This week has been an interesting one, and I'm honestly not even sure where to begin. I usually have an idea of what I'm going to write about (and a title) before I start writing, but today I have no clue. I guess the easiest way to is pick up where I left off.
If you read last week's post, you'll see that I went to an Indonesian church service for the first time. It was slightly more traditional than I have become accustomed to, but I definitely plan on going as often possible. This is probably going to sound strange, but I had the weirdest feeling that something bad happened while I was there. Nonetheless, I came back home and ate dinner without really thinking anything of that feeling. It wasn't until a little bit later that I was made aware of what had actually happened. My dad called me, but once again I didn't really think too much of it. I knew something was wrong the second I heard him speak though. It all made sense when he told me that there had been a death in the family. To make a long story short, my parents and I decided that it would probably be best for me to do my best to attend the funeral. Within a few days we had (almost) everything ready for me to go. We had approval from AFS USA and Bina Antarbudaya, and we had plane tickets booked. The only thing left to do was get exit and re-entry permits. That's where our planning stopped though. We wouldn't have been able to get a permit until the day after the funeral, so don't worry. I'm still sitting in my room in Indonesia!
If our plans would have gone through, I would be in the United States right now, which would have been so weird. I honestly can't even imagine what it would feel like (aka how odd it would feel) to be back so soon. As I said to one of my friends, I was more reluctant to leave Indonesia for a week than I was to leave the US for 11 months. That probably sounds like an exaggeration, but it's completely true. I guess that just goes to show how easy it can be for some people (aka me) to adapt to a new place!
Until next time!
Indonesian Word of the Day: Pinjam - to borrow
Sundanese Word of the Day: Hiji - One (I feel like I'm cheating with such easy words, but I really don't know that many...)
OneRepublic - I Lived
I seriously love this song so much. I remember sitting at OneRepublic's concert the day after PDO and immediately thinking of my upcoming exchange when they played this song. Needless to say, this song will forever be one my exchange songs. Also, huge shout out to whoever came up with the video idea!
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