After the hardest year at University...

Even more lessons? Nobody had the strength to attend. However, two days ago it was totally worth of it, because this lesson was held by my trainee and her friend. They were so kind and helpful. They enlightened me some aspects of the Indonesian language (not the formal one, the informal Indonesian). They said this language is a kind of K-dropping one. Then my trainee added that it has some loanwords from Arabic (e. g. kitab - book), Dutch (e.g. sekrup - schroef - screw) and from other ones. We can consider it as a lingua franca. What on earth? Dutch??? Yes, Indonesia was a Dutch colony, and this country was very wealthy and still is. This country made the Netherlands as rich as now they are. Anyway, I still do not know if Indonesian people look up to Dutch. I am sure they do.

Just a week

Insurance and other stuff has been done, so yeah, there is only one thing left. Exchanging some money. I think US Dollars are to be taken there, because it is widely accepted at that place. However, I have to admit that Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) has nearly no worth. 10000 Rupiahs mean 1 US Dollar. Only one week left till the experience.

Getting more and more excited...

'cuz it is not more than 12 days before my wonderful experience in Indonesia. Far, but I am really close to the airport. I have got my tickets, my visa, now the insurance is in progress. Nobody is able to stop me. Why? Because I am an AIESEC-er. 12 days... I'm going away. It is really great. Two Airbuses will take me to this fantabulous country (archipelago).

Videos are possible...

When I am on the plane either on the two short-haul jets, either on the one long-haul jet, I will probably shoot some photos inside the plane or when I am in the terminal. However, what on earth can stop me if I make a video inside the Airbus A380? By the way, that plane looks like this:

Source: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufthansa/Airbus-A380-841/2150543/&sid=30ab6ca164c152d05901c02731ebfb74
Why it is so special? Because I have never travelled with wide-body, neither I had ever to change planes. Hopefully everything goes fine and I can go to this fabulous country filled with so much fun. I can't wait. 13 days left till the departure. Shall I cut the days from the calendar?

Don't stop me now...

'Cuz I just got my visa into my two little hands. I would like to say a very big thank you for the embassy! They made it within 2 hours. Also, there are only FIFTEEN days left until my experience. Long live Indonesia! So, let's cut the days from the calendar. Take care until the day!
I also managed to finish my exams, so I'm free for the next 2 weeks. As you know, the best thing is that you get the pass mark from a subject. I came here to win.... but getting a pass mark is also OK for me.

Vaccination

It is a quite important thing. I heard from the phone that no compulsory vaccination is needed. The secretary said that only against typhoid it is recommended. She also said hepatitis A and B, but I have already got against them. As all Hungarians know, vaccination against B is compulsory.

VISA... VISA...

I went into the visa process in the last few days. I am very exhausted after this. First. no one wanted to answer my call. Then, I don't even know when, but yeah, the secretary answered. She was quire kind, so I hope there will be no problem. I've got all the necessary material, no worries. :)  I say hope, because our Embassy in JKT did some really rude things to Diptha.
So that, there is 18 days left till my wonderful experience. Eighteen days will go like a lightning, so I have to get in touch with my hostfam, and keep contact with my receiving guy. 

Working hard

I worked veeeeery hard to find my ideal flight! Finally! I did it and you can see the results. I am very exhausted.

If you cannot see it correctly, I collected the most important points here:
Travelling to (date: July 3rd, 2013):
Flight  #1: Budapest-Ferihegy 2A 10:55 AM
Operator: Lufthansa
Flight no.: 1337
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Arrival at: Frankfurt am Main, 12:40 PM.
Flight #2: Frankfurt am Main, 9:35 PM
Operator: Lufthansa
Flight no.: 778
Aircraft: Airbus A380 (!!!)
Arrival at: Singapore Changi, 3:55 PM (+1)
Flight #3: Singapore Changi, 6:50 PM
Operator: JetStar Airways
Flight no. 115
Aircraft: Airbus A320
ARRIVAL AT SOEKARNO HATTA (Jakarta): 7:30 PM!

How on earth did I get involved with Indonesia?

So I had the interview with the Indonesian LC. Putri (has a very negative denotation in Hungarian, right?), who held the interview was really kind and cheerful. She looked so pretty. Her attitude was also very positive, so I felt really comfortable when I had the interview with her. :) She said two days for the results of this. Also, I told her that I had already received an EP from Indonesia and I had been her Trainee Buddy. Her name was Diptha, from Putri's university I asked her if she knew her. She didn't, but she was really impressed by my knowledge of her country, as she asked me to tell her what I know about Indonesia. 

As I said earlier, P. said to wait two days. Contrary, she said the next day that I had been... ACCEPTED! Yaaaaay! That is, I am OK for the job in Indonesia. I am so happy! I sent the acceptance note some days ago to I., then nothing can stop me. :) I am going to book the tickets in the next few days, and let the visa and sponsorship process start. After those, my wonderful journey begins. Take care, until then, please stand for the national anthem of Indonesia! Bapak-bapak dan ibu-ibu, mohon berdiri untuk lagu kebangsaan Indonesia.

What the h**l is AIESEC?

This is the question you may ask. When have you first heard about it? Well, I have to think now. This is the world's largest student-managed organization. The core of we do is to organize international internsips either it is a voluntary one, or it is not, for real salary. I joined in the autumn of 2012 after hearing it in the freshmen's camp and attending parties. I got a place in the sales department section. I like it so much! I am dealing with trainees who want to come here, I have the interview with them then I decide whether they are adequate for the work or not. Here you can see the logo of AIESEC (I put a link on it so you can read more):

www.aiesec.org

This is very useful when you graduate from university, because you worked hard to be an other person, you can get a job easier, because you know a lot of CEO-s. A friend of mine once said: when he graduated, his pocket was full of cards. You are the future, so please, JOIN if you haven't done so.

Welcome! The first interviews.

The aim of this blog is to describe the story of my AIESEC internship in Indonesia. This is also my first internship ever. This must be an unforgettable experience.

But first, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Gergely Lázár. I live in Dunaújváros, but on my weekdays I have to stay in Veszprém as I study there. I am majoring in English and American Studies at University of Pannonia, Veszprém. I am a first-year undergraduate (freshman). I will be 21 during my internship in the fabulous country of Indonesia. In my past time, I love reading, listening to music and watching movies. I am very fond of poetry, however tasks, tests and other stuff take my time to write any poem. These are about landscapes. That is why I love travelling, it does not matter where, just past the border.

But how on earth did I find my ideal internship? First, I looked for internships in other countries as well, I had interview with European place (Athens looked interesting for me, by the way). However, I thought that it is quite close, and nowadays everyone can reach this country, nothing is needed, only your personal identification card. Also, I showed interests towards Russia and China as well. The last did not (!) accept me! The interviewer, Nika looked very kind and sympathetic. Never mind. I also had interview with Russia, but they asked for medical certificate that I am not infected with HIV. This had to be translated into Russian. On the other hand, this country is blacklisted (no idea why, AIESEC says it is because of their horrible reception system). The only country that accepted me was the Jewel of the Crown. I was interested in it, too, but food was not (!!!) provided. Without food, this country is deadly. You have to think a thousand or million times what to buy and what not. Dirt, dust, the things of the holy cow, illiteracy, poverty but the other places are highly developed and rich. 

So that I said goodbye to Sindhu, who I had the interview with, and looked for other internship opportunities. I found Ukraine, Korea, China and Indonesia. I had the interview with China. Lily, who I have talked to, was not so friendly altough she looked so on her picture. Then I had the interview with Ukraine. They said I'm OK! I can come! No visa, but one problem. The food is provided - for two weeks! Then you are transferred to a place and buy the food on your own! Kiev is quite expensive, by the way.

In the next post, you can read about my project and how I was selected to work in the fantabulous country of INDONESIA. Take care!