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Nadira’s story from IISMA at Teatime

Being part of the IISMA (Indonesia International Student Mobility Award) Awardee is the dream of many Indonesian students nowadays. Listening to stories of the awardee’s journey and process while studying abroad will increase their enthusiasm to be part of IISMA. What Nadira’s journey was like when studying at Leeds University and how she got through has been much awaited by many students.

The theme for the teatime on 11 March 2022 reviews Nadira Muthia Supadi’s journey from preparation to the study process in the UK. Nadira is one of the students from the International Program of Communication Department at the Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) who successfully passed the IISMA and studied at Leeds University in the United Kingdom.

Preparations to Avoid Culture Shock

Nadira talks about her preparations before she left for London, UK. Before leaving, she searched for articles about life in the UK (England). She did this so that later She would not be surprised by all the culture and way of life in the UK, which is very different from the way of life in Indonesia. She also prepared himself not to carry many things. “I only bring important things. Bring only a little stuff. Remember, I go there alone, and I have to bring all the stuff myself,” Nadira advised, remembering her previous trip preparations.

What she only know is how to behave in a place far from home. How to prepare to avoid all the culture shock. Prepare all of them in a simple way only. Conversely, what Nadira wants to say is don’t bother yourself. You are not in your hometown.

Nadira did not experience too many difficulties in the UK because she had prepared before departure. “I’m quite ready there. I’ve prepared a lot of tips for this and that. If you have to travel, how should you travel? So be more prepared for that.”

Even so, Nadira admitted that she still faced obstacles after arriving there. “I have to adapt again,” said Nadira.

Even though she has good English skills and is used to speaking foreign languages, Nadira still has to get used to speaking with English people whose words are sometimes difficult for her to understand. “In the beginning, sometimes I didn’t understand what they were talking about. It’s not clear,” Nadira said when she faced several people whose accents and vocabulary pronunciations weren’t very familiar.

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Teatime: Cerita Nadira Sebagai Awardee IISMA di Leeds University of UK (1)

Menjadi bagian dari IISMA (Indonesia International Student Mobility Award) Awardee adalah impian banyak mahasiswa Indonesia. Mendengarkan cerita perjalanan dan proses awardee saat kuliah di negeri orang akan meningkatkan gairah mereka untuk menjadi bagian dari IISMA. Seperti apa perjalanannya Nadira saat Kuliah di Leeds University dan bagaimana dia bisa menembus sudah banyak ditunggu oleh banyak mahasiswa.

Tema teatime pada 11 Maret 2022 ini mengulas perjalanan Nadira Muthia Supadi dari persiapan hingga proses belajar di UK. Nadira adalah salah satu mahasiswa International Program of Communication Department Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) yang berhasil lolos untuk mengikuti IISMA ke Leeds University of United Kingdom.

Persiapan Menghindari Culture Shock

Nadira bercerita tentang persiapannya sebelum ia berangkat ke London UK. Sebelum berangkat ia banyak mencari artikel tentang kehidupan di UK (Inggris). Hal ini ia lakukan agara ia nantinya tidak kaget dengan semua kultur dan cara hidup di UK yang berbeda jauh dengan cara hidupnya di Indonesia. Ia juga mempersiapkan diri untuk tidak membawa barang banyak, “aku sih bawa barang yang penting aja. Jangan bawa barang banyak. Ingat, kalau aku kesana sendiri dan semua barang harus aku bawa sendiri,” pesan Nadira mengingat persiapan perjalanannya dulu.

Tantangan

Nadira tidak terlalu banyak mengalami kesulitasn ketika di UK karena ia sudah persiapkan sebelum keberangkatan. “Aku sih sudah agak siap di sana. Aku sudah banyak persiapan tentang beberapa tips untuk harus begini dan begitu. Kalau perjalanan harus bagaimana, kalau bepergian harus bagaimana. Jadi lebih siap gitu.”

Meskipun begitu, Nadira mengakui setelah sampai di sana ia masih menghadapi kendala. “Aku harus adaptasi lagi,” kata Nadira.

Meskipun memiliki kamampuan Bahasa Inggris yang bagus dan sudah terbiasa bertutur dengan Bahasa asing itu, Nadira masih harus membiasakan diri berbicara dengan orang Inggris yang kadang kata-katanya sulit ia pahami. “Ketika awal-awal kadang aku nggak ngerti mereka biacara apa. Enggak jelas,” Nadira bercerita saat ia menghadapi beberapa orang yang aksen dan pelafalan kosakatanya tidak begitu familiar.