印尼服務心得-6 by 阿迥

2009年十月，看到了清大國際志工的招生與國際志工周的展覽，讓我認為，大學生活就該多采多姿，要勇敢去嘗試與挑戰未曾接觸過的事情，稱著年輕，體力最好、滿腔熱血的時候，做出讓你一輩子都忘不了的經驗。所以，我決定挑戰自己，踏出台灣，到陌生的環境、深入不同的文化，我來到了印尼。


踏上印尼土地的那一刻，當下的感覺是：哇！我終於到這了。從2009年十二月兩天一夜的培
訓營開始，與團員們相識，歷經了半年的籌備，在大家一同的努力之下，我們得以順利出團，真的非常感謝贊助我們的人。

到了陌生的環境，首先要適應的就是食和行了。面對極辣、重油、重鹹、多糖的口味，一開始真的難以接受，尤其是早餐也和中餐、晚餐一樣，但入境隨俗，很快就接受了這邊的口味。交通則和台灣差異頗大，主要是搭摩托車旁邊加座位的車和有屋頂的小發財車（labilabi），都可以聞到「新鮮」的馬路空氣。

一個月倏忽即逝。和我們一起度過這個月的四位印尼人，亞齊大學學生（University Syiah Kuala），從陌生到熟悉，迥異的文化背景，竟也能相處融洽，彼此溝通。一開始對於彼此的口音都接收不了，往往要比手劃腳，但越相處越能了解對方想表達什麼。較保守的伊斯蘭遇到相對開放的台灣文化，發現他們也是能夠很開放，也讓我深入認識回教，不再有那種以往的刻板印象，諸如恐怖攻擊、發動聖戰之類的。

在服務的過程中，學員們有國、高中老師、高中生以及大學生。很高興我們在課堂上分享資訊的時候，大部分的人都能專心聽講，尤其是老師。在Sabang的工作坊，一大早到電腦教室，發現有一些早到的老師正在練習我昨天教的GIMP繪圖軟體，並看著筆記過的教材複習，看到我在看他們時，對我露出微笑，那當下的感動是多巨大，讓我覺得我們之間雖然存在語言的隔閡，但仍能彼此交流資訊與情感。到了Takengon，當地白象大學生（Gajah Putih）普遍聽不懂英文，還是得仰賴亞齊大學生的翻譯，和他們溝通盡是比手畫腳再參些英文和印尼文，但他們總是以歡笑來回應我，對我們也盡可能給予最佳的協助。

在三個工作坊結束後，我覺得我們所帶來的資訊與課程只是個橋樑，不論是與我們合作一個月的亞齊大學生、合作兩週的Takengon白象大學生、抑或是參加工作坊的學員，不管每個人是否吸收這些資訊，我們到了那邊，多多少少影響了他們，讓他們思考我們這些外國人為什麼要帶來這些資訊，他們自己是否也能做到。希望能有所衝擊到他們，使他們能更了解外面的世界、自己獲得網路上的資訊以及改善他們的生活。

很感謝我能有這個機會，對學員分享我的課程、主持共同的會議、與團員們溝通協商、在工作坊的閉幕致詞感謝大家，這些都是未曾經驗過的。我不知道他們是否有獲得什麼，但我知道我自己獲得了很多。









October, 2009. I saw the enrollment of NTHU international volunteers and the week's exhibition of international volunteers. Let me think, university life should be included more colorfully and be brave to try and challenge things that have never been in contact. And do some experience that I’ll never forget. So, I decide to challenge myself. Try to go to the strange environment, different culture in depth. I came to Indonesia.

At the moment I set my foot on land in Indonesia, my feeling is: wow! Finally arrive at here! Begin from the training camp of the two days and one night in December 2009, we members met each other. After preparation of half a year, in all the hard work we made. Therefore, we could do our project smoothly. I really appreciate people who sponsor us.

To the unfamiliar environment, we must first meet the food and transportation. It is really difficult to accept the food extremely spicy, full of oil, heavy salt, and much of sugar, especially breakfast is same as lunch and dinner. However, when in Rome, I quickly accept the taste here. The transportation is different from Taiwan. We take the customized motorcycle as a taxi, it can take three people. And take a truck with roof called as labi-labi as a bus. It all can smell “fresh” street air.

A month passed very fast. Four University Syiah Kuala students cooperated this month with us. From the strange to the familiar, different cultural background is just able to get along, communicate with each other. We couldn’t receive the accents each other at the beginning, so we often used body language. But more get along the more understand what each other want to express. The more conservative Islam culture encounter with the more open Taiwan culture, I found out they can be open as well. No longer have the stereotype of past, such like terrorists attack or jihad.

During the process of serving, there were junior and senior high school teachers, high school students and university students. We were very glad when we shared information in the class, most people could pay attention, especially the teachers. In the workshop of Sabang, early in the morning to the computer lab, I found that some teachers are early to practice GIMP graphics software that I taught yesterday, and looked over all the steps that they noted on their handout. They smiled to me when I saw them. Touch in that moment was such magnificent. I think between us there is the language barrier though, but it can exchange information and feelings with each other.

After three workshops, I think the information and the course that we bring are only a bridge. No matter Unsyiah students cooperated with us one month, Takengon UGP students cooperated with us two weeks, and the participant of the workshop, regardless of whether everybody absorbed the information. We went to there and affected them more or less. Accordingly, let them think why we foreigners bring the information, whether they can do by themselves. Hope that we could impact their life, so that they could see the world.

I deeply appreciate that I have the opportunity to share the GIMP course, to host the meeting with our members and Indonesian, to consult and chat with our members or Indonesian, and have a speech at closing ceremony of workshops. I’ve never experienced all these things. However, I don’t know how many things they receive from us, but I know that I acquire lots of experience.