July 25th is my First time to see the sunrise in Formosa (Taiwan) land. I was in Taiwan for internship, starts from July to September 2010 in Research Center for Information Technology Innovation Academia Sinica Taiwan. This program is a part of cooperation between Academia Sinica and Mathematics Department, Syiah Kuala University. Every year start from 2009, 2 students will send to Taiwan to learn open source.
My first in the internship was memorable. In early morning I walked from my apartment to my office. Step foot on that morning much faster and enjoyable. I felt different on that morning, the spirit and my body condition is better than before. I walked like a teenager in Taiwan that runs with an upbeat style while listening to music with headset from my mobile phone. Indeed, the atmosphere that morning was not so oppressive because the streets wet with rain that came down, but the sweat still poured. Walked from my apartment to my office make me become more healthy and fit. I had to hurry, because I should get to the office on time. The day that I arrived in Taipei, Mr. Marr (my advisor in Taiwan) gave map to me, the map that show the direction where is my office.
Apparently here every vehicle running on the right, so I feel a little weird but fun.
After walking for 25 minutes, I arrived at the Information Science Institute building. The map showed the building is the place where I would intern. When the main doors opened automatically I asked the officer at the front desk what floor is for intern students.
After walking for 25 minutes, I arrived at the Information Science Institute building. The map showed the building is the place where I would intern. When the main doors opened automatically I asked the officer at the front desk what floor is for intern students.
That day I met lots of Taiwanese friends, because many researchers at the building said hello and we exchanged business cards. Tim is my mentor. He guided me during the internship. My first task is to learn about Media Wiki. They gave me a week's time to learn about Media Wiki, ranging from installation and modification. But in the afternoon I completed all of my tasks and Tim was very surprised and he confused what should I do next.
Internship in Taiwan is impressive. I had to adapt to new neighborhood. Actually the adaptation process was quite impressive. Tried to get used to with new habit and get used to new neighborhood where not all could run smoothly as I think and unexpected incident sometimes happen. I looked for the answer to make the condition remains stable. It wasn’t easy to get through all this, but I feel the power that was always pushed and watched me one of them is the power of prayer from my parents.
