country report:
I wanted to talk about a country that some people never heard about which is the country Burundi. In order to cover a country report I have to mention the following:
Location and size: Burundi is located in East Central Africa and is slightly smaller than Maryland State. And the Land area is 27, 830 sq. km (10,745 sp mi).
Languages: Kirundi (Official), French (Official) and Swahili (Certain parts of the country)
Geography: Burundi is a landlocked country composed of hills and mountainous land and a plateau in the eastern region of the country. Also it is divided into 17 provinces. In addition to that, it has a major river such as the Kagera river also known as the source of the Nile river It has a major lake called lake Tanganyika which is the second deepest lake in the world(maximum depth of 4,800 ft.) after lake Baikal in Siberia and it is the third largest freshwater lake in the world. This lake is shared among four countries: DRC, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia. The Major Cities are: Bujumbura (Capital City) and Gitega (old Capital) .
Climate: Burundian climate is equatorial and is composed of four seasons:
Two wet seasons from February to May and from September to November and Two dry seasons from June to August and from December to January. The Annual temperatures vary between 23 C and 17 C (73.4 F and 62.6 F).
Population: Population 8,691,005 with growth rate of 3.4% peer a year Composed of three main ethnic groups which are 85% Hutu (Bantu) 14% (Tutsi) and 1% Twa (Pygmy).
Religions: 62% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant, 23% indigenous belief and 10% Muslim.
History and Politics: in 1899 Burundi became a German Colony but after World War I, German handed Burundi to Belgium. Burundi became a colony of Belgium and was renamed Ruanda-Urundi (Consisting of Burundi and Rwanda). On July 1st 1962, Burundi gained its independence and was no longer called Ruanda-Urundi. Shortly after independence was attained, Burundi joined the United Nations. (September 1962). June 1993, first democratic election won by Melchior Ndadaye who was assassinated after 100 days in office.
Economy: is divided into three sectors: agriculture which is 32.9% industry which is 21.3% services which is 45.8%. The main exports Coffee, Tea, Sugar and Cotton and the main imports Petroleum goods, Capital goods and food products.
Culture: holidays are observed in Burundi such as Christmas, Easter and, Eid. In Burundi’s culture getting married entails three main ceremonies.
buundi dance,lawoncoffee.comFood: Majority of the population lives off beans , sweet potatoes, corn or peas.
brundi food,myhungrytum.comTourist places to visit in Burundi: Saga Resha, Nyanza Lac (Resha), Rusizi Natural Reserve, Ruvubu National Park, and, Kibera National Park
Reference:
1-"CIA - The World Factbook." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Retrieved from
preparation:
In my second interview my preparation was improved a little bit from my first interview. I followed many advices about how to be a good interviewer and one of those was I concentrated on my mistakes from the first interview and I tried to avoid it. In addition, I practiced the questions by asking the interview questions to one of my friends before the interview. Since my second interviewee is from the same country that my first interviewee is, I did not need to research about their country Burundi because I had a background of it. Moreover, I tried hard to make the second interview to seem more professional than the first one. By being more organized, positive and trying to be concentrated on the whole interview. So, I asked my second interviewee that I have an interview and I have the honor to have it with you and he accepted. Then, I scheduled a time for a meeting in the library. Later, in the day of the interview I went to the library I hour earlier than the meeting to reserve a room so we can have quite place for the interview. After that, as I asked the first interviewee that I will record the interview, I asked the second one too. At the end of the interview I thought that its It is important to say thank you for the time the interviewee spent with me.
Interview transcript:
1. 1-What is your name?
My name is jean- Michel Ininahazwe
2. Where are you from?
I am from Burundi
3. Please describe the education system of your country.
The education system in my country is very different compared to the one in United States. For example, when you are in high school you need to already know what will be your major. It is not like here where people who finish high school don’t know what they want to do.
4. Could you tell me some difference between American education and your home education?
American education is most of the time a four years bachelor degree but in my country we have three years bachelor degree. The education back home is pretty much similar to the European education because my country was colonized by a European country (Belgium).
5. How has your culture influenced your people/family values?
6. What is the form of government in your country?
The government in my country is different to the one in USA. At the head of the country, there is one president who is followed by the first vice president and the second vice president. The president is the one who gives order. In addition, there are several ministers which are lead with a different person.
7. Tell me one thing that makes you proud of your country?
My country has one the best coffee in the world.
8. What places /sites would you recommend to tourists?
I would recommend people to visit the countryside and the lake Tanganyika.
9. What festivals do you celebrate in your country?
The festivals that we celebrate in my country a pretty much the same with the one that Americans celebrate expect Halloween, thanksgiving and saint Patrick day. In addition, we have ceremonies in honor of the presidents who fought for the independence of my country.
10. 9. What's the weather like in your hometown?
In my hometown, there is two type of weather. The first one is a dry season which last six month and the second one is humid season which also last six month.
11. What is a type of sport in your country?
Like almost every country in Africa, Burundians love soccer.
12. What's a traditional food in your country?
The traditional food in my country is “Isombe” , cassava or “Ubugali” and beans.
13. what do most women do after they get married in your country? (house wife, working?)
After a woman gets married, she takes care of everything that concern housework, and kids. It usually depends on the woman. If she wants she can work then she will hire someone to do the housework such as cooking.
14. What will you do after you go back to your home country?
After I go back home, I want to open a business and create new job opportunity for people.
15. Where do you see yourself in fifteen years later?
It’s hard to predict the future. I will maybe probably be married and have kids.
16. Before we finish this interview do you have any word or advice for international students?
Yes, I would like to encourage international student to keep focus and remember the reason why they are here. Sometimes, they have too much fun then they get bad grade or they drop out of school.
17. Why don't you study for this degree in your home country and why did you choose the United States of America?
I choose to come in United States because I wanted to improve my English. In addition, I came here because universities back home are not really good compared to the ones here.
18. What are your resources to pay your university charges?
I don’t pay my tuition by myself but I have a private scholarship from my parents. I only pay for my rent, and some random bills.
19. Can you tell me some of your hobbies?
I like to watch soccer, hang out with my friends and dance sometimes.
20. Will you go home during Christmas holiday? Why?
No I won’t go home during Christmas holiday because the tickets are kind of expensive. I think it is not worthy to buy a ticket of 2000 dollars for just two weeks. However, I am planning to go back home next summer because my sister is getting married. I am very excited about it.
Personal thoughts:
After I interviewed Jean Michel who is from the same country as my first interviewee is. I found that even if they are from the same country, each one of them has some different thoughts. However, they share same believes. To be honest, I believe that thuds can be affected by the atmosphere in how people live, income, country system, and self-personal experience that I didn’t experience it or live it. However, when we compare us to a different people whom lived a different life we can learn more about their life butting in concern if theirs are harder life to live or easier. Comparing to us it can benefit us to know what to do in the future or if our life changed to be good or bad. As a metaphorical view everyone is in a box that imitates the way he lives. Though, we need to choose a box for ourselves to find happiness in our life and by learning from others we may find someone who has the same box we were looking for without knowing it. Sometimes, we find something good as a technic to change our life into a better and an easy lifestyle because we did not know about it or experiences it.
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