I was not believe this is the day. It’s September 2, 2019 and we were going to perform our culture this afternoon. We practiced again and again to make sure everything will be settled perfectly.
It’s 3 p.m. already, we have wore our traditional costume when our buddies fetch us to go. As we walked on the hallway, all eyes are on us. We were so eye-catching at the moment. Then we enter the room, there were students, the dean of education college, and some teachers in the room. It’s no longer butterflies but tornadoes in my stomach.
After several speech from the president of USANT to the dean of education college, it’s time for us to present our culture. I took a really deep breath, I put all my heart to this performance as a representative of my country. In this performance, my friends and I were singing while dancing. Looking at the audience made my hand shake but I keep on put my best smile to boost confident. Then we sing and dance. Since the performance, the coordinators told us that it was the best cultural performance USANT ever seen. I am extremely glad indeed. It touch me a lot that we presented the best to Indonesia in simple concept and very short time of preparation.
Then, the USANT students perform their traditional dance. They perform 2 dances. The first dance name Carinosa, It’s about a gentle Filipino man who is trying to get a heart of a lady. The second dance is Pandango de Riconada it’s used to danced during Christmas in Philippines.
What is better than having international friends and get to know their culture, right? tomorrow is the Anniversary of Iriga city, I can’t wait to see the festival tomorrow. Keep it up with my post ok?
Daughter of Alifuru 