My Home town

MY HOMETOWN

I Live in the center of Surabaya city. It is on the east coast of Java Island. The name of Surabaya is taken from Javanese name of Shark and Crocodile. "Sura" for the shark and "Baya" for the crocodile. Sometimes Surabaya is also called "Hero City", because it has a Hero Statue in memory of the heroes of there was of independence. Surabaya is a hot city, when it is summer it becomes very hot here. Surabaya has a lot of big shopping mall, such as Galaxy Mall, Tunjungan Plaza, Supermall, and many others. If you visit Surabaya you will find a lot kind of traditional food such as Rujak Cingur, Pecel, Rawon, Ayam penyet, Fried duck, etc. You can also find Surabaya style drinks,such as Es Campur, Es kacang ijo, Es dawet etc. Surabaya has a lot of wonderful restaurants, museums, historical places, and a zoo. Tugu Pahlawan ( Heroes Monument ) and Makam Pahlawan are some of the historic places you can visit.
The zoo isn't very good but it has a unique statue of the Shark and Crocodile in front of the zoo. Surabaya city also has a good medical reputation. It has a lot hospitals and specialist clinics. And Surabaya has several major universities and other institutions with religious or technical specialties. One of them is Airlangga University (Unair), the university that I choose for study in there. As the main education center, Surabaya has been the home for many students from around Indonesia, even they have created their own community.

So, surabaya is my lovely hometown…