Study, Study, and Study? Really?
They keep telling me that I am here in Australia to study. Yes, that’s right. As an awardee of a scholarship from the Indonesian...
Connecting the Dots: How to Read and Survive the Reading Workloads (Part 1)
“This is that which I think great readers are apt to be mistaken in; those who have read of everything, are thought to understand...
ICN 2016: Committee Members’ Perspective
Being a committee of a cultural production - what is it all about? Read more to find out how is it like to be...
Anak Madrasah Mengejar Mimpi ke Negeri Paman Sam
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett
Kita semua memiliki cita-cita dan mimpi. Namun tanpa diiringi oleh...
The Best Voluntary Activity in Denmark: My Experience at TEDxAarhus
Whenever you move to a new country, you will hear many people's advice: to get integrated and get to know the locals as much...
Arts is (Not) a Degree of Unemployment: Part 2
About 8 months ago, I wrote an opinion piece emphasizing that a Bachelor of Arts degree is not degree of unemployment. I wrote about world...
Interfaith Encounter in the Holy Land: Beyond the Black and White Binary
What pops into your mind when you hear ‘Israel and Palestine?’ The horrifying pictures of the protracted conflict and Muslim-majority Palestinians living under Israel’s...
Pesona Negeri Tirai Bambu sebagai Destinasi Studi
Ada salah satu pepatah mengatakan, “Raihlah ilmu sampai ke negeri Cina”. Pepatah itu pun yang mendorong diriku untuk tidak hanya berdiam diri di dalam...
Dimanja Perpustakaan
Artikel ini saya tulis di perpustakaan, ditemani sepotong kue brownies, segelas kopi hangat, dan belasan lagu berlirik ganjil dari sebuah daftar putar di Spotify....
Graduating, Inside the Kitchen, and Within Yourself
You see, life hits you after you finally graduate in a country thousands of kilometres away from your homeland. You began to ponder upon...