Strengthening Solidarity through Vacations

Their inability to return home for the New Year festivities does not mean that Indonesian students abroad are missing out on moments of celebration. In fact, the circumstances lead to their strengthened solidarity in foreign lands, including through taking vacations together.

Sarah Graciella, 18, has lived in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, for just three months. This year-end holiday season, the first-semester student at Malaysia’s Monash University said she could not return home as she was busy with college work. Many other Indonesian students shared Sarah’s experience.

Nevertheless, their busy college schedules do not mean that they cannot have fun once in a while. These Indonesian students in Malaysia plan to take a trip together to the mountains to refresh their minds.