The Common Room

it was so amazing day yesterday. We went to family gathering in Paola. Ate turkey and lot of food until poop in that place :) but the most interesting was meeting with Johnson Family after that, at 10 pm. we're ready for shopping. left Osawatomie to walmart "We run out chart!" everybody crazy to shopping in the biggest sale on year!!! go to Olathe, target, as its name, become target for shopping anyone. the line strengthen surround its building. so we decided to go to next destination. Kohls. it was funny tough. my mom drove in the wrong way, she got into the opposite way. "I don't wanna die in USA!" i screamed. Kohls-Mall again, i have a tough debate with my brother. we always argue about anything. i realize that i've to try respect and tolerate about differences. i just think that how ruben spend all of his money until 0 it was totally wrong. in the other hand, that wasn't my business. than to Gordmans. shopping again and stood in the freaking long

I am so happy finally i can meet with indonesian people :) Sri harini and Aida, my another exchange students in KS and MO Don, a local coordinator from International American Council is a great person. he invited me to join the bazaar and presentation in park university on Friday. so I was decided to sing Indonesia anthem there. I stayed at Sri house since Thursday night. We went to Hyvee and found tempeh and tofu. finally!!! we went to Chipotle to buy mexican food. i bought a buritos for $8! after that, at 2 pm, don picked us up to the park univ. it was so great though to see many people from different country. there were a lot of tables display. from country that i've never heard before, azarbajian and togo. it was interesting to know about the diversity. people said that we dress up great :) and times to show! Aida was the first one, Rapping ! Sri, dancing! and me Singing! but it was so funny cause there always a mess up in every performance. Aida forgot the lyric, Sri stuck in

14. presentation in Rotary; first day in Basketball practice 15. presentation in American government class 17. stay at Sri house, MO 18. presentation in Park university, MO; 100 days in Kansas! 19. make bank account

I ALLOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL!!! it makes me die in the first day. now, is the 3rd day. i hope it will be better. but really, I surrender cause after 4 months never do any sport-and now....... yeah, I realize I suck at it. but really, I don't care. I am here to learn, I am here to grapple, I am here to give all of my afford to play. sometimes, i feel small, i feel not confident, i feel THE WORST. back again, its my first time playing, i never play before. so, it's acceptable. i don't care I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PLAY. and i believe, if I try continuously, i can play one day. and i wanna cry yesterday, cause Kandice is going to give me her basketball shoes for me cause i don't have any. and they feel bad when look at my shoes. "that's sliding shoes Azka!" I LOVE YOU GUYS!

All weekend with kids ! try to manage emotion and energy :)

hoooaaaaa.... really i love this one. I woke up at 4 in the morning and start walking to school under 0 celcius. freaking freezing. we through Kansas-Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska where Omaha Zoo located. hang out with Katelyn, Micayla, Savi, Sam, Britney, Shelby, Amanda, Candy, Kayleigh, and Abigail. that was amazing. we watched movie in Imax, and do you know what's that? that movie tell us about Orang Utan in Borneo, Indonesia. they speak Indonesia! I am so proud of it. I bought Monkey doll cause that's my favorite animal. we watched many movies on the way home, creepy movie. that's zoo was so entertain and clean !!!

also 2 days ago, international guest from in my school got valuable opportunity to present our country to the board department. They are so important people cause they supply the needs for Osawatomie High School. they pay for us, at first hour, it felt so nervous and formal-awkward. but next, I enjoy it so much. Sumi brought Japanese snack like usually she did. and next Monday, Mr.French asks us to go lunch at restaurant together.

2 days ago was Veteran Day, that was so fantastic. They sang American Anthem and that made my hand tremble, my hand's hair stood up. even I am not an American, but I feel it and join in proud of it. and it's also remind me to Indonesia when we sing "Indonesia Raya" every Monday. I don't know why, but everytime American anthem start playing, it's so silent. no one talk, no one move, even they are naughty student. that so quiet. I hope that happen in my country one day. - plan fly over us-bomb Some of my friends like to make fun of me, but i think that just a joke. So, I don't really think of it. after give the certificate to all of the veterans, Mr.French speech, he pointed to the sky while the plan fly over us to show how big our military is. and like usual, Tori: "Hemmm... I just wonder if Azka just throw a bomb to that plan." and they start laughing. at night, Dj, posted that in Facebook. and got tons of yelled for many people. and in the morni

it's absolutely new thing for me. when you hear your friends pregnant, she will not able to go to school anymore. she'll get kick out from the school. it's the same with the end of your career, or break and mess up your future. in the opposite, i just hear last week. "Yeah, Azka. I am pregnant now, 2 months 2 week," said proudly during the biology class. moreover, Sie*** have been pregnant for almost 8 months, and she'll bear in December. I am so excited ! it shows how the school treat them, they don't care even you have baby or not as long as you still have commitment to study. and yeah, they are!

In Saturday, me, Anita, Najda, Mosa, Mohammad were going to the Truman Museum the 33rd US president in USA at Independence, Missouri. Mom, drop me in Quick Trip in Olathe, Kansas and anita picked me up :) that was so much fun there. that's totaly different with museum in my country. honestly, it's more attractive. they have a lot picture, there are a cinema in every corner, and video also. that makes me enjoy and didn't bored at all :D after that we were going to Kohl's (kind of mall that sell clothes). "I'll make you spend your money, Azka," said Anita. because my mom, told her, that i am very tight about money. "You're a tight crazy Indonesian!"-Zach- I supposed to spend $80 that time, i bought winter stuff. but they gave me special discount and it became $50 :DDD i love to hang out with them, it was sooo much fun.

Me, Ruben, Sina, Jenny, Bethany, and Jessie hang out yesterday. that's first crazy thing that me and Ruben did. - play the intercom in walmart - wrote in window's car - tipping school's tree we use toilet paper to cover the tree :D that was awesome ! it's so fun to break the rule and do criminal things. hehe and the most beautiful is we went to Jenny house. she has a large back yard that very clear and we can see moon and star clearly-perfectly. we laid on the ground together and enjoy the scenery, that's was sooooo pretty ! we scrolled down in the hill and made a headache. that so funny ! i always dream this before in my life, and now, it comes true !!! :D thanks Alloh !!!

there's a new exchange student in my house :D his name is Sina, from Germany. I feel so sad for him, he got kick out from his house. i don't believe that i will face situations like this. his face look so sad and doesn't has desire anymore, so me and Ruben decided to talk with him last night. we talked a lot about what exactly happen. and he said that because simple problem such as he doesn't do his chore like that. his parents is so strict and always jeopardize everything. they always tell everything to the organization even tough he only split honey in the table. yeah, that suck ! and know he doesn't have idea where he'll stay after this, cause my parents can't add more member in this family. "it's more than enough. it's the limit. we can't effort more." so, yeah, i just thinking if that happen to me. what I am gonna do? how's my feeling?

I love you Caitlin :D she interest with Muslim world, now she's a Catholic. but she said to me when she is 18 years old she can choose what she wanna do. and she want to be a Muslim :)))) "It's so interesting to learn about Muslim, i have a lot of friends from Ghana."

i can take my foot everywhere that i want, even in the table during the class :)