An exchange student from Indonesia currently studying in the University of Waterloo. Back in Indonesia, I am studying International Relations in Parahyangan Catholic University. In Waterloo, I am taking 3 different courses, one of them is from Faculty of Arts and two of the others are from Faculty of Environment.
I have my own reasonings in picking the courses I am taking now, the courses from Arts are called World Cinema and Visual Culture and it is because I am the biggest film aficionado and devoted to cinema, mainly Indonesian and Asian Cinema as well. Specifically, I don't actually make films rather I am just a mere admirer. I help the Indonesian Film Industry to grow, hopefully, through my various support such as watching them legally on theatre and writing reviews in the media. My objective is to get Indonesian people to also adore Indonesian films, as much as they adore any other Hollywood or Marvel franchise. I also wish for the Indonesian Film Industry to be appreciated as widely as it deserves.
Meanwhile, the other two are mostly talking about the environment because it aligns well with the major I'm taking right now. International relations deal heavily with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and I also believe that the planet needs saving as well. Apparently, the climate change effects can be felt anywhere, not just in Indonesia.
So far, I am enjoying my time so much in Canada as I am only gonna be here for the Fall Term. I am slowly adapting to the living conditions, especially the weather that is 180 degrees different from what we have in Indonesia. But I am adjusting well and wish that Her Campus could also be the place for me to grow and widen my connections as I am going to meet lots of amazing people in it.
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