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<\/a><\/p>\nCould you see how cheerful we were?! It was a bonfire night at The Logy Bay with the Faculty of Music students last year (Fall 2017). It\u2019s been a very fun first year of uni<\/em> (I like to say uni<\/em> more than university; I may call it efficiency).<\/p>\n Long story short, it was April 2018, when classes were over and everyone could smell the summer breeze on its way to St. John\u2019s. At first, I didn\u2019t have any plan to go back home to Indonesia, but by grace, I found a good deal for a returned airline-ticket. So, I bought it and made it home safely. After 30+ hours in the cabins of different airplanes, here the fun started, and I am more than happy to share!<\/p>\n My family didn\u2019t have any idea that I was coming back home. With a help of my brother, I managed surprises for my mom and my sister in their workplaces, as well as my granny and dad at home. It was a total blast!<\/p>\n Unfortunately, I only spent a week in Jakarta before I had to go back to Oz<\/em> (Australia) for a few orchestra concerts. Over 3 months in Brisbane, I took part and performed in 5 concert events from 3 different orchestras. It was such perfect timing; rehearsal started a few days after I got back to Oz<\/em>, and my last concert was within the last 2 weeks I was in there.<\/p>\n It was very nice to see my Aussie<\/em> friends and my other family members again, to get involved in the old and new communities, and definitely to have very decent FOODS for these 3 months (aside from practicing my violin; yes music students have tons of homework during the break, please note that well). What made my summer break (Winter break for Oz<\/em>) so special was spending my birthday in a zoo with all the cuteness and the laziness of wombats, koalas, and kangaroos; I have never ever done that before for my birthday \u2013 now you (and I) learn, that it COULD be a birthday celebration alternative. Other than those interesting and refreshing moments, my friends and I explored new places. We went to so many beaches, restaurant, and definitely threw a barbie<\/em> (that\u2019s how Aussies<\/em> say barbeque)!<\/p>\n In August 2018, I was in Indonesia for another month before going back to Canada. Catching up with family and friends is always fun. I also met up with my Indo<\/em> friends (Indo<\/em> is a slang<\/em> word to replace the word Indonesia \/ Indonesian). And met my vacation goal when I was in Indonesia; exploring new places.<\/p>\n It was late August and I was very excited to head back to Canada for another year. But at the same time, I had mixed feeling, because the thought of going back to Canada actually meant my 4.5-month holiday was coming to an end.<\/p>\n By September 2018, I was back in this lovely city, St. John\u2019s. In the first few days in St. John\u2019s, I went back to Signal Hill to enjoy the view and got myself used to living in this windy city again; How I really missed this city!<\/p>\n I also enjoyed very much giving hugs to a bunch of my close friends from my bible-study group, whom I had not seen for 4.5 months. I went back to my church, and found that there are now 5 or 6 Australians in my church. It\u2019s so nice to hear the \u2018Aussie<\/em> accent\u2019 in town! I also noticed during the very last week before school started, I needed to readjust because I had a 4.5-month break in Indonesia and Australia, where both countries are known for their \u201cvery slow and chill <\/em>life-styles\u201d. It is also a little bit chill<\/em> in St. John\u2019s, but during this particular week, so many things were going on. I moved into my new house with two other music students and one business student. I managed to clean up my room and unpack my things for 6 hours, and had a mini moving-in house party with my roomies<\/em>; it looks like we get along really well, now. I was (and still am) in the process of getting a driving license in St. John\u2019s, as well as applying for jobs on teaching violin. Fortunately, I did not forget that I am a music student, so I did my mandatory practice-hours, and made sure that everything was settled before the new academic semester started.<\/p>\n There\u2019s time for holiday, and there\u2019s time for uni<\/em>. Holiday is now in my memory, and I\u2019m back to reality, which is my Master\u2019s Degree! It has been approximately a month back, and I\u2019ve met many new students joining the music program at MUN. I\u2019ve also joined a newly-formed ensemble, The Watershed Ensemble<\/em>, and we performed very well in the music building\u2019s concert hall. I have auditioned for the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, got in, and will still be playing with them again this year.<\/p>\n This semester is also special for me because it is my very first university-life blogging for the graduate student blog. Many interesting things happened, and will still be happening! I really hope that every one of you is also having a very nice first month in this new academic year. Once again, for me, it has been a really nice first month and I am looking forward to see what other surprising things are coming up in the next few weeks – I\u2019ll definitely share it on my second blog.<\/p>\n Thanks for reading my very first post! I hope that you\u2019ve learnt many new efficient slang<\/em> words. Please say hi if you meet me in the Music Building or even outside of MUN :). Wishing you the very best!<\/p>\n Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hi everyone! I\u2019m Dave, a violin student at MUN, and I\u2019m taking my Master\u2019s degree in Music (Violin) Performing and Pedagogy. If you could see the second person from the bottom left, with a grey pants, yes, that\u2019s me! Could you see how cheerful we were?! 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