Proud to be a muslim ^^,

Finally I'm in a small city of France, La Rochelle. I got a chance to participate in student exchanges. It's not for a long time but it's so fabulous that I will be in French until the end of December. In La Rochelle, there are many foreign students. I met students of Spanish, Greek, Australie and Korean, yes Korean!! (  ̑ 3  ̑ ) So happy to be here. La rochelle is a city in western France, like a port city with a lot of boats. The quiet city of La Rochelle began to catch my attention. And now I fell in love with this city.

Well, in this occasion I want to tell my little secret. At first when I had a plan to go to France, I had thought to take off my hijab. I was afraid if I can't adapt there. But some of my friends support me to keep the faith and keep wearing the hijab. I know this is a bad decision. And fortunately I realized when my friend sent me a message on my cell phone :

 "... you should still wear the hijab, be thankful to Allah for blessing his permission you can go to France, not everyone can have this opportunity...".

Thanks Allah, I was in the middle of the nice people and you're still giving me the opportunity to realize it.  After that, I tried to use the hijab. My first, second and third days, I just use a hat or a scarf. Unfortunately my neck is still visible. But one day I feel that this isn't the right way, I spent a lot of time in front of the mirror, just want to have a good appearance!! I tried to use the hijab and I realized that my fears had been exaggerated. So this is the answer : The people in here still friendly and they respect any religion. I really regret for having thought like that, only think about the world and forgetting that my Allah is always with me. And the question that, "Could a women with hijab adapt in France?", it depends on the personality of every person. If we don't start to greet someone, we never be able to communicate with other people. And it's true!! when I was in class, I met a lot of friends, like the Polish, French, Australia, Korean and Chinese. And they remain friendly to me when I talk to them. I'm so ashamed for ever having bad thoughts to others, before I get to know them first. 

Now I'm proud to be a muslim in this city where a women with the hijab is so minority. I will learn again to love my religion more and more. So let's start a better day tomorrow. Keep smiling :)

Au revoir, Mr. Sandman.