Immaculee’s birthday

 

It was on 27/04 where I celebrate my birthday. First of I thank God for what He has done for me and continue to do for me and my family as well. I really thank and appreciate the kindnesses for everyone who participated in that pleasure time to me especially my lab because it was surprising me to hear someone organize the party for me.I really thank every person participated in the party and your kind, advices and your supports (physicals, academics, moral and son on).

Every time you celebrate the birthday is good time to see you previous time and make self-assessment to the previous plans and achievement, if you achieve your planned goals is good and be strong and courageous to continue in such way; if you don’t’ achieve what you have plan is good time to make effort and take strong strategies to achieve your objectives. I hope I will achieve my objectives for this year I started and I strongly wish to everyone the same (successes

Lunch to Gonzalez’s House

 

Dinner to Belcanto House

Welcome Party

 

As we are at the beginning of new academic year. Our lab has news students Higashi Tatsuya, Sakayori and Oyuna (she was not around at that particular time but on behalf of our lab we also welcoming her) who are under Professor Baba. On 3^rd April the formal students welcome them in the lab as new students and had a small party with them for self-introduction for each of them and to be known among the Baba lab members. The party was well organized and took the place in one of the lab room 704.

The party started at 4:00PM by welcoming the new students and gives the sit as the guests of the day. After sitting, we had small introduction for each one of attended students in order at least know the name and hobbies. We share some drinks and foods and cookies and during that activity we also share some course for helping the new students about those courses especially we share about common seminar.

The party end at 6:00 PM and we continue our activities as students .Now in our lab we have news comers and we will continue to help each other as family in our studies and as our vision is to focus on our final destinations which is doing well and finish our studies in respected time.

Let’s integrate the new students and guide them in the activities because they need our support and advices as well. As a family lets work together helping each other’s in our activities, sharing the experiences and I hope we will get good result and improve our experiences and research as well.

Collecting Data from Rwanda

On 10^th February is the day I left Japan for going to Rwanda after almost one year leaving in Japan. The travel was good and when I arrived to Rwanda my family came to welcoming back to my Country as well as my family. It was wonderful time to see again my family especially my youngest lady who was very Young when I left home (10 months).She didn’t even recognize her mom which chocked me a little bit .I was very happy to see my family as well as my missed country. Because it was not time for holiday of course I had to prepare the needed to visit schools as main target of my trip. For the first week I have to report to JICA, to my work and to find research permit from Ministry of Education and contact the District Education Office as well as Sector Education Office in order to away for that and help me to select the schools according to their placement, performance and to introduce myself before starting my work. It was difficult time because to find them as I prepared failed but I managed to do what I wanted and find almost hundred percent of results needed. Another thing I had experienced is how our cities are developed so quickly with new buildings and is very clean. On 23^rd March I left home for coming back to continue my studies one of my difficult time was to leave the children but I really thank God for helping in those challenges we had passing through. Now is time for analyzing the data and write the results after interpretation of the results which I hope with the help and advice from formal students I will finish well and on time.

Winter.

Now is my first time to experience this cold time. It is too cold but still we survive and are good experience in our life to share in our family like snowing and the use more than 3 cots at the same time for covering.

So I wish you to enjoy this time which is hard for me but wish to pass well. It will be also my first time to start New Year outside my country and far from my family so I would like to wish you Happy New Year 2013. I’m wondering how I will celebrate this Christmas day and New Year!!! This is my last time for writing this blog in this year so I first of all thank everyone who helps me in my studies in my life in this Country and thank You for your kindness and different advices. God bless and help you to start New Year in peace and prosperity in whatever you plan to do and success in all. At the end of this year it's a time for looking back on 2012 and taking a moment to consider some of our achievements and struggles in order to enjoy and improve our study. This New Year let take time for looking ahead, for thinking about our research, and for focusing on making better improvement than the one we are leaving behind. Happy New Year again and I wish all of us the Successes in this coming Year of 2013

Sake Festival

Sake Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Saijo I attend. I went to the festival and I was surprised because it was my first time to see the many people in Saijo Town and it was like amazing time and known some Japanese Culture and food because there was a lot of foods unfortunately no Japanese for explaining to every events.SO first we walk around the Sake industry where we had one of JICA Staff explaining some big events about SAKE. One which surprised me again is natural water using for making Sake and I just drink at that water. It was amazing time and we did parade with some international and Japanese students from Hiroshima and Primary students with drums and walking jumping and said (Sore: no meaning).

Many Japanese from different companies and journals write about that event and many pictures and saying it was international festival.

Time was short for us to walk around free because after parade I was very tide and went back home but I really appreciated that particular time. If someone knows more than me please you can explain more to me.Like the main activities in those following pictures and dancing.

Some dancing group was warming that great day in Saijo

Training before starting parade.

Parade Groups in training

Rwandan Food.

In Rwanda we have the traditional way of preparing the food and traditional is boiling the beans, sweet potatoes and some local food like cassava, cassava leaves, green bananas and according to some areas there are some areas which also have potatoes, rice, cones, peanuts, and some fruits like papayas, pineapples, mangoes, and some ingredients. In our culture is not allowed to ask someone (especially elders people only for the children is allowed) what are you eating unless for the close friends, But if you want to visit some friends you can tell them what you like in order to prepare for you. And traditional we use the hands when we ate but now we use the folks and spoons but traditional we used the hands. The tropical fruits of Africa are very popular among the Rwandan people. Bananas, Mangoes, Pineapples are a part of the Rwandan food culture.

The Rwanda food is very simple with main dishes like rice noodles that are taken with boiled potatoes and plaintains, cassava and many more. The Rwanda food does not consist of too many spices. Another normal sauce was the peanut sauce (we put in it some spices like onion, tomatoes, or calottes and some vegetables if you want)! Also, had lots of beans, cassava, and bananas! A lots of fresh fruit (oranges, papayas, pineapple! bananas, passion fruit, and mangoes) In town in the little shops, we would have snacks of samosas (meat filled triangles of fried dough), amendaze, (kind of like a thick doughnout) and bruschetta, Bruschettes (grilled meat or fish on a stick, kind of like a shish-kabob without the veggies) is sold in most restaurants and Breakfast: eggs, toast with peanut butter or jam and pineapple or bananas; lunch: rice or noodles with beans or peas, french fries and plaintains with fruit for dessert; dinner: grilled fish with french fries or rice with beans. Enjoy our fresh and natural food.

Travel and tourism in Rwanda

Rwanda has three Nationals parks which are Akagera National Park(East) contain some animals,Nyungwe National Park (West)for nature,tree,birds and green montains andVolcanoes National Park(North) where we have Gorillas which are most attractive the tourist in Rwanda

Rwanda is among the few country in the world remaining Mountain Gorillas, and is great day for naming them.We have also Nyungwe National park for nature and birds .Those parks are among the worth of Rwanda and are among the attractive of tourist and foreigns in our country and is  called the hills country because it has the many mountains and green paturages.In Akagera National park there are green  paturages savannah west of the Kagera river, the park have a variete of wildlife and is habit of many differents species of birds,Helds of elephant and buffalo from the woodland to drink water at the lakes and by chance you can cross a leopard,a spotted hyena or even a stray lion.

Rwanda①

Rwanda (Republic of Rwanda) is a country in central and eastern Africa bordered by Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo: West), Uganda (North), Tanzania (East) and Burundi  (South). The capital of Rwanda is Kigali, located in center of Rwanda, and other large cities are Butare and Gisenyi.

The Rwanda ‘education  system is from nursery schools 3years-6years but is not common for every child more schools are in cities, from 2010 Rwanda government policy was nine years basic education for free to every Rwandan child and English as medium instruction, upper secondary schools education for 3 years and tertiary education. English was declared as medium instruction from 2009.

"The land of a Thousand Hills", Rwanda is a green undulating landscape of hills, gardens and tea plantations. It offers tourists as one of a kind journey - home to one third of the world remaining Mountain Gorillas, one third of Africa's birds’ species, several species of primates, volcanoes, game reserve, resorts and islands on the expansive lake Kivu, graceful dancers and  artistic crafts.

My first presentation

I was really prepared my first presentation with worries and pressure with many doubts because I was wondering how that time will be really. But also I had hope of returning remarks and advices from my supervisor and experienced lab members.The time came and on 20 I make my presentation. After presentation I was also waiting the comments ,suggestions and questions  some was like to wake up me and to think what I want to do deeply,to know how to write the references,objectives and revise my research topic.I really appreciated that time because through those questions,suggestions I will improve in my research and I think next time it  will be better than the first time.I really thank those who help me during my research.God bless You soo much.

Immaculee UWINGABIRE

Immaculee UWINGABIRE is my name.

I am Rwandese by birth.

I am Tutorial Assistant at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE)

I have been selected to pursue a Master’s Programme in Education Development in order to accomplish and enhance the mission of our institution because the main mission of KIE is to train the Primary and secondary teacher s in order to improve the quality of Education in Rwandan schools .

First of all I grateful thanks God because I am Christian.so I am very happy to be here because Japan is advanced in Education area so I will learn more. What I know I will not return to my country as I come.

 Be on time that is my first observation in Japanize. 

 I am  also very happy for being among Baba Lab Members.