Fiki LIDA's Struggle Story Becoming a Teacher in Papua, Riding a Boat Every Day - Visiting Students' Houses in the Interior

Kapanlagi.com - One of the contestants of LIDA 2020, Fiki is known to work as an honorary teacher at an elementary school in Papua. To come and teach his students, Fiki has to endure a four-hour journey through crocodile-infested swamps.

After his performance at Studio 6 Indosiar, Daan Mogot, West Jakarta, on Monday night (17/2), the 23-year-old young man shared his daily life as a teacher. He said that because of the nomadic lifestyle of the community, he has to go to the middle of the forest just to teach his students.

"I've been teaching for seven years, I used to teach while studying. Every day, when I want to teach, I ride a boat across swamps or rivers, passing by sunbathing crocodiles," Fiki explained.

1. Fiki Doesn't Think About the Material

Although he has to struggle to meet his students, Fiki doesn't think about the material. He just wants the children in his area to be able to receive the same education. "Personally, I am determined to work wholeheartedly without thinking about the material, I think the children of Papua deserve education too," he said.

Fiki himself feels very proud to be able to dedicate himself to teaching children in the interior of Papua. According to him, the people of Papua in the interior really need teachers to teach their children.

2. Visiting Students in the Interior

In addition, there is a more unique story when Fiki pursues his profession as a teacher. One of them is when he has to visit students in the middle of the forest to give them lessons.

"So, the Papua community that I teach still lives by moving around, so the school principal and I thought it was pitiful for these children to have to leave their school. Finally, we as teachers decided to visit them in the middle of the forest and they were very happy with our arrival," said Fiki.

Fiki also revealed that the parents of the students were also happy to welcome the arrival of the teachers who taught their children. "Their parents are happy, they are very welcoming, they like it when there are teachers who want to teach their children so they can be smart," he concluded.

(kpl/irf/lou)