MEST 08

Busy..busy..busy..what a busy month..
In this fasting month i've join with a special training called MEST (The Tropical Marine Ecology Special Training), it's an International program held together between CCRR (Center For Coral Reef Research) of Hasanuddin University and SPICE Program (Study for Protection Of Indonesia Coral Ecosystem), a program which following by several institution and university in Germany..they make a research bout Indonesia coral ecosystem, the ecology especially in Spermonde Archipelago of South Sulawesi. so as a feed back for us (CCRR), they have to share what they know, what they've been found, what they,ve been learn in their country or in Indonesia, everything bout their particular field to us by this MEST Program..

As an International Program, of course we use international language..English, and this is one of the major aim of this program, to improve the participants English Skill..all material give it to us by English, discussion by english, talk to each other also by english, the point is there is no Indonesian Speaking during this MEST program, while we were in the MEST area...so this program not only give us a knowledge bout the tropical marine ecology, but also helping us to improve our english skill and improve our self confidence..at the first maybe it's hard but if there is a will there is a way isn't??for me..this is a great program, i'm so excited that i can join in this program, i can get more knowledge bout tropical marine ecology which im interesting in it, beside that i can improve my english..what a great program...

The MEST held during this fasting month for about three week, we receive the material from 10 o'clock at the morning, break at 12 o'clock-02 o'clock and then continued again from 2 o'clock till 04 o'clock in the afternoon, this program really-really makes me so busy, all day i spent in CCRR Building, little bit hard for me cuz i have fasting, but with all the knowledge, the experience that i can get, i think it's worth it if i spent my time in this program. beside the class material, we also have a field trip to the island, in this part to the Barrang Lompo Island, one of the most famoust n biggest island in Spermonde Archipelago, according to the schedule and material, there are practice to diving..he..he..this is what i'm waiting for..Diving..but there is a doubt in my heart about this, we will dive while we have fasting, it's must be hard to do, but i hope i can enjoy this trip...and it's tomorrow he..he..Barrang Lompo..here i come..again..!!!

Well..i hope i can get much from this program, especially bout my english skill, but more than that i hope i can learn much bout The Tropical Marine Ecology...!!!

Mari Ke Laut...!!!

Koer-Nhi