Terima kasih untuk membaca blog saya.
Although I've been able to see many beautiful sights in Malang, I spend most of my time (Monday-Friday, 8-1 and elective class or tutor session until 4) in class in order to learn Bahasa Indonesia. I'm going to share a homework assignment that I did recently to show how much improvement I've made (read: I knew nothing when I got here)!
Malang, 10 Juli 2014
Kepada Yth.
Walikota Malang
Di tempat
Salam hormat untuk bapak walikota
Salam kenal sebelumnya, Pak. Saya Marisa Lally.
Dalam surat ini, saya menulis tentang masalah yang di kota Malang yaitu pengemis. Saya sering melihat pengemis dekat alun-alun dan lampu merah. Saya berpikir bawah pemerintah sebaiknya memberikan pelatihan kepada pengemis agar mereka bisa bekerja, daripada mengemis. Lebih baik kalau tidak ada banyak pengemis di tempat umum karena semua pengunjung menjadi terganggu.
Terima kasih karena sudah membaca surat ini. Semoga pengemis di kota Malang tidak semakin banyak.
Marisa
This assignment was to write a letter to the mayor of Malang about a problem Malang. I wrote about the beggar situation, in which many homeless people ask for money in public places, like at parks and stoplights My suggested solution was to create jobs for the pengemis in order to keep them from populating public spaces. Unfortunately, it's a much more complex issue than that, as it is in the U.S. For example, many beggars make a lot of money per day and would not be willing to take a government job, and many of them are children who are not attending school and are sent to beg by their parents. In any case, I am happy that I'm able to learn and discuss topics like these in Indonesian after only five weeks of study. Although there are always challenges, which are expected when learning a new language, discussions and assignments like these feel like accomplishments.
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