9 Portraits of Mayang Lucyana Sharing Her Internship Experience at the DPR RI Building, Couldn't Go Home Because of the Demo - Hit by Tear Gas

According to her, the most memorable thing was meeting her mentor who was very patient and diligent in teaching her many new things. 

"I really like that I was introduced to my mentor who is really nice, I mean, he is so patient in teaching me, like teaching things that I didn’t know before so I know now," she said.

Mayang then shared another experience that amazed her, which was when she was introduced to various meeting rooms in the DPR Building.

"Then, I was shown the meeting rooms of the DPR members, wow I was really amazed to see that, the plenary hall of the DPR MPR is that vast, and during the members' meeting when I was present, I was like wow this is so cool, I was really amazed," she said.

However, behind the joy she felt, Mayang also experienced tense moments during a large demonstration around the DPR Building. In fact, she admitted to having an unexpected moment when she was hit by tear gas.

"The sad part was during the demonstration. It was a really chaotic time; I couldn't go home until late at night because everyone knows how chaotic it was during the demo, at the DPR building, front and back, everything was destroyed. I even got hit by tear gas, and it was really painful," said Mayang.

Seeing the demonstration up close was also a new experience for Mayang, who had previously only watched demos on television. 

"I was shocked because all this time I had only seen demonstrations on TV, but this time I experienced a demo right in front of me, where the enthusiasm of the people wanting to voice their hearts to the DPR was truly palpable," she said.

"Honestly, I am scared of getting hit by stones, I also got hit by tear gas which really hurts, and my breathing was disturbed," she concluded.