It was two more days before the deadline for the first placement and departure to the United States for the YES student when I received two emails in the afternoon. I had been waiting for almost three months to get that. Just couple seconds I wanted to stop hoping for the first departure, my phone beeped. Bina Antarbudaya sent two emails. I cried in tears, screaming happily. I couldn’t describe the feelings that less than two weeks I would be living in another part of the world with a family that welcoming me through the email. It was just the beginning of everything. Here I am now. I am currently living in Indianola, Washington, United States of America. Indianola, a small community beside the Puget Sound is a peaceful and just so beautiful place. With the cedars and pines that guide me to the northeast, I can see a long dock with a brown sand beach. A country store that sells sandwich, ice cream, foods, and souvenirs from Indianola. Lots of pretty and unique houses from woods, there, I find my host family, the Gsellman. From Seattle, one of the biggest city in Washington state, I went to Downtown, to the port. I went with Ferry to Bainbridge Island around 35 minutes through the Puget Sound water. Bainbridge Island, then I passed the bridge, then Suquamish. Couple miles to the intersection, I arrived at Indianola. Almost a month, I finally recognized the streets, the houses, and I’ve been falling in love with this place. Friendly neighbors and people, I feel welcomed by them here. And of course, my host family. Two months ago, they were complete strangers that live in a cute house near one of the intersections in Indianola. Now, I fall in love with them as a family. Finally.
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