Under My Tiny Feet
Indi Sari
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Mozaic of events during my Erasmus Mundus Master in Membrane Engineering at three different gems of Europe: Montpellier, Prague and Enschede.
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Indonesian Archipelago Series-10: Die as a Balinese Hindu
Unlike my previous posts that mostly about places to go in a city, today I would like to talk about how a funeral is done in my homeland, Bali. Although I grew up in Surabaya (capital city of Java), my parents and great parents are originally from Bali. The majority is...
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Study guide to save your semester
I want to go a little bit nerdy this time. During my master program here, I find lots of difficulty in my study because I do not have the background in chemical engineering and have to keep up with the advanced chemical engineering subjects. However, it is too late to...
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Indonesian Archipelago Series-9: Artsy Bandung
There is an Indonesian childhood song about taking train from Bandung to Surabaya that inspires every child to go to Bandung. I was lucky because my father used to be placed there for his work. Bandung is a capital city of West Java and famous for its pretigious...
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Indonesian Archipelago Series-8: Yogyakarta, city of culture
This is Andong/Delman: Yogyakarta traditional chariot with a kusir (coachmen) and a horse to pull your chariot. The chairman is wearing the Javanese traditional outfits and ready to bring you around Malioboro street, Keraton Yogyakarta, alun-alun Kidul to discover...
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Indonesian Archipelago Series-7: Balikpapan, Borneo
Voilà! After two weeks of landing in East Kalimantan (Borneo) and being very tired of the internship routine, my friend and I tried to explore Kemala Beach, which is located near the Perjuangan Monument and near the Benua Patra Beach. She was also an intern at...
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Indonesian Archipelago Series-6: Mt. Bromo
This mountain is a top destination for office outings, organizational outings, best-friend-forever trips, just saying. I went here twice, first with my exchange program organization and with my office. If you search in the internet, you will find a lot of tour package...
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Enschede Farmer's Market
My Saturday morning routine is to cycle to Enschede's farmer's market which is around 20 minutes from my place in Witbreuksweg. I always choose to leave at around 9 to be able to get more fresh products and avoid the crazy crowd that normally starts at 11 and beyond....
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How to economize without being mean to yourself
In this time, I would like to share my tips on how I manage to arrange my budget during my stay in Europe. This might be helpful for people who are planning to move in or the one who wants to have a tidier management of their budget. Perhaps for some of you, this is the...
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Real opera experiences in Europe
I have always been involved in musical activities since I was a kid. Either it is a choir or an orchestra. My choir in high school and university somewhat led me to a more classical pieces that also brought me to have a private vocal course. Therefore, watching an opera...
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Packing tips for nomads like me
For people that hate packing, this job might be the worst nightmare. I don't know why but I am always surrounded by friends who do not like packing. To be honest, I pretty get this skill from my mother and Marie Kondo. If you do not know her yet, go stumble upon her...
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C'est bien Paris!
It was my third day in Paris and I felt only 20% better but the show must go on. I have planned to go to Sacre Cœur Cathedral because I regret not going there in 2012. I did not even know about this spot before seeing my friend's photograph. However, the track was...
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Childhood dream: Disneyland Paris and Val d'Europe
After accomplishing my dream to go to Greece in 2012 which turned out just so-so, so did Disneyland Paris in 2018. From our hotel in Gare du Nord, we took a RER E in the direction of Tournan, then change to RER A at Val de Fontenay in the direction of Marne La Valle –...
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Turning 25 y.o. in Enschede, a nice restaurant ?
This is just to give you a glimpse about having a birthday abroad, far from your family and best friends, and also in the middle oh hectic week of projects (and also because it is my birthday so I am allowed to write whatever I want). Usually I am not that excited about...
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10 easy recipes for people like us
I believe not all of you were born a good chef or is used to work in the kitchen for the family. In my case, before living in Europe, it was relatively easy to find any kind of food you want in Indonesia no matter how late at night or early in the morning. This is even...
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Belgium: Huy, Chapon-Seraing and Brussels
Bonjour à tous! I used to live in a Belgian local family thanks to an exchange program called AFS (American Field Service). It is adressed for senior high school students all over the world to have 10-12 months exchange experience living with local families and go to...
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How to get scholarship: EM Master in Membrane Engineering for A Sustainable World
Finally this is the time I explain about the master program I signed into. As a flashback, I applied 2 master programs from Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) in 2017, the year of my graduation from Environmental Engineering bachelor degree. If you want to start...
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5 Starter packs: Settling down in Enschede
Enschede, it is. This is my 3rd city to live after Montpellier and Prague in Europe since the end of 2018. I was so kind of sick of moving so I did not look for any single piece of information about Enschede. I took flight from summer break in Indonesia to Prague then...
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Japan part 5: Hogwarts at Universal Studio Japan, Osaka
The route from Kyoto to Universal Studio Japan, Osaka is quite complicated guys, I was kind of tired because of the trip. It was maybe around 2 hours, fortunately we were helped by a high school girl who wanted to go to college, because the platform numbers were so...
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Japan part 4: Kyoto
Konnichiwa, people! Today we are going to explore Kyoto! I'm so excited. So after taking a shower, we went to the bus pool which is right in front of Kyoto Central Station. Inside the station there was a bakery, and the ticket turned out to be a one-day pass. This bus...
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Japan part 3: Shibuya and Akihabara
The days in Japan were not like holidays, it gave me the feeling that I was the part of the citizens. I am in love with all their tidiness and orderliness without any loss of creativity madness. Today we tended to be more relaxed, because we want to save energy for...
