Monday, November 18, 2013

Jacky Mak - Turkey



Jacky Mak

I spent a summer in Turkey, doing volunteer work under AIESEC programme. I also traveled around some cities in Turkey.

It is definitely a life changing experience for me because under the programme I made a lot of international friends from around 20 different countries. The different cultures of different countries broaden my horizon and my knowledge about the world.

We had been through a lot together. We argued on some issues in our preparation for our duties and we had a lot of fun together. After all, we know that it's only the work that we argued but not our personalities so we are still good friends. There are a lot of jokes arising from different personalities of different people from different countries.

It is not that difficult to live abroad especially when you have local friends. The major problem is the language people use in Turkey. Most of them don't speak English so I sometimes found difficulties when looking for what I want.  I used body languages or found someone that can speak English to express what I want to say.

I guess not everyone in Indonesia can speak English so I think it's really important to share the idea that people should start using English for their normal life.

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