German Alumni Familiarity in Aceh | Keakraban Alumni Jerman di Aceh

Sejak memutuskan bekerja di sebuah perusahaan multinasional di Jakarta, saya tidak pernah lagi berkumpul dengan seluruh alumni dari berbagai kota di Jerman. Hari ini, berkat kerja keras panitia dari Perkumpulan Alumni Jerman (PAJ) Aceh bekerja sama dengan salah satu organisasi Jerman yaitu The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH kembali bisa merasakan keakraban bersama alumni Jerman. Alumninya yang datang tidak hanya dari Banda Aceh saja, namun ada juga beberapa yang datang dari luar Banda Aceh.

Since deciding to work in a multinational company in Jakarta, I never been gathered with whole of German alumni member in Aceh. Today, thanks to the hard work of the committee of the German Alumni Association (PAJ) Aceh in collaboration with one of the German organizations namely The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, due to them, again we are feeling the familiarity with German alumni family. The alumni came not only from Banda Aceh, but also some from different city in Aceh.

Berangkat dengan teman yang dulunya tinggal satu kamar di Taman Rasuna, akhirnya kami sampai di tempat acaranya diadakan di pinggiran pantai Syiah Kuala Lamdingin. Suasana keabraban bercampur senang mewarnai temu kangen dengan puluhan alumni dari berbagai generasi. Bertemu dengan mereka merasakan seperti perjuangan kuliah di Jerman baru saja dilalui, walaupun saat itu sudah terlewatkan hampir satu dekade. Canda, tawa, sedih, gembira masih melekat diantara kita.

coming with my roomate when we were learning German in Jakarta, finally arrived at the dinner venue at beachside of Syiah Kuala Lamdingin. The atmosphere of intimacy along with fun, coloring meetings with dozens of alumni from various generations. Meeting them felt like a struggle in Germany had just passed, although it had been almost a decade. Jokes, laughter, sadness, joy are still attached to us.

Temu kangen alumni ini dikemas secara sederhana dalam bentuk makan malam. Selain alumni dari perguruan tinggi di Jerman, perwakilan pemda dan universitas turut diundangkan. Keesokan harinya acara diikuti dengan FGD CIM/GIZ - PAJ - Unsyiah - Pemda Aceh guna membahas keterlibatan alumni Jerman dalam membangun Aceh.

This alumni gathering is simply packed with dinner. This gathering also attended by representatives of local governments and universities . The next day the event was followed by Forum Group Discussion of CIM / GIZ - PAJ - Unsyiah - Aceh Government to discuss the involvement of German alumni in developing of Aceh.