Tag: cerita

  • Berkenalan dengan Sistem S3 di Swedia

    Banyak yang (masih) bertanya mengapa saya pindah ke Swedia tanpa status mahasiswa. Mengapa saya jauh-jauh ke belahan bumi utara tanpa beasiswa S3 di tangan. Banyak juga yang bertanya mengapa sesampainya di sini saya tidak serta merta sekolah saja. Toh, beasiswa bertebaran di luar sana. Ada LPDP, beasiswa Dikti, beasiswa Menkeu, Swedish Institute, Erasmus Mundus, dan →

  • 7 Flowers You Should Know to Believe that Swedish Spring isn’t just a Myth

    Wise men say, “You never appreciate spring until you have been through a tough winter,” and trust me, if you want to experience one of the toughest winters in the world, Sweden is definitely the place. Winter in Sweden can be really harsh indeed. The Scandinavian winter depression is known for a reason. However, when February →

  • Every corner of Lund, Sweden

    Been living in Lund for four months now and I’ve just realized that I haven’t write any single piece about this city. Wouldn’t even think about it if a friend of mine didn’t text me the other day and ask me things about Lund. About how Lund looks like. How the ambience is. How I →

  • Visit Library: Dari Perpustakaan ke Perpustakaan

    Jika Jhumpa Lahiri pernah mengatakan bahwa membaca buku itu seperti berkelana tanpa bergerak seincipun, maka bagi saya, mengunjungi perpustakan itu seperti berjalan-jalan keliling dunia dalam satu langkah. Sudah menjadi rahasia umum, bahwa saya, suami dan anak kami tentu saja, adalah para pemuja buku. Kami bisa ngirit sengirit-ngiritnya soal belanja baju, mainan, makanan atau hal lain, →

  • I can read AlQuran but I don’t speak Arabic: My life as an Indonesian Moslem living far from home

      As a woman with a headscarf, people can tell my religion based on my appearance. This won’t cause any problem, of course, if we live in a world free from assumptions, judgments and prejudice. But sadly, we don’t. So every time I walk, wherever I go, or whatever I do, I carry the identity →