June 2010 Newsletter: Yumi's Monthly Note
Hello Everybody!This month started with Golden Week in Japan, which is the longest holiday. I visited Vietnam and met people whom I hope will work on our new project. I have spoken at two universities, Meiji Gakuin University and Kyoto University of Art and Design. One was with 300 students, taking a course about being a social entrepreneur, and the other was with a dozen students who are studying a children's art program. I was asked to speak about Pangaea, and I enjoyed doing so very much. Kyoto University of Art and Design is located near Kyoto University, near our regular activity location. I would very much like to see these art major students join as facilitators, and also hope to recruit some design volunteers to renew our Pictons, pictogram designs.
We had a trainee from Seoul last month, Mr. Hong. I wrote in last months newsletter about Mr. Hong. It was his first visit to Japan,
and his friends in Seoul gave him lots of advice about where to visit
and eat. He got plenty of training from Toshi about Technical Leader
training, and I gave him a detailed lesson about webcam menus. Hong is
a very nice guy, who makes people around him relaxed. He participated
in our Kyoto U. activity on Saturday and after the activity, young
facilitators went to eat Okonomiyaki near our office. I heard that it
was a very good experience for everyone to share information and ask
questions about Korea and Seoul. Our Intern, Kim had a cold for almost
3 weeks. Change of weather for her must have been hard, but she was OK
and participated in the activities last weekend.
I was watching an NHK program called Mission. It was about Cambodia. Then I saw Robib school, which Toshi and I visited 9 years ago when we were doing a feasibility study for our project, now known as Pangaea. Thero who drove us from Phnon Phen to Robib, on muddy roads, in the rainy season, was on the program. My friend, Bernard Krisher told me about his program which was starting at schools in Cambodia and also starting a distance medical service using the Internet. He told us it is a must to visit Robib, and we took his advice. It was the most inspiring experience. When the Internet is available, and communities learn the benefits of it, they can start marketing their own products directly, which provides necessary money to better community infrastructure, water, and sewage. The lesson Ilearned was, when there are lines of ICT, make the best use of it. After the program, I wrote Bernie an email, and we promised to have lunch together when I go to Tokyo next time, which should be soon.
Now, I introduce Prof. Norazila Abd Aziz at University Malaysia Sarawak, as a Pangaea Ring writer for this month.. She participates in the activity held at University Malaysia Sarawak as the researcher.
Yumi
I was watching an NHK program called Mission. It was about Cambodia. Then I saw Robib school, which Toshi and I visited 9 years ago when we were doing a feasibility study for our project, now known as Pangaea. Thero who drove us from Phnon Phen to Robib, on muddy roads, in the rainy season, was on the program. My friend, Bernard Krisher told me about his program which was starting at schools in Cambodia and also starting a distance medical service using the Internet. He told us it is a must to visit Robib, and we took his advice. It was the most inspiring experience. When the Internet is available, and communities learn the benefits of it, they can start marketing their own products directly, which provides necessary money to better community infrastructure, water, and sewage. The lesson Ilearned was, when there are lines of ICT, make the best use of it. After the program, I wrote Bernie an email, and we promised to have lunch together when I go to Tokyo next time, which should be soon.
Now, I introduce Prof. Norazila Abd Aziz at University Malaysia Sarawak, as a Pangaea Ring writer for this month.. She participates in the activity held at University Malaysia Sarawak as the researcher.
Yumi
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