What I've done in America since I've got here?? (Part 1)

August


08/08 My long journey to America is started...

08/09 Arrived in Washington DC, USA... Went to Hilton hotel and had orientation day...

08/10 Went to the Indonesia Embassy in DC and had a Indonesian Lunch, had shopping at the

Union Station, and visited Lincoln Memorial...

08/11 Orientation day, did activities at hotel, games, group working, etc...

08/12 Wake up at 6 am!! Prepare for the departure to our state.. Had breakfast and said

goodbye to others... 5 hours flight, so tired... Arrived at Seattle, my Mom and my

Coordinator and my "brothers" picked me up at the airport... They also picked up the

other my friends who their hostfamily can't picked them up yet... There's Huma from

India, Nordessa from Phillipines, Wasis from our country, Touzie from Ghana, Salomon

from Kenya, and my "brothers" from Chili and Germany... After that, we went to the
Puget Sound, the most beautiful lake I ever seen (If you wanna see, look at my picture in
the Stadium HS behind the football field), and had my first American picnic there... It was
so happy!! And then we came home and sleeeeeeppp...

08/13 Huma, Nordessa, Mom, and me went to the clothing store named KOHL'S... It was a
really big store with a big sale... I bought a very cute black-white dress and white high
heels for the wedding on Saturday and also six pairs of very colorful socks... It was so
awful, because we need 2 hours just to find Huma's stuff, she was a really hardshopper...
Fiuuuhhh... And I did a very very stupid things. I left my purse in the Fitting Room... So
stupid!!! But the lucky is Huma found out my purse and gave it back to me... God bless
me !!

08/14 Today we are delivering phonebooks house by house in Tacoma. First, we delivered it to
the streets near the Puget Sound... It was so tiring but very fun!! It's a kind of fundraiser
for our program here, because we have a lot program and all of that are so interesting...
So, working to get money.. hehehe...

08/15 Working with phonebooks again today... Same job but different route... It was a very big
area and we have wedding party at seven o'clock in the evening... And do you know?? we
just finished our job at six, and we must come back home and changing to our dress... We
got home at quarter to seven, so we just have 15 minustes to changing and prepare our
selves... No time to take a bath!!! Ohhhhhhh... But, it's okay... I'm not stingky... hehehe...
We had a very wonderful day wedding party, but there's just a little food there, not like in
Indonesia... And I met a lot of people and friends... It's so fun!! After that, we went to Jack
in The Box and got Terriyaki Bowls.. Then went back to home and sleep... Ready for the
next day!!!

08/16 Sunday!!! We went to the church, Trinity Church, in the morning... It's my mom church
and a Christians church... So many people there and everybody kept ask question to me...
Before we got the church, we went to Krispi Kreme, a doughnut shop, and it's sooooooo
delicious... I like it so much.... After that we went home and be lazy all long the day...
hehehe... Rest day after tiring days!!! Uhuuyyyy....