Section 1 - iGEM Giant Jambore 2014 October 30th- November 3rd 2014

Soekarno-hatta Airport Indonesia

October 26th, 2014.

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rom Soekarno Hatta International Airport (CGK) this story began. Flight to Newark Liberty International airport (NWK) and transit in Hongkong international Airport (HKG) for 4 hours. As Cathay Pacific airways marcopolo we flight from Jakarta to Hongkong at hongkong international airport needed time 4 hours 30 minutes. First time using Airbus with big space, full entertainment, and foods, it’s awesome. The more impressive one is when I Use toilet in plane “actually, I don’t know how to use the toilet, so I just try it, I Press anything button to stop flow of water.” And when I exit from the toilet, it’s so many people waiting to toilet. During the journey I Finished 2 new release films from many films avalaible (asia, West, Japan, Chinesse, India), songs, and also game. Also each passenger get headset and blanket it’s make us comfort and enjoy the flight. Plane has landed on Hongkong International airport, direction for passenger it’s very clear with direction board and employ from Cathay Pacific for all the passenger especially for international passenger.
     

On Flight Jakarta to Hongkong

     Hongkong International Airport is one of the best airport I knew, good service, clean, big space, directions everywhere, many spot to take picture, shoping, and the gap between waiting room and plane parking it’s just using glass, so we can see everything all the flight activity. In generall all of the employs of Hongkong International Airport it’s still young with small body, immigration official just using t-shirt with jacket without uniform. Hongkong International Airport build in one island. 

Chep Lap Kok International Airport, Hongkong.

 

     For the immigration process in airport it’s middle hard, we must freight-out Laptop and all electronics device from our bag, don’t bring water or liquid more than 100 ml, don’t bring shave, that will make you hard to pass immigration process. And we waiting for 4 hours to next trip to Newark International Airport in New Jersey, USA. Hongkong International airport have pray room also sejadah and kiblat directions. You must pay attention to flight information board it’s serve as information include flight number, flight destination, and gate. 
 

Newark International Airport, New Jersey, USA

For the gate, we have experience to run from gate 48 to gate 3 it’s so far. We run with high speed velocity to gate 3. After that, we will re-check for immigration employ for the secondly and just wating for 5 minutes we enter the plane flight to Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, USA. It’s so long trip, we must flight 17 hours, facility between flight to HKG and Flight to NWK it almost same. But, it’s make different from twice eat on plane. Don’t forget to check your window because it’s serve you wondurfull panorama (mount ice, snow, light of the city) it’s awesome. if you muslim,  you must pay attention with foods because it’s worry contain of pork. 

October 27th, 2014.

First day in America

     The time for landing it’s coming. When we landed on NWK we must enter to immigration process, according to me  the immigration process is easy, you must sure about you reason why you come to US, and you must pay attention with all the question, “ I answered 2 question”. Questions like this for the first “what is iGEM?” second,” where is your place you live in Boston?” after that you must put your three fingers in scan. 

Still waiting for you

 

     Baggage claim is the process after immigration process, information bord will provide you the information of your flight number and your baggage place. If you use trolli you must pay $6 for one troli in Indonesia it’s free whatever how many trolli you use. After your baggage claim we will re-check again for secondly show your immigration US (you will get this from flight attendant on your aircraft), it’s still easy you must  be honest if you bring something like food and the other.

     Newark International Liberty Airport we met Mr. Sakidi (person that we live in him house), during in Boston, He is the nice person that provide us living house, information of transportation, pick-up us from Harvard and MIT dorm, provide us breakfast and dinner, the person with kindness and honesty. Mr.Sakidi is Doctor Student in Harvard University, the best university in the world. He Lived in Boston for 8 years. 
 

Amtrak Ticket 

     Newark International Liberty Airport provide us connecting transportation if you want use Train or Amtrak, you just get on airtrain for 3 times stop. Air train it’s like monorail in Jakarta (never finished yet) and airtrain it’s free, it will be come every 5 minutes and always ontime, without masinis. And I was seen so many Truck like Optimus prime (Transformers Movies). My first impression for USA is Amazing, it’s like dreams comes true and actually, I never hope my life is very great, but Allah make it. Subhanallah.