Farewell Banda Aceh

Friday, 19 January 2018 together with two of my friends who were also delegates from Syiah Kuala University depart from Banda Aceh to Medan, we were placed in a different university. At 10.00 am our plane took off to Medan. Arriving in Medan, I with my two friends immediately headed for the pickup because we had to hurry check in for the next flight to Kuala Lumpur. After a short break, at 2.00 pm we checked in. After waiting for an hour in line, then we got a notice that our plane headed to Kuala Lumpur had to be canceled due to a problem with the plane. After one more hour we’re waiting for certainty for our next flight, we are finally told to leave tomorrow. Initially, we were worried about having to buy another ticket to the Philippines, as we had booked the next flight ticket from Kuala Lumpur to the Philippines on that day. Thankfully, because both tickets we ordered were Air Asia, so both tickets could be canceled to the next day. Finally, on that day our flight only arrived in Medan. Although, we plan to arrive in the Philippines the next day on Saturday, but God's plan says otherwise. We had to spend the night in Medan and continue our journey the next day.

The next day, I and my two friends took the time to have breakfast at the hotel we occupied, because our flight was at 3:00 pm. After breakfast, we took some photos for our documentation as our travel experience to Manila. Here are some of our photos in Medan.

At 1:00 pm we were ready to leave for the airport. Arriving at the airport, we immediately checked in, and headed straight to the plane. The same thing happened again, our plane delayed an hour later. And finally, at 4:00 pm we flight to Kuala Lumpur.

After for 2 hours flight, we finally arrived in Kuala Lumpur. Since our plane was delayed earlier, so we only had a little time in Kuala Lumpur for picking up the goods and checking back in for Manila. In fact, we did not have time to rest for dinner. It was a very long day with a long journey. Not as smooth as we thought, we have to deal with another problem in Kuala Lumpur, because we have not bought return tickets yet. We cannot use our LoA as proof that we will return from the Philippines a month later. So after waiting for an hour and looking for a solution with ncik on the counter, at the last minute check-in deadline, finally they give us the last solution to buy the return ticket at that time. Finally, with the help of a sister from one of my friends we bought a return ticket, so we were only allowed to check in, because of a kind ncik on the counter they helped us even though the time for checking in was over. Finally, we arrived on the plane with a gasping breath because we had to run to a very remote location because it had to catch the flight time. We went to manila with a pale face because of thirst, hunger, tired, and with all the feelings we will never forget. Our journey is a very long journey, the struggle to seek new knowledge, the struggle to find new experiences and all this is for a better future. We sincerely hope that our struggle will bring good results in this student exchange program. Because we believe, results never betray the efforts. 😊