A NEW GENERATIONAL CONTRACT: My St. Gallen Symposium Experience

As a Civil Engineer, I always wondered how I could be different - how I could contribute to my profession, to my country, Tanzania, and to the world. Construction contributes to about 50% of...

Sixth week in Tokyo!

Hello everyone, This is my sixth week being part of the Engineering Design Programme and this week I took a side trip to Osaka/Kyoto as I had a few days free! Well I guess the...

Fifth week in Tokyo

Hello everyone! I realized last week I forgot to talk about my presentation in full. In addition to preparing for it, I also presented it as part of a 2D1N trip! The trip was awesome...

Fourth week in Tokyo!

Hello everyone! I’m now on to my fourth week at Tokyo. Already it is the halfway point. As I settle into my life in Japan, I noticed I am taking less photos. This week was...

Summer Festivals in Tokyo

Summer break (夏休み Natsu Yasumi) is coming in Japan and with it, there are a lot of summer festivals (夏祭り Natsu Matsuri) happening. Recently, I've been to a number of them so here they...

Trip to Osaka and Kyoto

先週、大阪と京都へ行きました!大阪はたくさんの美味しい食べ物があります。京都はたくさんの寺院があります。めっちゃ楽しかった! Last week, Frank and I visited Osaka and Kyoto for two days each, Osaka on Thursday and Friday, followed by Kyoto on Saturday and Sunday. Mode of Travel Tokyo to Osaka: Overnight bus booked via kosoku.com....

2 day trip at Ito City!

楽しかったね! Over the last weekend, our lab went on a two day training camp/trip to Ito City. It is about a 2 hours car ride south from Ookayama station so it's pretty far out from...

Busy week

こんにちは皆さん! It's Wednesday now and it's turning into a very busy week ahead. This weekend, the lab is going out for a trip where we will spend one day presenting about the Industry Analysis Project...

Dorayaki making!

So yesterday was a pretty long day. There was a Dorayaki making session for International students so Frank and I signed up for it. It was fun interacting with both the other exchange students...

Second Week in Tokyo!

Hello everyone! I'm back with an update of the second week in tokyo. So what have I been doing so far? Well, school has started officially and I have moved into the international student dorm....

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