Healthy Food Healthy Living : When The Journey Begin

VECO (Vredeseilanden Country Office) Indonesia is a non-goverment organization which is engaged in agriculture, tended it attention on Indonesia's agricultural viability and became a great supporter of Indonesian peasants to reach their better life.


A few months ago, I just an ordinary student,
did my daily activity as a student, and never thought that I would be a part of a big (and serious) organization like VECO. It start from my interest in writing. My cousin informed me about a competition, an election of the ambassadors of healthy food for "Healthy Food Healthy living Program".
"You can go to Belgium easily just by writing a motivation letter"she said.
At that time, I didn't understand how to run my life as an ambassador, I didn't understand what the real motivation is, I just thought "woww, Belgium, I want to go there."

So, just that simply, I wrote a motivation letter and at the same point, it has been begining my new world. I do not want to tell you a lot about the motivation letter, I have said that at the moment I wrote, I did not fully understand yet about my own motivation.
Ya, that is sounds little bit embarrasing.
But I would like to quotes a little part of my letter, the nice part I think,

"The aim of Medicine is not to know the disease, but to relieve the suffering it causes." This quotation from Miguel Angel Garcia has inspiring me about my decision to study Medical. Personally, I tended my interest in public health, the study than reminds me that health is not just about pathogens and disease, but how people run their lives. For me, health is as simply as understanding how people move, and how they eat.

.............................I’m giving a try for myself to be part of Healthy Food Healthy Living (HFHL) program. I have something to share and I really want to share it with other teenager, not only in Indonesia, but whole the world through this program. So that’s what I have in my mind on why I want to participate in this program. I’m sure by participating in Healthy Food Healthy Living Program I will earn more knowledge and valuable experience, and at the same time share it with other people for a better future of us all."

That was three months ago, June. I can not tell you the date percisely, honestly, I forgot it :p

But no matter about the date, it can not reduce the value that I have gotten. I sent the letter, then selected as one of 18 finalists from Bali (so happy for it), followed all the process. What a nice experience!

Yes, that was three months ago.

And here is today I am. Be one of the ambassadors of Healthy Food Healthy Living, fill my days with so many new things, new friends, new lessons, new experiences.

The long way I have taken, I don't know how, it directs me to my great goal of life.