adira Anamika Utari dan Rego Fareyhan Djamalus: Kawula Muda Indonesia yang berjiwa merantau

Studying abroad can be both rewarding and challenging. Because of the pandemic many young Indonesians living across the world have had to adapt.

Nadira (2nd from right) had several reasons for going to Japan to study. One of them to have new experiences in life like being a volunteer at theTokyo Olympic. Source: Curtesy Nadira Anamika Utari, July 2021.

Nadira Anamika Utari and Rego Fareyhan Djamalus are young Indonesian students at Tokyo International University.  They explain to Sri Dean why they chose to study in Japan rather than places like Australia, and also the steps they have taken to look after their health during the coronavirus pandemic. 

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Rego Fareyhan Djamalus’ love of Japanese pop culture was a factor that attracted him to study in Japan. But there were other reasons. Source: By Danny Choo / Creative Commons