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Indonesia to Kansas

I am going to summarize what happen in my journey from Indonesia to Kansas :D

before I departed from Indonesia and step on USA, a lot of things get through first.. preparing for the departure, August 6, 2011.

chapter orientation with Lintang, Santi, Icha, Echa, Astari, and Nabila-Farewell party in Fish Market-National Orientation-Farewell party-Language Camp-Soekarno Hatta Airport!!!

19.40 bye Indonesia
21.30 welcome to Malaysia
23.14 bye Malaysia
(9.34 I am above Russia)
11.47/06.45 hello German!
17.28/12/30 bye German, see you next time :D
14.50 WELCOME TO DULLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT!

and then we have 3 days international orientation in Hilton Hotel, $524 per each per night !
we went to the Union Station, my first shopping in USA :) Went to US.Department State, and the Muslim center in Washington.

August 10, 2011. I am ready for my host family!
8.40 bye bye Washington D.C !!!

when I rode the plane, I can see how wonderful Kansas are. and freaking excited for the arrival time, 10 minutes later! did you know house in The Sims, exactly the same. Flat and lake everywhere. greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen !

when i arrive, a girl who stood up between another girl and an old man, brought a paper written my name, AZKA AZIFA.
"Are you my family?"
my first question in Kansas :D

and how difficult to pronounce my town, OSAWATOMIE!
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