differences...

never ever before it came accross into my mind that i would actually be in such an environment where people from various countries in asia, america, africa, and europe are gathered for the same (well, almost the same i might say) purpose: to study. for instance, i just came across with a guy coming from bhutan. frankly speaking, never heard of it before. it is located on the north side of india. and he said that the population of kingdom of bhutan is only about 650,000. can you imagine that a country with only such number of people? i think the population of kapuk, cengkareng, kosambi, and puri neighborhood is much more than that. for much more information of this beautiful mountainous country, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan

it is really amazing to get the chance to meet and talk with this people coming from different background, different language, and different culture. especially the local japanese here. they are really such a nice people who dont see the colour of your skin and the money in your pocket. genuine, polite, and helpful are the most appropriate words for these people i guess.

and then we have a group of people from cambodia who i always encountered in the kitchen cooking and in the lounge having a big family dinner. i am pretty sure they dont really know each other that well because some of them are second year students, while the rest are newcomers. but you can feel their spirits.

another group of people from india and bangladesh and vietnam and costa rica and kirgiztan were on the green playing cricket. i am not sure whether they understand about the game, but one thing for sure we are all trying to enjoy the life@iuj to the fullest regardless any differences we have.

i am really grateful to be given the chance to experience all of this. hai mina san, oyasuminasai. mata ashita.