Wow, its been quite a while since I last updated my blog. Now where can I start! The last couple of days have been hectic! After the photography class, we went straight to photo editing! It was like jumping from the pan into the fire! The amount of work just seemed to pile by a micro of a second! It was under such circumstances that last weekend took the crown for the busiest end of week ever! You should have seen us in class on a Friday night trying to work on our assignments at 7pm!! Since the rooms are inaccessible over the weekend, each one of us was working hard to ensure that they made headway before the class was closed. So that there would be less work to do come Monday!
Unfortunately, we all didnt get that far. So we had to accept that we would finish the assignments in the coming week. The weekend was good though, we had time to unwind and I again took time off to visit the next city of Naha and do some more window shopping:) My new found hobby:)
FEb. 14, Valentines day..there was certainly nothing to write home about. Unlike the crazy Kampalans who dress up in Red and Black, here it at the centre, it was a "normal" day. However, a walk through the malls showed a different story. There were ballons and decorations proclaiming the day! I hope the shops did go business.
In japan, I was reliably informed, it is the ladies who buy things for the men on valentines. That was a pleasant surprise. At least for once, men should also be pampered:). Though I know some women who would shoot me if they read that statement. I will just list down their names, just in case you never read from me again:)
Today, there is no usual chatter in the class. Everyone is acting Japanese- time conscious and swift. We have all managed to finish the first assignment- and must I add before the deadline on Thursday. So one down, one more to go. However, cant tackle the second one just yet because we were informed that we were going to visit two (2) school tomorrow. So I have had to work on collecting some images from the internet for my presentation to the school kids tomorrow. I really dont know what to expect. I am told that each one of us is going to be in put in a group with a sizeable number of students. So I am trying as much as possible to put alot of stuff about my Country. I am sure M7 would be so proud of me and how Iam planning to keep the " Uganda: Gifted By Nature" dream alive.
I am however having a problem. Since I am representing a relatively "new country", I cant access resource materials and traditional costumes from JICA's archives. I have had to create my own postcard versions ( as seen in the photos above) Countries like Kenya, Tz that have been sending participants for training courses here in OIC are having all the luck. The Kenyans are the most lucky. They have been able to access costumes, brochures, masai stuff that were left behind by past participants are souvenoirs. I also hope that I will pave the way for more Ugandan crafts and information to be displayed. So that in future, Uganda also has cultural souvenoirs in JICA's archive chest! Speaking like a true nationalist:)
I guess thats it for today.
Ja mata ( see you )
Unfortunately, we all didnt get that far. So we had to accept that we would finish the assignments in the coming week. The weekend was good though, we had time to unwind and I again took time off to visit the next city of Naha and do some more window shopping:) My new found hobby:)
FEb. 14, Valentines day..there was certainly nothing to write home about. Unlike the crazy Kampalans who dress up in Red and Black, here it at the centre, it was a "normal" day. However, a walk through the malls showed a different story. There were ballons and decorations proclaiming the day! I hope the shops did go business.
In japan, I was reliably informed, it is the ladies who buy things for the men on valentines. That was a pleasant surprise. At least for once, men should also be pampered:). Though I know some women who would shoot me if they read that statement. I will just list down their names, just in case you never read from me again:)
Today, there is no usual chatter in the class. Everyone is acting Japanese- time conscious and swift. We have all managed to finish the first assignment- and must I add before the deadline on Thursday. So one down, one more to go. However, cant tackle the second one just yet because we were informed that we were going to visit two (2) school tomorrow. So I have had to work on collecting some images from the internet for my presentation to the school kids tomorrow. I really dont know what to expect. I am told that each one of us is going to be in put in a group with a sizeable number of students. So I am trying as much as possible to put alot of stuff about my Country. I am sure M7 would be so proud of me and how Iam planning to keep the " Uganda: Gifted By Nature" dream alive.I am however having a problem. Since I am representing a relatively "new country", I cant access resource materials and traditional costumes from JICA's archives. I have had to create my own postcard versions ( as seen in the photos above) Countries like Kenya, Tz that have been sending participants for training courses here in OIC are having all the luck. The Kenyans are the most lucky. They have been able to access costumes, brochures, masai stuff that were left behind by past participants are souvenoirs. I also hope that I will pave the way for more Ugandan crafts and information to be displayed. So that in future, Uganda also has cultural souvenoirs in JICA's archive chest! Speaking like a true nationalist:)
I guess thats it for today.
Ja mata ( see you )
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ReplyDeleteSame applies to the Namibian girl! No costumes, just got some postcards. However, i think the visit to the schools was a great success and very much enjoyable. I wana drum the big drum in the Okinawa dance b4 going back 2 Namibia!!!