MYP 1
20-24 Oct 2019 86 students + 8 teachers
Trip Leader: Ms Saundra (PG) Assistant Leader: Ms Siti (KL)
Padang a fruitful and rewarding Padang is the capital of West Sumatra Province, with a population of more than 900,000 people. It is world-renowned for its food namely Nasi Padang and Beef Rendang. Padang is also home to the largest mosque in West Sumatra which is commonly known as the Grand Mosque of West Sumatra. It is also a place where you can witness the juxtaposition of modernisation and tradition. Despite visiting Padang for a second time, it felt much different this time around with the added responsibility of being the trip leader. As the trip leader, I was blessed to be accompanied by 7 wonderful
and amicable teachers. It was the first expedition for the M1 students and yet, they were go-getters and carried out the assigned tasks at various destinations with enthusiasm and grit. It was a rewarding and fruitful trip too as I witnessed resilience, courage and determination in both students and teachers. This was evident when they had to climb the Great Wall of Janjang Koto Gadang comprising of 300 stairs which brought out their caring sides when they voluntarily lent helping hands to those in need and uttered words of encouragement to those who were on the verge of giving up.
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Fairnews Travel Journal issue 20
WRITER Saundravalli Seetharam
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