Hai everyone, genkidesuka, Let me introduce myself
first. My name is Agus Wahyudi. I’m graduate student from Bogor Agricultural
University. Now, I stay in Sapporo around six month to take long term PARE
Program in Graduate School of Agriculture in Hokudai. I came to Hokkaido in 23 March last month, before that, I
spend two weeks in Thailand. There is a lot of amazing experience while in
Thailand. We visit beautiful place and spend good time together with other PARE
Members from Thailand, Japan and Malaysia. We make a lot of group discussion
and presentation (Thanks it has ended).
Thailand is nice country, I hope that I can visit Thailand again someday.
Fig 1. Thailand Floating Market
While in Thailand,
I ask Hokudai student about the weather
condition in Sapporo right now. They said that there is still snow there and
the temperature around zero C degrees. I can’t imagine how cold there. So, when
I arrived at the first time in Sapporo the weather is very cold. How can these
people live in these kind of place. First three days in Sapporo, the snow still
come down and I love it, but I don’t like the cold temperature. But in the
third day I have to go to campus and visit PARE office and also go to the others
office such as bank, ward office and etc. I go to that office with my supporter
student from my laboratory (Thanks Yamaya
san for accompany me).
Fig 2. OIA Building
The first
building that I visit in Hokudai is
Office of International Affairs (OIA). I meet Saori Sasaki who’s staff of PARE
office that always contact us, IPB students via email before wecome to Sapporo.
She talks a lot about the PARE student procedure and also she is very kind. She
give me a handkerchief because my hair is very wet because of the snow. After that I went to ward office, Hokkaido
Bank and Post Office to prepare all the things that I need while I stay in
Sapporo. After finish all, I go to my laboratory, Environmental Informatics to
meet my supervisor Hiroshi Tani Sensei and also meet my labor mate and one of
them is Indonesia student that take Doctoral Degree (Yoroshikuonegaishimasu, HerrySenpai).
Fig 3. Agricultural Faculty
In my dormitory
also, there is Indonesia students there. They tell me everything about Sapporo,
halal food, masjid for pray and also teach me how to be survive here. There is
also Indonesia Students Associations (PPI) in Sapporo. They lend me a bicycle that’s
very useful here to go anywhere (Arigatougoizamasu
for the bicycle, YassirSenpai).
Fig 4. The Bicycle
Fig 5. Hokudai Scenery in Winter
Fig 6. Hokudai Scenery in Spring
Sapporo is nice
city. The people are very warm and I hope that’s everything will be ok while
I’m stay here. There will be a lot of good experience for me. I hope that I can
visit many place in Hokkaido especially the mountain. Yeah, I have to climb
mountain here. Come, join with me, Minna. ( ^ ͜ᵕ^).
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