End of Secondment Journey - Bye Houston

Tomorrow, Monday, March 23, 2020

Will be my last day in Weaver

I supposed to finish my secondment on April 10, 2020

But things very out of control lately

Because of Corona Virus.

I do feel really sad

Because I can't fulfil the program on time

I have to leave this beautiful city

I have to leave my new bestfriends

I have to wake up from my American Dreams early

And I have to survive and struggle in my travel back to Indonesia among the COVID-19 outbreak in every city and continent

However,

I also feel happy

That I can go back to my family again

Everything in Houston is so beautiful

The people, where I lived, where I worked

Place that I visited, the foods, the weather

There's nothing I hate about Houston & Weaver

Except the fact that I have to leave because of COVID-19

It is really hard to leave especially when you finally be able adapt very well

And finally feel secure eventhough far from home

Because, finally, I can say,
I found my 3rd home, Houston!

I still can't believe

That I can survive

And I feel so blessed, grateful, because

I learned how to be stronger and more independent than before

I learned to treat myself and other people better

I learned to become a cool and chill person

I learned to treat people equally and learned to put yourself in other people's shoes better

Learned about diversity and inclusivity better

I feels like I will be totally new person when I come back

And feels like there's nothing I can't do

(Except if God forbid me to)

3 months...but it's a very big game changer for me

I set a very high standard for myself
I set a new level

Where the sky is the limit

Here I learned...

That you can't push people to be like you

You only can show and encourage with a very good certain way and attitude..

So people can see and feel without any fain

Then finally they understand and follow
Especially when you're the one who understand them at the first place.

The weigh on my shoulders is not getting lighter

It's getting heavier

Because, when I returned..

I have to be able bring all the good things I learned in US.

Hopefully, I can follow the success story of whatever I learned in Houston, especially in Weaver 

And hopefully, I can create a better environment in every place go.