Linda Story is something like a mirror image of Aceh itself, sad but uplifting. Her life was changed forever a little less than ten years ago, as on December 26 th In 04 a series of three massive waves swept through their hometown Banda Aceh can, while her mother and almost her entire family. "The night before the tsunami, I was my mother's house intends to stay the night, but my youngest son was very upset and insisted that he wanted to sleep at home a few kilometers from the house of my mother in his own bed . I relented and we leave at midnight, and that saved my life, "Linda told with great sadness
Linda -. "I lost about 100 members of my family that day, and there are times when I wish I was one of them, especially because I miss so much my mother." Photo by David Metcalf
Linda tells this very unfortunate but not unusual story Aceh in the comfort of their home, which they host family turned into.
Linda's Homestay was established five years ago, since it to a lack lodging and to help with the influx of people into the city clean up and rebuild the city was as a critical demand for housing and accommodation was. Linda loves to receive guests and treats them like family. She is very proud of their city and is a source of knowledge about history and culture of Aceh.
"We have had enough pain and suffering in Aceh. For 400 years, we have to fight and the people have become tired of the conflict. We were ready for peace and now we want with our lives with a to obtain positive outlook for the future. "
Linda is a devout Muslim and received consolation from her turbulent past through prayer. She sees a bright future for her two sons, aged 17 and 19, and all the money they make in a position of their business goes back to assist in their training.
Aceh is a very nice place with great beaches, lush green rice fields, tropical islands such as Iceland Weh - a diver's paradise just 30 minutes from Banda Aceh -. a deep and fascinating history, but its real beauty lies in its people
"We feel very grateful for all the foreign aid we received after the tsunami. Now we want the gratitude and respect to retaliate by it shows the positive things about our beautiful country. this year is the 10th anniversary of that terrible morning, so we hope that many people will come and see the wonderful progress that has been made and what a great success story it has been. "
Linda's Homestay - Photo by David Metcalf
Linda is more tourists confidently come to Banda Aceh and to discover the beauty of the area and the wealth of Aceh culture but it is also known, the negative image of Aceh in the media and believes that the only way to help people with love and respect is welcome and treat them like family.
she loves traditional Acehnese cook food and is very happy to be a city guide and take people to the many attractions in this attractive, clean, reconstructed city.
in Lindas homestay stay for me was a wonderful insight into the Aceh today and with their love and positive outlook for the future is, Aceh in very safe hands.
Linda's Homestay
lindahomestay@yahoo.com
811 680 305 +62 / 082 364 364 130
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