"Germany So Far"

Germany So Far by Yulia Sutjahjono As a former student in majoring French Studies (for pedagogical purpose), I’ve learned so many stuffs about occidental culture, particularly European cultures. Therefore, I had enough a knowledge of European social life, characteristic of the society, what they eat, and many more. However, I will never know how it feels until I see and feel it straight forward. In the end of August 2017, I came to Berlin, Germany to work voluntarily in a children and family center named “ Freizeitzentrum / Familienzentrum Upsala ”. I certainly found challenges that I face in my project, one other thing is the language. I studied French in the University for 5 years, then suddenly I came along to Germany and it is just like “getting lost”. Beforehand, I’ve learned a German basic language with a private tutor, but in fact, in the beginning of my arrival, I didn’t know how to communicate to the people at all. Then, I learn it, both in a language course and or...