tetapi maaf saya akan membuatnya sedikit lebih singkat. Selain games yang ketawa-ketawa, kami juga bermain decision game, di mana ada 2 (atau terkadang 3) sudut yang berarti jawaban dari sebuah pertanyaan. Contohnya "kamu berasal dari Norwegia?" sudut 1 iya, dan sudut 2 tidak. Awalnya pertanyaannya gampang, misalnya "apakah kamu lebih kamu lebih sering pakai facebook atau twitter", atau "apakah kamu pikir Norwegia merupakan tempat terbaik", tetapi semakin lama pertanyaannya (atau pernyataan) semakin susah seperti "Permpuan boleh menentukan sendiri pilihannya untuk aborsi atau tidak". Atau "Apakah demokrasi merupakan sistem pemerintahaan terbaik?" "Apakah media bisa bersifat objektif?"</div>
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Setelah makan siang yang diisi dengan dance session, diskusi dilanjutkan lagi dengan sesuatu yang lebih serius. Kami dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok dan diharuskan untuk mencari satu topik yang berhubungan dengan korupsi dan mendiskusikan tentang :</div>
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Setelah berunding dan berdiskusi simpang siur akhirnya kami memutuskan untuk membahas tentang korupsi yang dilakukan oleh polisi di beberapa negara berkembang (atau hampir semua berkembang di dunia). Salah satu tindakan korup yang baik polisi maupun masyarakat sering lakukan adalah bribery (sogok-menyogok). Bukan hanya di Indonesia saja hal tersebut sangat lumrah terjadi, di Afrika dan di Rusia hal tersebut pun terjadi. Salah satu penyebab terbesar terjadinya sogok menyogok menurut kelompok kami adalah karena greed, habit, income dll. Dampaknya bagi komunitas adalah uang yang seharusnya masuk menjadi pajak dan dapat digunakan untuk rakyat malah masuk ke kantong polisi. </div>
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Saya mendaftar untuk acara pleno untuk hari ini yaitu : Why Is the World Corrupt? The Cause of Corruption. Plenonya dimulai pada pukul 6, jadi setelah dari Trafo kami berkumpul di Edgar, semacam cafe sambil menunggu hall-nya dibuka. Bintang tamunya adalah Peter Eigen, co.founder dari Transparency International. Dia membawakan pidato yang sangat menarik, dan dia sempat meneteskan air mata mencerita tentang pengalaman pribadinya dan juga korupsi yang terjadi. Sayangnya (lagi-lagi) saya merasa kurang sehat dikarenakan cuaca yang sangat buruk, jadi ketika ada waktu istiraha 15 menit saya memutukan untuk pulang ke rumah.</div>
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Bisa dibilang saya lumayan tidak beruntung, karena badainya tambah kencang, dan saya harus berlindung di sebelah halte. Saya bertemu peserta isfit lagi dari Benin, dan sedikit bercerita-cerita dengan dia. Saya sudah mulai kedinginan, dan tangan saya sudah mulai sakit sekali. Badainya itu seperti hujan deras yang bisa menyebabkan banjir, tetapi yang turun bukan air tapi salju. Dengan kecepatan tinggi jadi susah melihat, sakit, dan tentu saja lebih dingin dari air biasa. Setelah 15 menit berdiri menunggu bus (busnya telat datang), saya akhirnya lalu tiba di rumah.</div>
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- Transparency International : <a href="http://www.transparency.org/">http://www.transparency.org/</a></div>
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- Peter Eigen : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Eigen">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Eigen</a></div>
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Hallo lagi. Maaf postingan ini agak telat, seharusnya saya posting kemarin, tetapi thanks to jet lag, saya terlalu capek untuk menulisnya ._.v</div>
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Jadi pada saat selesai makan, saya lalu bertanya arah terdekat menuju bus stop, dikarenakan kalau saya kembali ke Samfundet membutuhkan waktu lebih lama. Setelah diarahkan, saya lalu menuju tempat tersebut. Di perjalanan saya bertemu Paul, dari Jerman, kami berasal dari workshop yang sama. Ternyata dia juga mengambil rute bus yang sama. Untungnya kami tidak salah jalan, dan sempat ketemu sama Aliya di bus stop, tapi dia menggunakan rute yang berbeda. 2 menit setelah kami tiba, bus 22 pun tiba. Dari bus stop itu cuma membutuhkan 3 stasiun menuju bus stop tempat saya harus turun (Nardokrysset), dari Samfundet ke Nardokrysset jaraknya 6 atau 7 bus stop.</div>
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Karena baru pertama kalinya pulang sendiri, awalnya saya hampir tersesat. Saya mau menelfon mereka tetapi saya ingat kalau pulsa di SIM card Jerman saya habis, dan saya juga lupa nomor mereka. Saya lalu mencoba untuk meraba-raba jalan, dan akhirnya bertemu dengan terowongan yang saya lewati pagi tadi. Dan 3 menit kemudian saya sudah berada di rumah.</div>
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Saya masih mempunyai sedikit waktu jadi saya mencoba untuk tidur sebentar (meskipun gagal), lalu setelah itu bersiap-siap untuk pergi ke opening ceremony. Dresscode untuk opening ceremony ini adalah formal/national/traditional clothes, dan saya sudah mempersiapkan baju bodo dari Sulawesi Selatan. Saya sebenarnya dapat memakai dress biasa saja, tetapi tidak ada salahnya untuk tampil beda dan unik di opening ceremony tersebut. </div>
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Setelah siap-siap (dan terburu-buru), saya lalu diantar oleh Gudmund menuju Samfundet bersama Xavier. Perjalanan cuma memakan waktu 5 menit dari rumah menuju Samfundet menggunakan mobil. Sebelumnya di workshop sudah diberitahu bahwa kami akan bertemu di depan 7-11, tetapi ternyata mereka semua sudah masuk karena lebih baik menunggu di dalam daripada di luar. Oda (contact person workshop) menjemput saya, dan dia mengatakan dia sangat suka baju saya. Dia menggunakan baju tradisional Norwegia. Setelah masuk ke dalam ruangan, saya lalu menitipkan jaket saya, lalu mencari teman workshop saya. </div>
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Kami menunggu kira-kira hampir setengah jam sebelum opening ceremony di mulai. Beberapa juga menggunakan national costume mereka, seperti Romeo dari Uganda, Esi - dari Indonesia - menggunakan kebaya yang warnanya merah (sama dengan baju bodo saya), Arqum dari Pakistan, dan yang lain. </div>
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Opening ceremony berlangsung dengan seru meskipun (lagi-lagi) ketika hampir selesai saya merasa sangat ngantuk. MCnya sangat lucu dan tidak jarang membuat kami ketawa (semi stand-up comedy). Lalu ada opening speech dari presiden ISFIT 2015, Marius Jones. Ternyata dia orangnya juga sangat lucu. Ada choir yang semua anggotanya laki-laki. Mereka sangat energetik dan sangat menghibur. Sayang mereka hanya membawakan 2 lagu. </div>
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Selain acara yang menghibur,ada juga acara yang serius. Seorang fotografer, Werner Anderson, berbagi pengalamannya yang mengilustrasikan korupsi ketika dia berada di Cambodja. Orang-orang dipaksa keluar dari rumah mereka, rumah mereka digusur untuk membangu perumahan yang mewah. Ini menjadi refleksi bagi kita betapa korupsi dapat berdampak sangat besar bagi banyak orang. Tamu spesial malam itu juga adalah salah satu pencetus ISFiT, Jaren Rystad. Dia menceritakan pengalamannya. </div>
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Bintang tamu malam itu adalah Moddi. Lagu-lagunya sangat bagus, dan suaranya sangat merdu. Selain itu ada juga penari, dan satu lagi paduan suara. Saya berusaha tetap fokus meskipun sangat ngantuk, tetapi pada akhirnya ketika Moddi membawakan lagu terakhir saya tidak memperhatikan haha.</div>
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Setelah Moddi tampil, berakhirlah sudah opening ceremony. Saya lalu sempat berfoto dengan yang lain, bahkan saya menyempatkan diri untuk berfoto bersama presiden ISFiT (thanks to Jacky for the pic). Setelah itu saya keluar ke hall dan bertemu dengan yang lain. Sejam kemudian saya memutuskan untuk pulang. Di perjalanan pulang saya bertemu Benjamin dan kami pulang bersama.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the ceremony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dengan Lames, tinggal di Arab, 50% Maroko 50% Indonesia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Romeo dari Uganda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Munya dan Arqum</td></tr>
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- <a href="http://online.isfit.org/">http://online.isfit.org</a> (to watch the isfit online)</div>
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- <a href="https://www.isfit.org/articles/365">https://www.isfit.org/articles/365</a> (opening ceremony article)</div>
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