ENCOMPASS INDONESIA, Track to The Next Journey of Understanding
“Okay, I’d like to show you about Indonesia’s Traditional Song! While I’m playing it, I’ll play this violin, Check it out!!”, said Hafiz, one of Encompass Journey of Understanding Recruitment 2011 participants in the Indonesia Presentation Night. That was one among several sessions in the event.
Encompass Alumnus held the Encompass Journey of Understanding Recruitment 2011 on 10TH -12TH December 2010 in Malang-East Java. The Event took place at Cangar, a recreational area in 2-hour journey by car uphill and famous with it’s hot water spring. The temperature was soooo cold, but it was okay! It purposed to bring the participant into unusual condition adapting with their new surroundings within a short time.
It started with a briefing previously on 5th November 2010 on YEPE’s Office for the big 12 candidates. Big??? Yeah, they had been selected from the sequence earlier test : writing, interview, and cultural presentation test. The first test had been followed by 25 participants, came from senior high school and college student. From the briefing on the 5th November, they were divided into 2 groups, which each group had a responsibility to make a breakfast for the other group during the event.
Friday, 10th December 2010
The 12 candidates gathered in Jl.Metro 15, and stayed there for one night. They started to know each other by introducing and sharing their story, however they come from different college and different part of Indonesia. Mr.Data Pela (YEPE) had a chance to gave his welcoming speech and organization discussion.
Saturday, 11th December 2010
It was time for Breakfast and Group 1 cooked for Group 2. The menu was fried rice, niceeeee! At 9 o’clock, the committee and participant moved to Cangar by public transportation for about 2 hours. It was about 11 o’clock they arrived in the site. In the mid-day, the first session began and followed by other sessions. The activities were such as (in a sequential order):
• Cross the line, purposed to know each participant’s side of life and also their argument
• Sudden Speech, was lead by Gading
• Indonesia Presentation
Sunday, 12th December 2010.
There was a ‘crazy’ plan from the committee (alumnus). But, after the session passed, it wasn’t crazy anymore. In the dawn time, at about 2 am, the participant were woke up by the committee and their eyes were closed by a scarf. Participants were walking in line as a train, someone became the leader in front and one became the ‘savior’ at rear. They followed Dista’s command (committee) and they didn’t expect that they would go to the Hot Water Pool. After arrived there (pool), the ‘night session’ was started (not night anymore I think, because it was 4 am). It was sharing time!!! Each of the 12’s shared about what they had got and felt from the activities. This day, Group 2 cooked for Group 1 by menu: can-sardine and egg. Next session of the day was final discussion. I supposed it was hotter and briefer than previous ones. The discussion was about Leader in Jogjakarta, and Encompass Reality (and it was an exciting discussion when we talked about Encompass)
Yuhuuuuuiiiii, finish!
Getting new experience, friends, family and soon are the expectation of the participants by joining this activity. Alumni of JOU, who actively as a member of Encompass Indonesia, also have some expectation. Besides the alumni want to find a ‘new friends’ for Encompass Indonesia, the main point is that they can share what they’ve got from UK. And in this ‘Encompass Indonesia founding’ process, alumni try to spread the Encompass vision and mission by doing writing activity in their campus, doing presentation, adapting JOU activity in their particular event, and so on. (Silka Abyadati,19th, Alumnus of Encompass JOU November 2009) edited by NFC.
