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Posted on Oct 13, 2015 by

PARE and PIM

Now PARE turn to be some of my best memory. I came here 24 august 2015 that is my first time to go aboard(Really exciting).


at first time i really panic because i know that my English is really poor, speaking, writing and listening also. i afraid that i can't contact with friends from other country.

BUT when PARE start every thing change 

I enjoy with lecture sometime * (so strange)


group discussion (I have a best member, i think so..) we always laughing together


have chance to present in English 

every class I'm enjoy. this is my first time to discuss in english and spent a little time to prepare presentation.


Filed trip







eat together. Japanese food is very delicious



Travel and hangout together







cooking sometime



i met many friends that i can laugh together all the time not only in Thai but many country


THANK YOU PARE for gave me a best chance








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From Sapporo with Love (part 1)

Posted on Oct 12, 2015 by


Let me introduce myself, my name Purna Hindayani from ITB participant. Honestly, it was first time for me to go Japan.. yeay  finally... Here, I am in Sapporo.... I have been living Sapporo more than one month. There are a lot of activities in here, 2 weeks Summer school with tight schedule but it was really fun and more than 2 weeks for exploring Sapporo City : Susukino streets that can shopping anything from the cheapest one until the most expensive one, Maruyama park, Maruyama zoo, Moerunuma park and chocolate factory.
Sapporo is the fifth largest city and my hometown "Bandung” is one of the biggest cities in Indonesia with crowded population. Definitely different from my home town Bandung. First sighting in Sapporo city is "cold but cool” although when I arrived in summer season. Second sighting in Sapporo is very clean even though I never find any garbage along the ways. Third sighting in Sapporo, I am so adorable Japanese people for obeying the traffic rules and there is no noise from private car or public transportation. Thus in this city, we can easily to wander somewhere in Sapporo city without fear of getting lost. Moreover, you can predict how far your destination by calculation the block. for example if you are in Kita 10 Nishi 1 ( my  ex-apartment) and will go to Kita 14 Nishi 1, we can predict the ways that the distance just only 4 block or 400 m. In here also, I never find traffic jam even though in busy hours and comparison with my city is always traffic jam and noisy.
Most of Places in Sapporo so impressive for me. Here, A few photos at 1st  month in Japan :

Mt. Asahidake is The highest mountain in Hokkaido, So Lucky I am to be there. Fantastically, it really beautiful and do not surprised if it is called "Garden of the Gods”.

First time for me to ride canoe for taking water sampling in environmental sciences group .


Getting to Maruyama Park by bicycle was quite tiring but the park and its scenery are beautiful especially in west side, we can access freely to main shines and also we can enjoy with some Japanese trees along the path. Moreover, we can free entry into Maruyama zoo by using international student ID. So, I am very lucky for this time.
Inside main shrine..



young girl and children with traditional clothes ...

Some festivals like autumn festival and Octoberfest at Odori Park....





In this section PARE blog, I just wanna says "so badly, deeply, absolutely, definitely, completely I am in love with this city, from Sapporo with love”
to be continued...
Warmest regards,
Purna Hindayani

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My experiences in the PARE summer school

Posted on Oct 4, 2015 by

Experiences in the PARE summer school
As I expected, PARE Summer School is a great opportunity which I should not miss. It’s a good thing that I joined this program. I felt this, since the first day I arrived.
          

PARE program has a good concept about fostering frontiers from cross-cultural capabilities to think and solve the problem which everyone actually involves with. I can broaden my vision and gain a lot of knowledge with everyone with others knowledge-based.

Some problems or ideas that I have not thought of or overlook can be found in the group discussion which everyone try to collaborate.


                In the PARE program, we have a lot of experience which come from lecture, discussion and field work. We traveled, leaned, and brainstormed in the real situation at many places.

     








Not only experiences and knowledges that I gain from PARE, but also an important thing in life called “friend”. In PARE program, I have a lot of activities with them that make us growing our relationship and exchanging our knowledges at the same time.

 

I ♥ PARE


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Sapporo Culture Shock!

Posted on Oct 3, 2015 by

Hello everyone. My name is Pandu, i'm from Indonesia. Going to Japan is one of my dreams in the past. I have to thank God because now my dream has come true. Now I'm in Sapporo, Japan! There are many stories that you have to know about Sapporo. One is the cultural differences are very contrast with Indonesia. I’ll be detailing some of the aspects of life here in Japan that are contributing to my culture shock in an attempt to help others prepare for their future lives in Japan. 

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First Day in Hokkaido, Japan

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"Finally, I am in Japan :D ". That is the first statement of me that I shout when I arrived in this sakura country. In this post, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Warsono El Kiyat, you can call me “Ano”, a master student from Bogor Agricultural Univeristy (IPB, Indonesia). I am a “Hokudaisai” who is studying in Laboratory of Biochemistry at Research Faculty of Agriculture, with Mori sensei for 6 months. In this article, I will tell you about my first day in Japan. So, let you continue this reading :D hahaha .

One word that can be said for Japan, is "cool". Although Japan has four seasons, I think all seasons always cool. Either winter, spring, summer or autumn, Japan is so cool for me, I think. In contrast to Indonesia, which only has two seasons, and both of them are equally hot :D hahaha. 

In the first day, after I arrived in Chitose Airport, I was picked up by my supporter, Hirohiko-san. He made a paper containing the greeting “Welcome Mr. Warsono El Kiyat!; Selamat Siang!” inside. It is unusual for me because I have never yet got this moment, and I felt like a guest star who is invited to show the concert :D hahahah. Since then, I have learned that Japanese peoples are very kind and  friendly towards their guests.


In the night, I join with my friends for dinner at japanese restaurant in JR Station. Even some of dinner members didn’t take a meal, we enjoyed it. That was the first opportunity of us to tell each other and familiarize ourselves.


We are the participants of PARE Summer School 2015, Hokkaido University.
I hope, we can meet again at another time. See you all :D :D :D.









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