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Unesa.ac.id, Surabaya- The book review "Volunteers in Germany" which was held by the German Language and Literature Department on Wednesday (30/9/2020) attracted the attention of some students and lecturers. The reason is this book was written directly by alumni of German Language and Literature Department students, namely Arinda Pratiwi and Febrianti Puspita as the editor.
This book review is a back to campus movement for alumni, which is expected to motivate students to always work in the literacy field and continue to seek experiences.
Going to Germany is the dream of every student, including Arinda. Through the FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr) program, she had the opportunity to go to Germany to become a volunteer in a nursing home. Not only did she get new experiences, she also got pocket money and a place to stay while she was there.
Arinda also conveyed the background and process of making this book. "Initially, I was looking for books about FSJ. In fact, these books were very rare. There is a very minimal information about the FSJ program, compared to other programs such as Aupair," she said.
The main character in this book is inspired by Wahyu, Arinda's colleague from Medan, who at that time also volunteered at a nursing home in Trier, Germany. This book tells the story of Wahyu's experience before leaving for Germany to the culture shock he experienced while he was in Germany. "Back in Indonesia, you can say that you are fluent in German, but once you’re arrived in Germany, you must be confused of the language," added Arinda.
Febrianti Puspita's nickname, Ita, played an important role in the preparation of this book, from editing the manuscript to the publishing process. "Ita helped me a lot. When I was stuck while looking for writing ideas, she is always there and continues to encourage me," she explained.
According to Ammar Ramzi, a classmate who is a journalist at Times Indonesia, the book "Volunteers in Germany" is packaged in an interesting manner with a relaxed language.
"There are many interesting metaphors that can be found in this book,” he concluded. (Meds/sir)
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