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As I learned how to write down a simple letter in French yesterday in my class, here I will write down a simple letter to you my friends

Chère mon amie,

Comment vas tu? Et comment va ta famille? Moi, ça va bien, hamdulillah. J’habite à Bruxelles depuis 6 mois. Je vais à l’école, j’apprends le français.

Dans ma classe, tout les étudiants sont étrangers. Il y a un Iranien, deux Turcs, deux Chinoises, un Chinois, une Afghane, deux Russes, un Colombien, trois Marocaines, trois Marocains, un Irakien, une Libanaise, un Bulgare, une Péruvienne, un Portugais, un Equatorien, un Arménien, un Tchétchène, une Canadienne, une Somalienne, un Rwandais, une Rwandaise, un Nigérien, deux Nigériennes, et une Indonésienne (c’est moi).

Tous les étudiants sont très sympathiques. Je suis contente parce que je parle un peu français.

Ecris-moi vite pour me donner de tes nouvelles.

A bientôt,

Myrna

Don’t be so impressed, my teacher wrote down that! I just copied it down and added some new words…especially for you…^_*

Yesterday I got my first French song! Les marrionnettes! Les marrionettes are kind of puppets made of paper and string. Here is the song:

Les marionnettes

Moi, je construis des marionnettes

Avec de la ficelle et du papier

Elles sont jolies les mignonnettes

Je vais, je vais vous les présenter

L’une d’entre elles est la plus belle

Elle sait bien dire papa maman

Quand à son frère il peut prédire pour demain la pluie ou bien le beau temps

Chez nous à chaque instant c’est jour de fête

Grâce au petit clown qui nous fait rire

Même Alexa cette pauvrette

Oublie, oublie, qu’elle a toujours pleuré

Moi je construis des marionnettes

Avec de la ficelle et du papier

Elles sont jolies les mignonnettes

Elles vous diront, elles vous diront

Que je suis leur ami, que je suis leur ami

Que je suis leur ami, leur ami…..

That’s the story about the puppets. I will not explain the meaning of the song in details as I myself have to learn more French to know what exactly the details are…hehe! But shortly, yes that’s the story about a puppet. He, the one who sing the song,  is introducing himself and his family. All the puppets make party and laugh, except one of them, Alexa, who always cries. Something like that….

I like it…. Nice ha? Hamdulillah.

God creates differences to make this life so beautiful. I feel that I am truly blessed always surrounded by many friends with many differences.

When I was still in Jakarta, I was surrounded by friends with different religions, different cultures. They are always so nice. I always feel so blessed for that.

And now, again I feel truly blessed as I am surrounded by friends with many differences in my French class. Just in 2 weeks we are now good friends.

Really I feel blessed as the term "unity in diversity" is always there in my life. Different races, different religions, different ages…they make me truly blessed! Alhamdulillah.

Today there were friends in the class showed me how beautiful the diversity is!

I do believe that a song can really bring millions feelings. A song can strengthen the faith. A song can make us experience a little spiritual journey.

Every religion has its religious song. It makes us closer to God. It makes us feel the beauty of this life.

Al-I’tirof,  that’s my mother’s most favourite song to make her thankful to God. I just found the song on net yesterday. And yes, it really brings me to the feeling thankful to God.

It lets me feel that I am just nothing as God who has everything, at the same time I feel that I am really something as God gives me everything.

Yesterday was my first day at school. Hmmm…I felt like I was in a kindergarten. We are all 30 in the class.

My classmates, their native languages are Spanish, Arabic, Italian, Portuguese, Thailandaise, Russian, and English. Only me who speaks Indonesian.

In the class we learn what is called Module 1. It is the very basic. Mostly we just do hearing simple conversations and repeating them.

The teacher explained to us that the method used in Module 1 considers us as a "kindergarten kid" who hasn’t yet known how to write. So we just have to hear and repeat. This Module 1 will take about 2 months. If I then pass the examination, then I can get to the Module 2. All are 10 modules. We have to pass Module 10, then we will be considered as "excellent". Hhhhmmm…I have to do a lot of hardworks then…whoaaa….

As a good student ^_* I do what the teacher said, even at home. So I keep hearing and repeating the words on TV. And what my hubby said? "Hmmmm…now I have a parrot!!!"