Christella's autobiography

My name is Christella. I am the Best student of Management UPH Surabaya 2008, born in Jakarta, 25 December 1990. I moved to Medan, city that has so much delicious food in 1992, finished my education there and then in August 2008 moved to Surabaya, entered Management UPH Surabaya with 100% scholarship. In 2009 became the Best student of Management in UPH Surabaya with the cumulative GPA 3.7.
I was a kind of people who like wandering and have a high curiousity. In December 2004 I went to Meulaboh, west coastal of NAD. I had never been to that place and I heard that Meulaboh has a beautiful beach, so I decided to go there with one of my family who has a house there. On 25th December I celebrated my birthday with my cousin’s family at the beach. Suddenly, on 26th December morning I was shocked with my Uncle’s voice. He yelled at me and my cousin to get out of the house. I didn’t know what was happening but I felt dizzy. My uncle said that there was an earthquake, a very strong one. My uncle held me and my cousin. After the earthquake disappeared, some people asked us to run away but not tell us what had just happened. After running for 30 minutes, finally we knew what was happening. There was a strong flood that could catch everything. My cousin’s house was shattered because of that flood. So we stayed at evacuation camp for 1 week and lost contact with my family in Medan. All people in Medan think that I was dead but at 1st January night I came home by emergency plane. My mother, my brothers, all of my family, my friends, and all people that know me, even pastor cried when they saw me. After it happened, I just realized that so many people care about me and what I had just gone through is tsunami, one of the greatest disaster that swallow more than 170,000 lives. I am very lucky that God still give me one more chance to live.
What happened to me teach me how to live my life. Life is a gift from God to me, so I must respect my life and fulfill my life with useful things. I want to do my best for my life and for my mother.