My Bakdes Experience

On the 3rd of January 2019 until the 5th of January 2019, my school, SMA Negeri 3 Bandung held an activity. It is called "Bakdes". Bakdes is an abbreviation of "Bakti Desa". Bakti Desa is an activity where the students show their care by helping the work of the villagers in a village and also show their social responsibility. The Bakdes activity was held in Kertasari Village, located in Cibeureum sub-district, Bandung Regency. Kertasari Village is a farming and gardening suitable village located in the plateau of Southern Bandung. The air in Kertasari Village is very cool and the land is very fertile.

The opening of Bakdes

We went there by using public transportation called "Angkot". We talked a lot on the way to the village. We frolicked each other in the public transportation. Finally, we arrived at Kertasari Village. After we listened to an opening speech from the headman there, we went to our foster family's house. Our foster father was Mr. Asep and our foster mother was Mrs. Elis. Me and three of my teammates were very happy when we saw our bedroom in that house, because it is located in the second floor of the house and it is the only room on t

A dam near the village

he second floor. So, we felt like we had our one and only "private room".

Our foster parent's job is food seller. They sell breakfast food and several fried snacks on their porch. In the morning, their porch usually full of village workers that are looking for breakfast before starting their work. We helped our foster parents by cleaning their porch and other helpful stuff. We're not only helping our foster parents, we also played a lot with children of Kertasari Village.

A water source near the village

During the Bakdes activity, we also visited certain interesting places for refreshing. We visited a dam near the village and also a water source in the village. The water was so refreshing and so natural. We also visited point zero of Citarum River, the point where the enormous Citarum River started. We visited that place using a rented open-top medium-size truck. We felt very happy and meritorious after all we've done for the village.

Point zero of Citarum River

On the last day, we felt really sad because we had to leave our foster parents and beauty of Kertasari Village. Before leaving the village, we took some photos with out foster parents as a memento. We also asked Mr. Asep's telephone number so that we can still keep in touch. That was an unforgettable experience in my life. I'm looking forward to come and see that village again one day.

Well, that is my Bakdes experience, thank you for reading my post ! Hope you enjoy it !