Live In Experience, 2013

Pada tanggal 21-26 Oktober 2013 saya dan banyak siswa SMA Ananda kelas 2 mengikuti program sekolah yang dinamakan Live In. Desa yang kami kunjungi adalah Desa Potronalan yang terletak di daerah Kulon Progo, Jogjakarta.

HARI PERTAMA

Pada hari pertama, seluruh peserta Live In dan guru-guru yang mendampingi, berkumpul di sekolah Ananda pada pukul 16.00. Sebelum berangkat, peserta Live In menjalani sedikit briefing dan doa bersama. Kami meninggalkan sekolah tepat pada pukul 17.00. Jujur, bawaan yang kami bawa sangatlah banyak dan sedikit merepotkan :D. Kami berangkat dengan menggunakan 3 buah bis.
Setelah menempuh perjalanan yang lumayan panjang, bis kami berhenti di sebuah tempat makan bernama Pring Sewu. Peserta Live In dan guru-guru yang mendampingi menikmati makan malam di rumah makan itu. Pada saat itu, ada beberapa murid SMA Ananda dan seorang guru yang berulang tahun. Karena itu, dari pihak Pring Sewu memberikan sebuah hadiah unik, yaitu, minuman gratis yang dipersembahkan dengan diiringi lagu "Selamat Ulang Tahun" beserta permainan alat musik tradisional yaitu angklung. We were having such a great time back there.




HARI KEDUA

Lalu, kami melanjutkan perjalanan. Karena kelelahan dan memang hari sudah sangat larut, kami pun tertidur di bis. Esok hari, pada saat kami bangun, bis kami sudah sampai di sebuah resto bernama "Paradise Resto". Di rumah makan itu, peserta Live In menikmati sarapan, dan tidak lupa untuk mandi sebelum melanjutkan perjalanan.
Setelah mandi dan kenyang, kami melanjutkan perjalanan untuk mengunjungi Pantai Parangtritis. Seluruh peserta Live In sangat menikmati keindahan yang disuguhkan pantai Parangtritis. Tidak lupa, kami menikmati kelapa muda, minuman khas pantai yang sangat menyegarkan.
Tujuan kami selanjutnya adalah Malioboro, tempat wisata perbelanjaan yang sangat terkenal di Jogjakarta. Sesampainya, seluruh peserta langsung menyebar dan berbelanja dengan puas. Banyak barang-barang dan souvenir unik yang kami temukan. Tidak mau melewatkan kesempatan, saya menyempatkan diri untuk membeli makanan ringan khas Jogja, yaitu, Bakpia Pathok.
Setelah waktu berbelanja kami habis, peserta Live In kembali ke bus masing-masing dan menikmati makan siang yang disediakan panitia. Kami menyantap makan siang kami sambil menikmati unikanya kota Jogjakarta yang jauh dari hiruk-pikuk globalisasi seperti yang biasa kita liat di Bekasi.

Akhirnya, bus yang kami tumpangi berjalan menuju Desa yang akan kami tempati untuk kurang lebih 3 hari. Perjalanan yang panjang dan berliku-liku tidak menyurutkan semangat kami untuk bertemu warga desa tersebut.

Pada malam harinya, akhirnya bus kami sampai di tempat tujuan. Langsung, seluruh peserta Live In bertemu dengan keluarga masing-masing dan pergi ke rumah warga.

HARI KETIGA - TERAKHIR

Pada hari selanjutnya dan ketiga teman saya, mengikuti rutinitas keluarga asuh kami yaitu Ibu Siti, Bpk. Yulianto dan anaknya Gilang yang berumur 10 thn. Karena Bpk. Yulianto bekerja di kota, akhirnya kami menemani Ibu Siti dalam mengurus urusan rumah tangga, seperti memasak, mencuci pakaian dan lain-lain.
Walapun rumah yang ditinggali sangatlah sederhana, namun kami dapat merasakan kebersamaan keluarga yang sangat kental di keluarga ini. Setiap anggot keluarga saling melengkapi satu sama lain dengan sempurna.
Tidak ketinggalan, kehadiran kucing peliharaan mereka bernama Unying juga menghibur kami selama kami tinggal di keluarga yang sederhana ini.

Kami melakukan rutinitas itu untuk tiga hari lamanya. Pada hari terakhir, seluruh peserta Live In mengunjungi tempat wisata Sendang Sono dan Candi Borobudur. Kami belajar banyak tentang sejarah selama disana.

Foto-foto Live In:

                                                            ( Kami dan Keluarga Bpk. Yulianto)

                                    ( Kunjungan ke Candi Borobudur, Sendang Sono dan Parangtritis)

                                                        ( Rutinitas pergi ke pasar setiap paginya)

                                                         ( Unying, kucing peliharaan Keluarga)

Anorexia

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight. The terms anorexia nervosa and anorexia are often used interchangeably, however anorexia is simply a medical term for lack of appetite. Anorexia nervosa has many complicated implications and may be thought of as a lifelong illness that may never be truly cured, but only managed over time.
Anorexia nervosa is often coupled with a distorted self image which may be maintained by various cognitive biases that alter how the affected individual evaluates and thinks about her or his body, food and eating. Persons with anorexia nervosa continue to feel hunger, but deny themselves all but very small quantities of food. The average caloric intake of a person with anorexia nervosa is 600–800 calories per day, but extreme cases of complete self-starvation are known. It is a serious mental illness with a high incidence of comorbidity and the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.
Anorexia most often has its onset in adolescence and is most prevalent among adolescent girls. However, more recent studies show that the onset age of anorexia decreased from an average of 13 to 17 years of age to 9 to 12. While it can affect men and women of any age, race, and socioeconomic and cultural background, Anorexia nervosa occurs in females 10 times more than in males. While anorexia nervosa is quite commonly (in lay circles) believed to be a woman 's illness, it should not be forgotten than ten per cent of people with anorexia nervosa are male.
The term anorexia nervosa was established in 1873 by Sir William Gull, one of Queen Victoria's personal physicians. The term is of Greek origin: an- (ἀν-, prefix denoting negation) and orexis (ὄρεξις, "appetite"), thus meaning a lack of desire to eat. However, while the term "anorexia nervosa" literally means "neurotic loss of appetite" the literal meaning of the term is somewhat misleading. Many anorexics do enjoy eating and have certainly not lost their appetite as the term "loss of appetite" is normally understood; it is better to regard anorexia nervosa as a self-punitive addiction to fasting, rather than a literal loss of appetite.


Causes
Studies have hypothesized that the continuance of disordered eating patterns may be epiphenomena of starvation. The results of the Minnesota Starvation Experiment showed that normal controls exhibit many of the behavioral patterns of anorexia nervosa when subjected to starvation. This may be due to the numerous changes in the neuroendocrine system, which results in a self perpetuating cycle. Studies have suggested that the initial weight loss such as dieting may be the triggering factor in developing AN in some cases, possibly because of an already inherent predisposition toward AN. One study reports cases of AN resulting from unintended weight loss that resulted from varied causes such as a parasitic infection, medication side effects, and surgery. The weight loss itself was the triggering factor.

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What's Golden Retriever?

The Golden Retriever is a medium-sized breed of dog. They were historically developed as gundogs to retrieve shot waterfowl such as ducks and upland game birds during hunting and shooting parties. As such, they were bred to have a soft mouth to retrieve game undamaged and have an instinctive love of water. The golden retriever has a dense inner coat that provides it with adequate warmth. The outer coat is sleek and water repellent, and lies flat against the body. The official colour of the breed is the varying shades of gold that are most often seen. These dogs are well suited to suburban or country environments. They need lots of outdoor exercise but should be kept fenced in because of their instincts as hunting dogs.

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