Anggiasti Rayung Wigati

The name’s Anggiasti Rayung Wigati and I was born under the Sun. Not literally under the sun, of course. I mean, I’m a Leo, and people with said zodiac are associated with the Sun. Either way, I’m born on 23^rd of July 1998, as the second and last child of the family. Personally, I think the closest person to me so far is my mom.

When I was still a baby I was utterly frail. Perhaps it’s the effects of being born prematurely. I was quiet and irritable, but by the time I went to kindergarten I was really talkative. Also, I had a hobby of singing in a public place, anywhere that may be. I was still irritable, though. I had a tendency to lash out easily, as far as to run away from home, thrice!

It all changed the moment I stepped into the world as a six year-old elementary student. I enrolled in Sekolah Mentari Citra, later known as Mentari International School Bintaro. There, I was part of the very first batch of students! There was only one grade level, consisted of two classes with 12 students in each class. On the first day of school I had this one ugly thought that was, since friends aren’t family members, since they aren’t blood related, I don’t have to talk to them. I was an extremely shy student ever since.

I’ve had friends, sure, but most of them leave me when they got what they needed from me, though not out of hate. Rather, they needed someone who listens, however they’re unwilling to do the same thing vice versa. It was when I was a sixth-grader that I thought, having a best friend in high school isn’t mandatory anyway, so I’d rather not stress about it.

I stayed at MISB for grade 7-9. Junior high was an interesting journey to begin with. There were plenty of new friends who moved in from other schools. There I joined a group of friends whom I feel comfortable with for the first time. The teachers were also very nice, both elementary and high school teachers. They understand each and every student’s capabilities and needs. They also encouraged the students to speak their minds and ideas.

The thing I like about MISB is that it provides a safe environment for its students, something that I didn’t get the moment I transferred to SMA Labschool Kebayoran for senior high in 2013. Not that it’s a bad thing! Rather, both have the positives and negatives in it. In Labsky I realized that the place I’m living in isn’t all pretty and safe, therefore I have to fight for myself to get what I want. I also learned how to adapt to different surroundings and situations. Here, the way I befriend people is different from back in junior high.Both schools play a very, very important role in my life, and I daresay I am extremely lucky to have such an experience.