UNAIR NEWS聽鈥 Studying abroad is a dream for many students, including for Brillin Yapply, a student of the聽聽Study Program,聽东京热聽(UNAIR).聽Brilin managed to get a scholarship to study in Korea through the Chung Ang University Fall Exchange 2023 program.
Brillin admitted that it was not easy to get this opportunity. Previously, she had to endure two failures to study abroad. However, thanks to her hard work and persistence, she succeeded in making her dream come true.
鈥淕od鈥檚 timing is indeed the best. I really didn鈥檛 stop dreaming and kept trying, even though I was on the verge of giving up, had no direction, and was physically and mentally tired,鈥 she said.
Organized lifestyle and value time
Brillin said that she was impressed with the lifestyle of South Korean people.聽The reason is, the people there are very organized and value their time.聽In fact, in the Korean dictionary there is no term聽鈥榗ut the lines鈥櫬爋r squeezing in queue line.
For example, when taking food from the canteen, people will line up in an orderly manner before the canteen opens. So, when the canteen opens the queues won鈥檛 be long.
鈥淚t鈥檚 common for people to eat alone at the table and focus on finishing their food. They rarely spend time talking to other people. After eating, they immediately stood up and left the canteen,鈥 she explained.
Furthermore, the people who work in the canteen kitchen are also very disciplined and organized. They move quickly and don鈥檛 talk much to avoid making the queue longer. And even if the line is very long, the line will move very quickly.
Museums are not less crowded than malls
Furthermore, Brillin said that another interesting thing about South Korea is that museums are not less busy and popular than聽malls.聽Museums are聽public spaces聽that people can visit for free, both local and non-local residents.
鈥淭he culture of wanting to learn history and literacy in explanations and descriptions in museums is very high. So, people from various circles are very enthusiastic when visiting the museum,鈥 said the KDMI UNAIR 2022 delegate.
Apart from that, museum visitors can also enjoy聽experience聽spaces such as聽the immersive gallery.聽They can watch historical stories through 2D animation on the big screen.聽So they can聽experience聽the history.聽What is no less attractive is that visitors can also hold replicas of historical relics in the museum.
鈥淭here are also free drinks and ample seating in the corners of the museum.聽The air inside is very comfortable when we get tired during the journey, and we can rest first.聽So, visitors are made as comfortable as possible to feel at home and explore聽the museum to their heart鈥檚 content,鈥 said Brillin.聽(*)
Author: Rafli Noer Khairam
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
