After selected as members of Korea National University of Education APEC YIV (Youth Internet Volunteer) to Indonesia in the end of June, we had prepared training classes. But I did not have the feeling of participation until we met the president of KNUE and attended the Opening Ceremony for starting this activity in Korea Human Resource and Education Department.

YIV activity has been started on August 5, 2001. After 7 hours' flight, we arrived at the foreign country which has tropical trees and different traffic system. It has two hours' difference in time from Korea. But the time difference did not cause any problem. At the first glance, the nation, Indonesia has the unique contrast of wealth and poverty which could be felt from luxury buildings and humble houses with iron plate.

We had very busy days from the next day. We went to SMK 6, a commercial high school which is located at a suburb of Jakarta. Most of the students of the school were girls. Six girl students helped us to train 40 teachers of different 20 schools in Jakarta.

The third day was the worst day for us. We expected there should have been computers at least. However, new computers were not delivered yet. There was no choice but moving around in confusion. We were very worried about the class. Fortunately we were released from this anxiety only after arrival of computers.

Through the night's conference, we confirmed the parts that each student's assigned subject and the ways that would be used. We planed to manage two divisions; one for morning, and the other for afternoon. At the night, the students who would have the classes next day were doing the rehearsals with using English. After that, they went to bed with anxiety.

In the morning of the fourth day, we talked about the day's classes, gathering at the hotel's restaurant. But most of us suffered from the same stomachache. The classes were about Internet. We had planed to teach how to use OS for the beginning of the term. But, we thought it would be too boring for them to start with. Although, most of us are will have the teacher internship in the next semester, it was not easy to be a teacher for others. Fortunately the teachers enjoyed the classes.

Even though we had little problem at the beginning, the week was not so hard. From the time for rising, to the time for the end of the classes, we, 11 members were urged to be on time. But the classes from Tuesday were those that we wanted. But the most important factor for us was their smile. If there had not been their smile, we should have regretted being in Jakarta through two weeks.

Actually, we had planed to complete design the school home pages at 10th day, but with some problem, we tried it again next day. Many teachers were not so skillful at making their web pages. But we could find some good designed pages among them. Then only the ceremony for completion was remained after the day's souvenir photograph.

When professor Song delivered the certificates of completion to the teachers, there was only one thing that we could thought: maybe, we could have been better. After the closing ceremony, we could have time to go to the beach around the city. The climate was so similar to that of Korea's Autumn. And we spent the last night in Indonesia with talking about the things that we had done.

At the beginning of the activity, we didn't have exact information about it. We have heard that professor Song also did not have detailed information on it. And the other problems are food and language. I thought that we could be better, if there are any chance to do it again.

We could see a vigorous flame and a thick smoke in the distance. That would be Indonesia's present; it cannot afford to deal with the problems of environment yet, but like that frame, tries to develop... This is the Indonesia that I felt during this term. But still, there would be many problems that they should solve such as gab of wealth and poverty..

I want to finish this story in Indonesia with appreciating to all, especially to the professor Song and two graduate students. Good bye Indonesia.

Park, Hyoung-kyu
(a memeber of the 2001 APEC ACEN YIV)