Culture Shock!

Ok, this is going to be a hugely long post, so prepare yourselves.

First of all the flight. Well, three flights, to be honest. We flew with KML, and all I can say is they have the most awesome food. They served ice cream at a completely random time in the middle of the night :O. And Schiphol airport in Amsterdam = fucking pretty.

But about Jakarta: We finally arrived at Soekarno-Hatta after ages of flying. And you could just feel the heat as soon as you stepped off the airplane, it was amazing. And to get inside the airport properly, we had to walk through this glass tunnel, and there were gardens on both sides, and it was amazingly beautiful. <3

Baggage claim took ages, and it was getting dark when we left the airport. When we finally got to Jakarta itself, it was dark, and the city looked amazing. The first thing that came to mind was Las Vegas, although I was assured that in daytime, it was a whole different world. Nothing like Vegas, that is.

Well, I was convinced pretty soon... there were so many people on the street, and they were climbing on buses. Honestly, there were people climbing out the windows onto the roof. :O People were also walking among the traffic, and motorcycles outnumbered the cars 5 to 1, approximately. There was an actual family of four on one fucking motorcycle. And traffic is as messed up as traffic can get... several motorcycles were doing some risky stuff, plus the number of cars (including ours...) driving on the "hati-hati buslane". :D

I've probably forgotten most of the stuff I was supposed to write... it's just so unbelievable, it's like a different reality. And Karo's comment about the looks of Indonesian guys - I'm starting to agree with that. :D Sorry, Indonesians, but...

Yeah, I'll be writing more later, once I actually get over the fact that I'm really here.

Countdown: 2½ hours

Yeah, needed a countdown like this as well. By now I've sort of gone numb... Not sure how I'm supposed to feel. So, my flight's leaving in 2½ hours, and I've just finished packing, about to leave home. Just one last internet session :D

I have cried way too much today. And you can bet that once I sit on that plane and dig out the amazing red book of memories, I will cry even more. That's why I've got lots of tissues with me.

It's goodbye time now... So, Selamat tinggal! <3

Countdown: 22(ish) hours

In 22 hours, my flight will already have left. I'm not one bit happy about this. And so this blog post is dedicated to all of you people who have made my life wonderful and who I will miss and be sad to leave.

THANK YOU.

I'll miss the fun times, but I'll also miss the fights. I'll miss sitting in class doing nothing, I'll miss cutting the timetables, I'll miss the lunch, the school events and the random messing about the corridors. Not because the lunch was good or the classes amazing, but because I shared all of that with you guys.

I can't really write more without starting to cry, and as you know, I've done enough of that today. You wonderful wonderful people. Thank you for being the best. I love you all. <3

Selamat tinggal!

Of Checklists

Made one of those checklists of things that I need in Indonesia. I got about four things on that list and couldn't think of any more. I mean:

1. Clothes
2. Laptop
3. Parasol
4. Books

Oh, and could add sunscreen and toothbrush.

Seriously, what do I need? I'm moving to the other side of the world, and have a checklist of 6 things. Woahh.

Countdown: 15 Days

In 15 days time, I'll be standing in the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. In 15 days and 2 hours, my flight will leave. In 16 days, I'll be in Indonesia.

You'd expect me to be freaking out by now. Well, you're right, because I am freaking out.