RIFKA'S FAREWELL SPEECH PUBLISHED BY KOREAN JOURNAL 📝🌸

Happy Holy Month of Ramadhan fellas !

Well, I got a lot of requests to share this speech and I think it will be best to share through this blog rather than sending it one by one. So, anyone who needs any input for their speech you're very welcome to check this one :)

Rifka
Indonesia
GNU Winter Camp

"unforgettable memories for about two weeks"

해외 교류대학
외국인학생 겨울큼프 at GNU
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A very good evening!

Honorable Vice President of Academic Affairs of Gyeongsang National University,

Mr. Lee Jeon as well as the staff members of  the office of International and External Cooperation at Gyeongsang National University,

Respectable all participants of GNU Winter Camp, and distinguish ladies and gentlemen!

I am Rifka, in this special evening, its my honor to represent all participants of GNU Winter Camp. First, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to GNU for such warm welcoming, great hospitality and an unforgettable memories for about two weeks of our stay.

On behalf of the participants, I would like to express our admiration and appreciation to GNU for this program that we really enjoy in Korea, all about Korea such as culinary, culture, industry, and wonderful historical sites, and the lovable people in Korea. There are a lot of good things we get here, we learn new lessons, we make new friendship and we have such amazing experiences through this short time. But then, as the time flies by really fast, it feels like we are just coming here to have a warm welcoming from GNU and, today in the same place, it is already the day that I have to deliver this farewell speech. It reminds me that this is almost come to an end, but I want you to think if this is not the end, but this is a beginning for us to build our relations and to tighten our friendship. 

But if I may say, we are not only friends, and we are not only participants in this Winter Camp, but we are a family of this GNU Winter Camp. So, even though we will be separated by times and distances, as a family, we will always be a family, and all of our sweet memories here will last and we will live on forever. I remember when we laugh out loud together, have silly jokes, and try to understand each other because we have different culture and language even though sometimes we have to use our gesture just to make another people understand about what we mean, but we are going to miss this moment that is worth it. I'm so grateful to have you as my new family in Korea and I wish to hear our great success and best luck in the future. I wish we will meet again someday, may be in Korea or in another place, and may God bless us all the way. 

Someone says that don't cry because its over but smile because it happened. So let's smile together and keep this family in warm although we are in the winter season. Well, on behalf of this family, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude and we are so thankful to GNU for this fantastic and wonderful program. See you later in the next special occasion, Thank you so much.

This speech is published in GNU Journal, Vol. 296, page 14-15.

And here is the journal redaction following my speech, written in Korean 🌸

해외 교류대학 외국인학생 겨울큼프 at GNU
우리 대학교는 우수한 외국인 유학생을 조기 발굴하기 위한프 로 젝트의 하나로 해외 교류대학 외국인학생 겨울큼프 at GNU'를 1월 13일부터 23일까 지 12일간마련했다.
우리 대학교 대외협력분부(연구부총장 정기한)에 따르면, 이번프로그램에 참가하는 학생은 교류대학에서 선발했는데, 6개국 13대구에서 38명이 참가했다. 나라별로는 중국18명, 인도네시아 7명, 대만 5명, 베트남 4명, 몽골 3명, 일본 1명 등이다.
우리 대학교 학생 12명도 함께 참가하여 통역 서비스의 함께 친구의 폭을 넓혔다.
해외 교류대학 외국인학생 겨울큼프 at GNU'는
• 한국어강좌 • 한국학특강(한국의 문화 ° 산업 ° 역사) • 문화체험(다도 ° 한복체헙 ° K-pop댄스 ° 태권도 ° 사물놀이 등) • 선진산업체 견한(대우조선해양 ° 사천우주박물관 °  포스코광양제철소등) • 유적 ° 문화탐방(국림진주박물관 ° 불국사 ° 송광사 등) 등 알찬 프로그램으로 외국인 학생들에게 잊을 수 없는 경헙을 선물했다.
교육부의 국립대학 혁신지원사업 의 하나로 진행한 이 프로그 램은 해외 자매결연 대학과의 교류밀도를 높이고, 외국인 학생 에게 우리 대학교의 이미지를 제거하는데 큰 도움을 주었다.

Yup, that's it. :D So what will be the next post you want me to write ? Just let me know okay and thank you for reading, see you!

xo 

Rifka 

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