#Day296 Sunday, June 7. It was my going away party, Ellen’s Happie Goodbye! I gotta say goodbye to some people that I’m not going to see anymore. Living in ‘Murica is an awesome experience. I am not saying you will live happy ever after in US. It’s not like living in the world with rainbows and unicorns. There are ups & downs. There are things I like and things I dislike. But overall the journey itself is worth it and I figured out i am going to have a new place to be called home. I figured out when i go back i will feel homesick about Columbia, MD. I have those people around me that I will keep; Friends.
Christine and Mom helped me before the party started. Thankyou so much!
During the party, I and my friends made henna tattoo. It will stay until i went back home to Indonesia. In the end, we went to Oakland Mills Middle School field to release some goodbye lanterns that carry our wishes. I thought it was too heavy that the first one couldn’t even handle it, the first one flew away without even carrying our wishes. The second one flew with our wishes. I was glad it worked. The wishes were too heavy. Lol.
Then we made a pyramid with me on the top, and all of us were falling down. Leon told me that i didn’t need a lot of people. One is enough. Then he carried me until both of us were falling down. He was not strong enough, or I was too heavy. I guess the other german wanted to show who was stronger. Kilian carried me on the way home. He carried me upside down too. I was feeling like i was kidnapped. The night was ciamique. Thankyou so much for coming and having me in 'Murica!
This is the last day I met her, Auntie Katherine, a.k.a Ms Kitty. She came here and visited me Yay! I had fun with her and Sasha and Ashley when we were in Florida last spring break. She is the sweetest and coolest auntie that you will ever have. I’m glad after the things that we did together.she decided that she will try to be an AFS liaison next year for the exchange students.
She gave me a lesson about how to keep positive energy in our daily life and be happy. No matter when people leaves you or try to put you down, just be strong and keep the positive energy.
This is one of the lesson from her that made my day when we were at Starbucks drive-thru. She is so funny.
#nyanyiantanahair #afs #ciamique #klyes (at a cute boy vs. a hot guy)
#Day287 Contra Dancing at Glen Echo Park. After a long day in DC, i went home and go straight to Glen Echo Park. It was an old amusement park back in 1900. They had an old carousel, poetry place, trail and folk festival and a dance studio!
Contra dancing is a folk american dance. Where you dance with a partner. It was really fun. I met a lot of people here. From the youngest kids to seniors. I came with my friend and hostfamily. My hostbrother come here often because he is a dancer. This was my first time and i definitely would like to come again. I came earlier because they had lesson in the beginning. It was only $5 for 18 and under. I’m officialy a friday night dancer! The people were really nice. I learnt Contra Dancing, Square Dancing and Waltz. But my favorite is contra!
I cant help to post 2 things from yesterday because i can’t help this was really fun!.
You don’t need a partner to come with. There’s always somebody who will ask you to dance. Last night, hundreds people were there. And i met a lot of new friends! Tonight and tomorrow night they gonna have Folk American Festival for free.
If you’d like to come to any event there, tell me! I’d like to go together!
#NyanyianTanahAir #AFS #ciamique #KLYES (at Glen Echo Park, Maryland)
So i had my last choir class on wednesday. Today is the last day, i spent time with my friends after school to celebrate it. But my hightlight is yesterday, in my choir class. I had my last presentation in the school about Indonesia, in front of about 90 peoples in Choir class. It was fun! I taught them some basic pattern of clapping and dancing! It surprised me most of them are excited! 😄
Thanks choir ❤️ video credit to my baby girl @natashaxx__ #NyanyianTanahAir #AFS #klyes #ciamique
We could do something more to help people, by doing our things.
Most of teenagers (including me) are not aware for what happened in the world, we see the news but we keep remaining silence and being an audience. It’s time to be the change. Get out from your comfort zone and hop off to the street and play some music. That’s what i did, because i enjoy it.
But you all don’t need to do that, you could do something that you enjoy to help people, i’ll help to make it happen if it’s possible.
We need some volunteers during A,C,D Lunches for A & B days to collect donation (and do different things if you are willing to!)
You could help by spreading this or telling your folks!
#Day254 country song is the right kind of genre for Spring!
Today, i and Faith tried some country song to play 😄 She is really amazing. She could sing any kind of music genre really well and make you enjoy every single one of them. It’s a pleasure to jammin with this soon to be a super star 🔫🔫😍😍
I knew the talent show was last week. But we enjoyed making music 😄
#Day245 talent show last night was great with Faith
She sang really great! Jamming with her was fun because she is funny, crazy and of course talented! I enjoyed that! We gotta jammin soon! A MUST! And the audience! Thankyou folks for coming. You all are amazing! I like how in the end you all clapped! Bringin the gig athmosphere!
Also i’m having fun hanging out with the performers backstage. They are talented awesome people!
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Yeah im doing the #ALSicebucketchallenge 😄😹🇺🇸 Thankyou @ckmcdance for nominating me. I will nominate Christ Daniel @bird_walker @auroraelisee . You have to do this challenge on 24 hours, or donate $100 to ALS #icebucketchallenge #afs #yes
