Friday, February 8, 2013
I went to the institute in Gaya for the preparation of engineering exam for IIT with our ex-students(in 11th grade). It took one hour only picking up the students to get to the institute. The students are from villages, but trying very hard to achieve their dream. We are supporting them. www.ngochildrenaid.com
Meeting with villagers about health education
Meeting with villagers about health education in a village, Bihar, India on 5th Feb.2013.
We discussed how we can co-operate and what we can do together.
The place where we had the meeting was very familiar for me because it was the starting point of our activity. The building was built by my husband as a school, after our school shifted to next village, we donated the building to the village for public. Then it was used as governmental school and a clinic. We talked to the village leaders to give us a permission to use one of the rooms for our activity of health education. The leader said, "it was yours, you donated this building, so it is unnecessary to get a permission from us".
We decided about the selection of the comity members will be done by the villagers, and the members are 5 gents and 5 women. And they will select 2 social workers (a man and a woman) in order to work with us.
A teacher told about domestic violence by husband, she said it is bad and men should take care of their wives as goddess (Devi in Hindi, after marriage, the wives are called "Devi" in custom in Bihar. Devi means goddess.). Then, the leader said "You are right. Wives are goddess. But recently, we admire them as goddess Kali(very strong goddess in Hindu)."
We laughed together.
We had a great time with them.
We discussed how we can co-operate and what we can do together.
The place where we had the meeting was very familiar for me because it was the starting point of our activity. The building was built by my husband as a school, after our school shifted to next village, we donated the building to the village for public. Then it was used as governmental school and a clinic. We talked to the village leaders to give us a permission to use one of the rooms for our activity of health education. The leader said, "it was yours, you donated this building, so it is unnecessary to get a permission from us".
We decided about the selection of the comity members will be done by the villagers, and the members are 5 gents and 5 women. And they will select 2 social workers (a man and a woman) in order to work with us.
A teacher told about domestic violence by husband, she said it is bad and men should take care of their wives as goddess (Devi in Hindi, after marriage, the wives are called "Devi" in custom in Bihar. Devi means goddess.). Then, the leader said "You are right. Wives are goddess. But recently, we admire them as goddess Kali(very strong goddess in Hindu)."
We laughed together.
We had a great time with them.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Japanese special class
On 2nd Feb.2013
Japanese special class on "Music".
Today, I taught my students "Music" in Japanese special class. I used the lyrics of "Ue o muite arukou (Sukiyaki song)" and "Tsubasa o kudasai (Wing to fly)". I explained the meanings of each words and kanji with drawing pictures so that they can remember them well. One student asked me about grammar that he found in the lyrics. I could know that he studied by himself before the class. After learning the words and kanji, we sang the songs together. I asked the students "Which subject do you want to study in next Japanese class?". Then, the student who asked before replied "Kagaku!(Science)" in Japanese. I was so impressed and I thought I should keep up with his passion to learn Japanese...! The students hope to study in Japan in the future. Slowly, but day by day, they are going forward to achieve their dreams. I'll try hard for them!
Japanese special class on "Music".
Today, I taught my students "Music" in Japanese special class. I used the lyrics of "Ue o muite arukou (Sukiyaki song)" and "Tsubasa o kudasai (Wing to fly)". I explained the meanings of each words and kanji with drawing pictures so that they can remember them well. One student asked me about grammar that he found in the lyrics. I could know that he studied by himself before the class. After learning the words and kanji, we sang the songs together. I asked the students "Which subject do you want to study in next Japanese class?". Then, the student who asked before replied "Kagaku!(Science)" in Japanese. I was so impressed and I thought I should keep up with his passion to learn Japanese...! The students hope to study in Japan in the future. Slowly, but day by day, they are going forward to achieve their dreams. I'll try hard for them!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Health education in a village
We had a health education class in a village in Bihar with Japanese research team (public nurse, doctor, nursing school teacher, etc). The public nurse checked babies and found they were fine even some babies were born in early time, She told that they are growing in their own speed with mother's love. The doctor checked pregnant women's blood pressure. We explained the attendee(village women) the reason why we are doing this program, and how important it is so that they could understand the importance of enhancing knowledge for mothers to take care babies more healthier and more safer. The public nurse said that the most important thing to nurture a baby is mother's love.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Marriage ceremony
Our marriage ceremony was held in vishnupad temple in Gaya.
From morning all relatives(my husband's) and my parents and I were waiting for rain stop.
After rain stopped, the marriage ceremony has been started.
It took more over 5 hours to have finished.
The day, bride and bridegroom can not eat meals but eat fruits or sweets.
I was so hungry and seeing hindu ceremony went on like endless.
The ceremony was just like what I saw in the film "Gandhi."
We walked 7 times around the fire, having the cloths of both bride and bridegroom knotted.
Then we exchanged garland each other.
From morning all relatives(my husband's) and my parents and I were waiting for rain stop.
After rain stopped, the marriage ceremony has been started.
It took more over 5 hours to have finished.
The day, bride and bridegroom can not eat meals but eat fruits or sweets.
I was so hungry and seeing hindu ceremony went on like endless.
The ceremony was just like what I saw in the film "Gandhi."
We walked 7 times around the fire, having the cloths of both bride and bridegroom knotted.
Then we exchanged garland each other.
Living in India - as a Japanese
I love the salmon pink colour sunset in India.
It is good to spend a time with family drinking chai (milk tea) in every morning and evening.
In India, time flows slowly than other country like Japan.
I came from Japan.
I married an Indian and live in India.
I live with my husband's family all together.
The number of our family members are more than 25 persons.
I would like to introduce my amazing life in India.
It is good to spend a time with family drinking chai (milk tea) in every morning and evening.
In India, time flows slowly than other country like Japan.
I came from Japan.
I married an Indian and live in India.
I live with my husband's family all together.
The number of our family members are more than 25 persons.
I would like to introduce my amazing life in India.
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