Essays by Students

My name is Nia Suprapto Efendi and I was born in Palembang, Sulawesi. I now live in Jl. Masjid No. 21 RT 007/008, Kepa Duri, and West Jakarta. I am the only child in my family, and my mother works as a dish washer. When my mom works, I do my daily chores at home which entails […]

My name is Hartato, and I am from a region in West Java known as Indramayu. Now I live in Kampung Rawa Simpruk RT 05 RW 10 Kabupaten Lama Jakarta Selatan. My dad works as a Bajaj driver and my mom is a housewife. I am the 2nd child of 4 in my family. My eldest brother already has […]

My name is Khafidun, and I am from Semarang. I currently live in Kampung Bali Daan Mogot which is in West Jakarta. I have two older brothers and a younger sister but only live with my father and sister. This is because both my brothers are already married and also because my mother sadly died in 2007. Now […]

My name is Andini Oktavia and I live in Duri Kepa Asem III, West Jakarta. I am the 3rd child from my 4 siblings. My parents are working very hard to make sure that we get proper education. My father works as a person that cleans up the toll roads and my mom works as a dishwasher. […]

My name is Siti Muslihah and I come from Purwokerto which is in Central Java. I am 15 years old and  currently live in South Kedoya after my family moved. I live with 3 other people who are my parents and  my younger sister. My dad works as a construction worker and although his salary […]

My name is Marta Yunita and my friends gave me a nickname “bogel” because I am shorter than the normal girl my age. I was born in Medan but then moved to Jakarta with my aunt and grandmother who I call “Opung”. They are the one who raised me and gave me education since I was in […]

My name is Nur Komariah and was born and raised in Jakarta. Including me, my family consists of 5 people. When I get home from school, I directly go home to help my mom with her daily chores. This includes sweeping and washing dishes. As a family, we have learned how to live harmoniously. However, when my parents […]

My name is Putri Handayani and I come from Jakarta. I live in the Kembangan region in Jl. Terate RT 009/10 No. 26. My father has passed away when I was only 1 year old and so now I only live with 3 other people in my house: my mom, and my 2 older siblings. Since my […]

My name is Septiliana and people call me Septi. I am now 15 years old and I come from Yogyakarta although my dad comes from Magelang. Now I live in Jl. Kemiri RT 02/RW012 No. 47 in Jakarta Barat. My family consists of 5 people who are my parents, my older brother, me, and my younger sister. […]

My name is Deni and my friends tend to call me Palkeng. That nick name came from one of my friends because he thought that when I was younger, my head was in the shape of a Kelengkeng fruit. I come from a family of 4 which includes my mom, dad, me, and my sister. We […]