Ami, Sari, Lany, and Debby were met for the first time under the Monday morning sunlight in the first day of high school while listening to the head of orientation committees explaining the orientation rules in the high school football field. We were happened to be in the same orientation group where we mostly spent time together during the orientation week. It was the very moment when the long-lasting friendship that they never imagine began. During high school, we were getting closed with each other because we joined the same organisation called scout. We spent our weekend exploring beautiful places surrounding our area in West Sumatera, Indonesia.
Three years have passed, we were admitted to the same university in Jakarta, Indonesia. As we are moving away from the countryside to the big city by ourselves leaving our family behind, the bond between us got stronger. We lived at the same flat and have a connection to be considered as a new family. We are all there for each other when we started to figure out new things on our own. We provided each other support and courage. For me, you are all there by my side and made me believe in myself that I can stand with my own feet and be independent. You made me who I am today.
We have spent most of our four years times together. We were throwing a party to celebrate each other birthday, we consoled and supported each other in facing problems, we hang out to different places every weekend, and we went to various destinations for holidays.
As we were graduated in 2014, one by one was moving out, continuing the next step of their life.
And now in 2019, we have been five years apart. Lany, a Banker, now moved and worked in Padang with her husband (she got married last year, and I could not attend because I was here in New Zealand). Ami is still live in Jakarta working as operation team in a big cinema. Sari, a nurse, lived closely the hospital she is working at. And I am Debby, struggling to finish my master’s degree in Disaster Management here at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Statement of Problem
As you and I, who considered each other as the second family, continued the next phase of our life after graduated our bachelor’s degree. We drift apart. This is a clear issue for us.
We have a group chat where we usually talk to each other. We got together sometimes through phone or skype conversation. We missed each other and wanted to spend time together so badly.
I remembered one time, we promised that we would travel the world together. So, I thought “why don’t we start now?”. So, here I proposed to you all a ten days holiday trip together to New Zealand named “Sisterhood and Travelling Plans.” This trip also as a celebration of our first decade of friendship anniversary.
Let’s get our sisterhood back and make new memories together.
Proposed Solutions
I am here proudly present a trip proposal to the southern part of the world, New Zealand, as our first series of our Sisterhood and Travelling Plan Journey to travel the world. There is a quote that I really like and believe says “a friend that travel together, stay together!” and another one says “a good friend listens to your adventure. A best friend makes them with you.” EmilyW (2015) stated that travelling with best friends is the best way to travel which allow you to “remember and be remembered” (Tunstall, 2019) and adore and share the golden memories you made together for the rest of your lives (Riotta, 2015). Therefore, a trip together for us will be the most appropriate way to make new golden memories to be remembered and even shared with our grandchildren later.
Since we are all lived, worked, and studied in different places, we have our own difficulties and workloads. As some of you shared in our group chat that you need an escape plan and have some rest for a moment from our routine activities and enjoy life. Nuno & Mario (2017) stated that when life is way too rigid and predictable as work dictates most of our time, it becomes boring and bad for our life. Thus, travel will be the best way to break the routine activities for a moment and enjoy our life. I totally agree with this statement, and I believe so do you. We have done that back then to escape our routines in our undergraduate years.
Other than that, this trip will allow you to enjoy and experience New Zealand, a paradise of the Pacific which have stunning and diverse natural beauty such as mountains, beaches, fiords, rivers, and lakes. I know some of you also keen with the Lord of the Ring and the Hobbit novel and movie and want to witness Hobbiton movie set yourself. So, what are you waiting for? Let’s make this trip happen!
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| a hobbit house of Hobbiton |
Why New Zealand
New Zealand is chosen because of several reasons. First, Ami really likes The Lord of The Ring and The Hobbit books and movie, and Hobbiton movie set is one of her travel bucket lists. Second, Lany admires the culture and want to explore world culture, Maori culture in New Zealand is one of culture she wants to explore. Third, Sari and Debby like nature and adventure, which are what New Zealand offers. Besides, New Zealand is also closer to our country, Indonesia compares to Europe. Since Debby have a chance to live and study in New Zealand, she is surely willing and also the best guide for the trips.
Why 10 Days
Based on travelling tips on internet and Debby’s experience in travelling in New Zealand with her friends over almost two years of her stay there, it is recommended to have at least two weeks or more to explore both North Island and South Island. Since we plan to drive ourselves during the trip, a self-drive tour company recommend that 10-14 days will be enough to visit both the North and South Island (NZ Self Drive Tours, 2018). And 10 days of trips also will allow us to have more than enough time to spend with each other, doing a range of activities and made a lot of memories.
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I should look for some suitable photos to cover this part. Will add them later.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Debby
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