Parental Statement in AFS Program

Parental Statement For Muhammad Afif Izzatullah Indonesia

We are Afif’s parent and live together with him. We are just happy family that contains of father, mother and 3 children. Afif as a first child has two young sisters Sania and Bela. Nowadays Afif sits in second grade of High School number 17 Palembang, one of famous school in Sumatera Selatan. Even though he busy with his studying but Afif looks enjoy and easy going to face his entire bustle. Many assignments have given by school can he does and finishes it very well.

If in our home, he occasionally clashes with both of his young sisters but it precisely looks like a happy relationship in our eyes. Afif had ever been in dormitory along one year so we are sure that he is independent enough to take care himself. After lived in dormitory, he usually goes to school with his sister, Sania by motorcycle. Afif is a guider of his two sisters let in lesson, computer, or other activities that his sisters very hard to solve it.

As we know Afif has so many friends in school and other place since so many friends that often to visit our house. His relationship with his friends is very well and chummy like usual teenagers. If not his friend that come to our house, he usually visits his friends’ house once in a while. Internet or hand phone usually Afif uses to contact or makes an appointment with his friends. Thus attitude is same if Afif communicates with our big families too. Afif often comes and visits his cousins’ house to meet and make closer relations with them. With our neighbors Afif acts very kind too especially when there is a big event like Independent day, birthday party, sport competition and etc. He also actives in ACMY (Al-Qobah Creative Moslem Youth) nears our house.

In this modernization era, many obstacles must be faced by every teenager now. Kind of problem in school about lesson and social intercourse must be fought carefully. We as a parent always give an advice and guidance about any success and failure experiences. Occasionally Afif asks for discussion or consultation with us if he gets some difficult trouble that he cannot solve it alone. He also always motivates himself if he has some purpose and manages it by himself as he can do it. And we everlastingly help him despite of he can do it by himself. He is very serious and hard working to reach what he dreaming in.

Once thing more that we very know this is Afif very wanted to study in other countries. This ambition looks from his struggling starts to take an English Course, joins a Debate Club, searches every information about scholarship to abroad and attends in many seminar or presentation held by foreign university. The AFS program is one of beginning chances to go abroad for him to reach what he’s dreaming before.

If he passes the AFS program, we really known we will very miss each other. But because we realized he has been more mature and independent enough to take care himself so we will let him to reach his ambition through his way. Because we know that he often being away from home like camping, Boy Scout activities, traveled alone to go out of our town, ever lived one year in dormitory and stay along around two week in Bogor (a city that far from Palembang) Represent Sumatera Selatan in AGIN (Brilliant Indonesian Children Contest).

We also know he often get many problems and challenging in his life. But for aught we know he can handle its and be a persistent one to solve any difficult situations. He always faces the problem with study hard, praying, and decreases his feebleness to solve it and get what he has aimed. And we believe too he can gets used to and adapt with a new environment as still in our religion way. Like cannot eat forbidden food by our religion (pork or beer) because we are Moslem. In addition Afif is a cheerful, kind and happy person who likes playing guitar and drawing and we are sure that you will enjoy stay together with him and being part of your family in a long times.

Regard
Afif’s Parent