Reflection and Post Training!

February 12^th – 18^th, 2018

This week was the last week of all the SEA teacher all across the Thailand, Philippine and Indonesia. In this very last week, the SEA Teacher whom assigned in Phranakhon Rajabhat University were asked to prepare ourselves for the farewell ceremony and the post training. During the week, we spent our time mostly together finishing our presentation as the part of our reflection regarding the school and our cultural performances from Indonesia. The farewell ceremony and the post training was held on February 15^th, therefore we had only 5 days in preparing all the required things.

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we practice the cultural performances. We arrange the show, the audio and the slide performances. We then choose 2 most known simple dances from Indonesia to be performed together in the post training and 4 individual dances as the representatives from each region that we were coming from. We spent the all the day time to practice together in the first floor of our dorm. Sometimes it was hard to practice knowing that not all of us can dance can follow the moves correctly. However, with intense practice and several fun time together, we could master the dance together.

By that, did not mean that we forgot about our reflection presentation. We were assigned to 4 schools. Thus, there would 4 different group presentation. Each of the school group was required to send the Power Point file to our school advisor before the post training day in order to be arranged and so that we knew our turn to present. Having finished with all the preparation of farewell ceremony and post training, we did not realize that it was February 15^th already. The farewell ceremony was started by the opening remark of the Dean of Teachers Training and Education Faculty, Dr. Direk Pornsima and the activity reported by the vice Dean of Teachers Training and Education Faculty Dr. Sasithorn Sopharat. Followed by the Certificate given by the Dean to the School Supervisors. Before entering the presentation session, English Department Students of PNRU performed a singing show. Then here came the presentation session.

I, personally, felt a little nervous when it came to presentation. Because basically, it was about our experiences and the lesson we learned as long as we were in the school. Surely, I could not pointed those things one by one. There were so many of them. From the goods and bads. Some motivated me and some knocked me up. The fact was, to say I was thankful was an understatement. I was way beyond thankful. It was such a huge beneficial opportunity for me.

Back to the farewell ceremony and post training, our group was the second group who presented. We stated the presentation with the school profile, school systems and basic things about the school. Then, entering the part of where we share our experience. Our problem was basically the same, mostly about the students’ attention and communication. Knowing that they were Thai students, the communication was really hard between us and them. 

After the presentation, before we took one hour break to have lunch and preparing for our performances, was the session where all of the SEA Teachers got certificate and directly given by the President of PNRU. It was an honor to meet the president again in a great occasion. Having done with the lunch and the preparation, Thai students of English Department were performing Thai dances from several region of Thailand. Then, it was our turn to perform. First, we entered the stage with the music from Betawi (Jakarta). Second, we sang the national anthem of Indonesia. Third, we danced to Maumere song from Nusa Tenggara Timur. Fourth, each of the representatives from each region performed solo dance originally from their province. I was the one who dance too. I performed Lenso Dance from my city, Ambon, Maluku. Last but not least, our performances was closed by us singing a song entitled Kemesraan together on the stage. Suddenly the atmosphere was changing. It became emotional since we knew that that would be the last ceremony we had in PNRU. With that, our farewell ceremony and Post Training was successfully over.

The rest of the days started from February 16^th to 18^th were sad and emotional days. Those were days where we had to say goodbyes to our SEA Teacher friends one by one. One month together was not long indeed, however we create and collect memories together. We shared laughs and problems. We found solutions and we hope to be better teacher together. Somehow, by following this Project I could finally figure out the essence of being a teacher. Foreign Teacher actually. It was challenging yet interesting.

Finally, February 18^th. The day when I have to come back to reality. Came back to my city, Ambon. It was very hard to say goodbye. Really. But, I do believe on the farewell after meeting. Thus, I accept the reality and came back with stories to be told and lesson to be taught.