Sabai dee mai kha? Kumaha damang? Today is Sunday, I have nothing to do (actually i have several tasks but lets just think about it later, lol). So I'll continue the story about the program that make me experience living in Thailand for a month.
Flash back to less than a couple month ago, when I told by the dean that I got enrolled for this program. Honestly no selection or something, only interview and several test in making lesson plan and English capability. The reason was because there are no others students that enroll for this program. I didn't know why, but I myself know about this program by short message in group chat, and seems no response about that, even when I asked to my lecturers they also didn't know and told me to ask directly to the dean. So, that happened, Alhamdulillah I got enrolled, and the day when I asked to dean was the last day to enroll participant to SEAMEO.
At the first I felt very desperate about the budget, you know lah... I do part time job as tutor for living, and I didn't want my parents burdened because of me anymore. The dean said that faculty only give IDR 2 million (about THB 5000) for living cost and host university in Thai will be provide the accommodation during the program, so I have to buy plane ticket by my own money (there is also participant that got fully funded by their university). I do re-budgeting my finance, at the moment I realize that I'll have to work harder and not to waste this chance by do all my best for this program to make this worth it.
Back to the topic about preparation, I only have short time to prepared anything. I was in program of KKN (student community service) which took place in a countryside village, very difficult access and far from city. Even i didn't have passport yet, fortunately I've registered online for the passport so I can make it possible to get my passport issued before the due date. I suggest, if you're student you better get your own passport as soon as possible. You'll never know where and when the chance will come to you to go abroad. Other document that have to prepare is visa, because I only stay for 30
days so i don't have to make it, only show invitation letter from host
university for substitute.
About money, they said that you don't have to exchange your currency till you arrive in Thai. But since it was only small amount, I did exchange money in Indonesia with rate IDR 382 for 1 THB. It's better if you also have cash in case you want to buy something in plane, also for local transportation. When I got baht in my hand it was like : really? 20 banknotes of IDR 100.000 worth 5 banknotes of THB 1000? (We really need redenomination, too many zero in our banknotes guys!)
The last but not least, plane ticket. I spent more money to buy plane ticket because i have to take flight twice, from Jakarta-Bangkok and from Bangkok to Chiang Rai. It cost around IDR 1.500.000 or 3900 THB.
And finally I leave Indonesia on Sunday 17th July 2016. I'll tell you about the flight and my first day in Chiang Rai in next post. Thank you for reading, see you ^^
(sorry for typos and grammatically error)
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