現在ザンビアプログラムの一環で、JICA二本松訓練所にて青年海外協力隊の派遣前訓練に参加しております。100名ほどの派遣候補生と寝食をともにしつつ、語学の勉強に覆われている日々は若干ストレスフルですが、刺激も多く楽しく過ごせています。

特に、今まで「数学教育」という専門性の高い視点から国際協力について考えていましたが、ここでは様々な分野や手法で開発に携わっている人がいて、そのような人たちとの出会いを通して多くのことを学べていると思います。

訓練での授業や講座を受け、ザンビアで教師として働くということにやっと現実味が出てきたように感じています。派遣後も様々な困難が待ち受けていると思いますが、この訓練期間を有効に使い、教師として働くための実践的な準備だけでなく、ザンビアで遂行する調査ための準備にも励みたいと思います。

Hello everyone! I am now participating in an intensive training course held in Fukushima prefecture as a JOCV volunteer. There are about 100 volunteers that are going to be dispatched to countries all over the world. To be spending every sing hours of your day with a 100 strangers is slightly stressful, but I am somehow managing to enjoy myself, as well as pursuing preparations for the research and activities in Zambia. Wish me luck everybody!

Self Introduction

My name is Dini Asri Kusnia Dewi, but people used to call me Diaz. I was born and raised in Bandung, Indonesia. From childhood, I never go to school through a highway that has a traffic lights. But for the first time I went to a school far from home, I literally penetrated the sky to cross the oceans and the country.

はじめまして。

本年度10月より入学しました永田貴一です。

今年の7月まで青年海外協力隊としてモザンビークで活動を行なっていました。

大学院では途上国における数学教育の開発に取り組みたいと考えております。

わからないことだらけですが、何卒よろしくお願いします。

Welcome Party

This Fall Semester We are welcome four newcomers from different country as usual.
Chea Soth from Cambodia, Nagata Kiichi from Japan, Dewi Dini Asri Kusnia from Indonesia and Fowra Midori from Japan.

Welcome to Baba-lab everyone. Let`s enjoy your research life with Baba-lab members!

Farewell Party and Happy Graduation Day

On Monday 18th September We held Farewell Party for our two labmates. Two days after, on Wednesday 20th September we celebrate their Graduation Day.

See you later Ishii-san and Ijlal-san.
Hopefully we can meet someday!

Happy Face

First time do BBQ in Farewell Party

We-fi as always

Smille ^^

Congratulation for your Graduation!

Self-introduction

Date:  Oct 2^nd, 2017
Hello!

My name is CHEA Soth, you can call me Soth, from Cambodia. I work as a mathematics educator at Phnom Penh Regional Teacher Training Center (PPRTTC) where this center will be upgraded to Teacher Education College (TEC) by 2018. I am 34 years old, and I am married with two children.

I am a scholarship master student under JICA long-term program called Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) with majoring in mathematics education. My research topic is " The Levels of Thinking Skills: A comparative studies of Cambodian and Mathematics Textbook" and my academic supervisor is professor BABA Tukuya.

It is my first time to be here, in Japan and I feel like everything here is different from my country. People here are more attractive and respectable. I cordially welcomed from people here, especially my senior in lab Baba sansei. Moreover, I noticed that people who drive cars or big vehicles also give priorities to those who ride bicycles or walk, but in my country, walkers and riders have to be very careful with the cars or trucks as the big vehicles are more prior. By the way, when I ride the bicycle to school, I really miss my high school life almost twenty years ago. I have never ridded it since I finished high school, so It seems like I am turning to my high school life.

Finally, I would like to thank to BABA sansei, a dean of International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) department, who offer me a chance to be here and accepted me to be his supervisee. I would also thank to Putra san, who has guided me since my first day in Japan, and also thank to all seniors master and doctorial students who offer me a warm welcome into Baba lab. I am very happy to know all of you and hope to learn more from you to broaden my horizon. Thank you for warm welcome again! 

Sincerely;

Soth Chea 

Meina Berlianti

Hello guys, my name is Meina Berlianti, just call me Meina. I am from Banjarnegara, small city in Central Java, Indonesia. In 2006, I moved to Yogyakarta to continue my bachelor degree. I took Mathematics Education in Yogyakarta State University. Since 2011, I worked at Budi Mulia Dua Junior High School as a mathematics teacher. Then in 2016, I moved to Japan to continue my master degree in Hiroshima University. I am interested to research about improving students’ understanding on linear equation.

By the way, it is my first time coming to Japan. I arrived in Japan on September 24, 2016. I landed in Osaka airport. Fortunately, the temperature was not different with Indonesia at that time, it is quite warm. As you know that Indonesia is a tropical country. It is always hot there almost for a whole year.

The next thing that I notice about Japan is the traffic situation. There are so many people ride the bicycle here. Almost every person in Japan has their own bicycle. I was really surprised because not so many people in Indonesia ride a bicycle on the street. Most of us only rides a bicycle during weekend for hobby or exercising. One of my friends, said to me that “the one who rides bicycle is a king”. Then, I realized that it is true. Most of car driver and motor cycle driver always give priority to the bicycle rider here. You will never get this priority in Indonesia. I know it is bad but I have to admit it. In Indonesia, the one who drive the biggest or the most luxurious car is the king.