The Ceremony for completion and Internship report from Internship student Ms. Sarah Quintina Latuharhary from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology was held on September 9. Sarah had been here for 2 months beginning July 6. In her final presentation report, Sarah mentioned that she felt satisfied that she was able to do something to help in one of the areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake. Sarah related her good experience of taking part in a tea ceremony, shiratama dango cooking and introducing Indonesian food in Jonan high school during her stay. Sarah also spoke about helping out at TohTech’s English conversation class and her work at the university’s regional alliance center.
In their appraisal of Sarah’s stay, teachers and other people who worked with Sarah spoke of how motivated she was, how well she worked after some initial difficulties and praised her final presentation.