UNAIR NEWS – Rizki Ezy Febriana’s interest in studying Haruki Murakami’s work for her thesis research material was because of its unique structures. The novel was titled 1Q84. She then drafted a thesis entitled ” The Structure and Meaning of Murakami Haruki’s 1Q84″. Ezy was named the best bachelor’s degree graduate of Faculty of Humanities (FIB) with 3.85 GPA.

“I’m not a fan of Murakami Haruki. I was only interested because he is a phenomenal writer in literary world. Because even though the world recognizes him as a great writer, Japanese society doubts him as a writer, “said Ezy.

During her study, Ezy was active in student association (HIMA) of Japanese Literature and and BEM FIB. She was also a volunteer on Yayasan Peduli Kasih Children with Special Need Loving Care Foundation for a year since 2014.

“I helped during training and therapy for the children. I focused more on helping them to speak and train their concentration, “said the woman born in Surabaya, February 11, 1995. She became a volunteer initially was to fight her fear, because she was always afraid to start new things.

“In addition to fight fear, I love children and I wanted to contribute. So I thought volunteering was a good thing, “Ezy said. There she learnt to let go of any fear, set her intention straight in her study.

“Do not be afraid. Fight all fear; fear of not passing, of getting bad marks, being scolded by lecturer; let go all of them, then we can focus on what we want, not on what we fear, “said Ezy who plans to learn more foreign languages ​​through courses. (*)

Author: Binti Quryatul Masruroh

Editor: Bambang Bes