Sekolah ala Aira

Hari ini adalah hari pertama bagi anak-anak sekolah untuk kembali ke sekolah karena libur panjang. Pagi-pagi Aira (umur 21 bulan) sudah bawa tas, dan minta salim ke uminya. Lalu terjadilah percakapan antara Aira (A) dan Umi (U)

U: adik Aira mau berangkat sekolah
A: ya
U: dimana?
A: Mama (Mama adalah panggilan Aira buat pengasuhnya. Setiap pagi dia selalu diantarkan ke pengasuhnya sebelum Umi berangkat kerja)
U: Gurunya siapa?
A: Awang (Anak pengasuhnya)
U: Naik apa?
A: Naik-naik kepuncak gunung, tinggi tinggi sekali (Sambil nyanyi)
U: ngakak

Karena uminya lagi ngamati perkembangan anak, maka ditulis disini. Ada beberapa hal yang umi dapatkan
1. Ibaratnya chat bot, mungkin A diatas mesinnya masih sangat sederhana, kamus yang ada didatanya masih sedikit, dia menjawab dengan kebiasaan sehari-hari, trus dengan keyword kata tertentu, seperti naik, karena naik yang dia kenal itu adalah lagi naik-naik ke puncak gunung 

Finding a University to study

After receiving my IELTS certificate, I tried to find a university. I have some criterias to choose a place to study. First, I want to study in english country. I had finished my master in Taiwan which was not an english country and now I want to study in an english country because I want to improve my English skill. I realized, If I have good english skill, it will easy for me to write academic publication and to learn since most of the literature are in English. Also, since I have a doughter, later after I finished my study, my doughter will not get a difficulties to return to Indonesia. Second, I want to study in a country which offer worker visa for my husband. In this case, I find two countries: Australia and New Zeland. In this case, first I try to find a University in Australia. I contacted my friend who studied there. Alhamdulillah, the friends responded fast. He sent me the web of professor in his university and I tried to find the research of the professor. Finally, I found the professor who is muslim.

Later, I sent him an email which consisit of my CV, research proposal, and other document but after two weeks waiting he didn't reply my email. Then I told my friend. Again, he helped me by facing the professor directly and told the professor about my email. The professor said that he did not read my email, then he asked my CV. I sent the CV to my friend and then he handed in the Cv to the provessor. And finally, the professor agree to be my supervisor. He introduced me to the admission office in the university.

Thus, the admission office sent a document to be filled. Since some of the form are difficult for me, I ask a help from IDP. Finally, on 22 June I have received the LoA from the UWA. The next is my journey to get a scholarship.