MEDIAXIOCEAN,Padang-Padang City, through the service of the University of Andalas’ (UNAND) local committee’s AIESEC student organization has been the home for two foreign exchange, Tiana Morgan from Okland, New Zealand and MarenErb from Cologne, Germany.
To date, Tiana Morgan has already left Padang City, where has been staying for almost 8 weeks. However, before her eventual departure, foreign student correspondent and also an exchange participant from the Philippines, Miko de Vera had the opportunity to sit down and talk with these two ladies.
When first asked why they took this challenging exchange, Tiana and Maren agree that they wanted to learn the Asian culture, make new experiences and eventually get tanned. Tiana added that she had the free time so nothing else would be better to do but get through an exchange. While, Maren exclaimed that she saw pictures of Thailand from a friend so she decided that Indonesia was far away enough from home and live here for almost two months too.
Through the AIESEC organization too, Tiana and Maren had to work for a local establishment also here in Padang. They both work as assistant English teachers for SMA 1, a public senior high school. They teach conversational English to the students almost every day for the whole week.
Although they mainly work for the AIESEC organization and their local jobs, both ladies still have time to get around and see Padang and their people. Currently, they shared that Padang is a completely different culture from their own. The people and the city contribute a laid back and relaxed environment, which Maren really enjoys. She added that Germany is a very strict country compared to Padang. While, Tiana said that she really loves the food here and concluded that possibly she has gained weight already.
To completely experience the Indonesian culture, AIESEC-UNAND has also provided their exchange participants their own host families, which they will live with during their stay in Indonesia. Tiana, Maren and yours truly have been living with their host families all located near each other at the Tabing area of Padang.
Before Tiana Morgan left for Bangkok, she concluded that she would cry at the airport. Clearly, Padang and its local people have made their historical marks in her heart. Without a doubt, MarenErb would also feel similar emotions when she leaves on June.
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