personal thoughs

There a lot of things that I gained after I interviewed Eric.  I saw different thoughts and  believes in a different way of thinking whitch made me not to think that I am the only one lives in this planet. He influenced me to change to be an open minded and to accept different believes and ideas. In general I think that the interview was interesting. In addition, I believe that both of us adapted to this interview so fluently. Because he saw my questions and did not deny any question. In the other hand, I saw some answers which were not accepted for me but I did not interrupt or argued him and I left him finish his answers. Many parts of the interview were interested and I was excited to talk about such as the parts which were talking about the favorite sports and the national food of Burundi. In contrast, some parts of the interview were absolutely boring for me like when we talked about the education in his country. One of my objects was to know Eric’s thoughts about some cases and I succeeded this part. But the second object which I did not achieve was to talk about the problems between Hutu and Tutsi. 

In conclusion, this interview made me believe that there are many countries that I do not know or know wrong facts about it and Burundi was one of the countries that I did not know. In this interview I talked about country facts, my preparation for the interview and my personal thoughts. At the end of this assignment I hope that you got the benefit from this interview.  

The interview

1-What is your name?

My name is Eric Ricky Karorero    

2. Where are you from?

 I am from Burundi

3. Please describe the education system of your country.

 it is divided in four categories: garden school,  elementary school, high school and college ( three years of undergraduate school, and two years of graduate school)

4.Could you tell me some difference between American education and your home education?

 There more resources in America schools than in my country. Students can experiment in lab what they learn during lectures. There are computer everywhere that student can uses, a big library with all the necessary for studying, there is also tutoring centers that are helpful for students having difficulties in classes.

5. How has your culture influenced your people/family values?

 I don’t understand the question, be more specific.

6. What is the form of government in your country? My country is under the system of democracy. We have a president, a vice president, and ministers that are elected every five years. Of course there is a parliament with senators and deputes.

7. Tell me one thing that makes you proud of your country?

My country went through ten year of civil war, but since 2005 things have changed.  The whole country is being rebuilt, and the economy is growing. I am proud of that, because Burundians stay strong though the hard time they went through, so now they are unified and they are rebuilding the country.

8. What places /sites would you recommend to tourists?

 I would recommend tourist to visit Saga Nyanza, saga Resha, hotel club du Lac Tanganyika. All the places are next to the lake, and they are many activities that tourists can enjoy.

9. What festivals do you celebrate in your country?

We celebrate music festival, art festival, and we also have a break for religious ceremonies such as easter,..

10. What's the weather like in your hometown?

 We have two seasons back home. The rainy season and the dry season.

11. What is a type of sport in your country?

We practice a lot of sport such as soccer rugby, volleyball, basketball, ping pong, tennis, judo, karate…, but the most famous is soccer.

12. What's a traditional food in your country?

  The common food we eat back home are beans, Ndagala (fishes found in the Lake Tanganyika), Ubugari, Isombe.

13. What do most women do after they get married in your country?

 (House wife, working?) . Back home, the woman keeps working though she is married. She takes care of the house when she comes back from work. Her most important duty after the weeding is to make sure that her husband and kids eat. Usually, every household has a servant that cleans the house, and cooks.

14. What will you do after you go back to your home country?

I want to start a company of construction, and use all the skills that I gained in America to develop infrastructures in my country.  We need more building, bridge, and roads.

15. Where do you see yourself in fifteen years later?

  I see myself back home, owning a company that operates in east Africa, and starting to build a place to stay for kid who leaves in streets.

16. Before we finish this interview do you have any word or advice for international students?

“Don’t ever forget where you are from”

17. Why don't you study for this degree in your home country and why did you choose the United States of America?

I chose the USA, because it is the most powerful country in the world, and graduating from here gives me more jobs opportunities.

18. What are your resources to pay your university charges?

 I have two jobs on campus, but most of charges including my tuition is paid by my parents. I thank God for that, because I don’t have to worry about getting a financial aid or a loan.

19. Can you tell me some of your hobbies?

 I like working out, singing, listening to music hanging out with friends, travelling, Eating, trying new things.

20.  Will you go home during Christmas holiday? Why?

 No, because it is too far, and I have only three weeks of break. I will go back home for the summer, because  I will have three months to enjoy

process description

The interview was not going to be done without the professional working and the high slandered preparation. So first, I prepared mentally by reincarnation a character of an interviewer. And I selected Eric from Burundi to ask him for an interview. Eric accepted my request and I scheduled a meeting with him in Atwood. Two days later in the day of the meeting I came before two hours of the meeting.  Then, I printed out two copies of the interview question and I waited for him. While I was waiting for Eric I thought of a method of asking that I was going to do that suit him and me at the same time. After that, the interviewee came and I asked him to take a seat. Next, I gave him a copy of my interview questions and told him to point out the questions that he did not want to answer. He looked to the answers and did not oppose any question. I turned on the recorder and the timer together seeking the write amount of time. I started giving him the questions one by one and category by category. After 35 minutes of asking I ended up the interview and thanked him for his time and his information about him and his country Burundi.     

     

country report

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).

burundi location,cia.gov

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) .

burundi map,cia.gov

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.

 Burundi currency,atsnotes.com

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.com

Food: Majority of the population lives off beans , sweet potatoes, corn or peas.

brundi food,myhungrytum.com

Tourist places to visit in Burundi: Saga Resha, Nyanza Lac (Resha), Rusizi Natural Reserve, Ruvubu National Park, and, Kibera National Park

burundi, okapitoursandtravel.com

Reference:

1-"CIA - The World Factbook." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Retrieved from

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/by.html

2-“Wikipedia.” burundi. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Retrieved from

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi

 

Presentation about Refworks

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Presentation about Refworks

Martha Mutwa

Rukhshod Abdullaev

Faisal Alfayez

Cheng Xu

Refworks:

Refworks is a piece of software that stores and allows you to manage the citation you will be using in your research paper. 

In this presentation we will talk about Refworks definition, how you can use it, and how it can help you.

1. DEFINITION

Refworks is a piece of software used to create bibliographies.

It imports citations that you choose from any type of source (books, articles, journals, websites, etc.), and creates the proper bibliography at the end of your paper. Any style can be chosen to be used by Refworks for the bibliography (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) and this one can be put in any format (Windows, HTML, etc.) that can be editable. This software, free for students, is very helpful and convenient for them while they are writing their papers.

 2.How to use it

Refworks is used by adding references in three ways as following:

-Direct export

-Importing text

-Search online

3. How it helps us

How does Refworks help us? Why do we use it?
1. Save Our Time!
We don't need to write references every time we do a project.

Refworks can export the all references we need using any style we want in just few seconds. 

It saves us a lot of time and makes our life more efficient and easier.

2. Keep our bibliography stored and organized!
We do not need to remember our bibliography all the time.

The refworks will keep all the records and make them well organized for us to easily search them and use them.

3. Less mistakes!
It is possible that sometimes we could make some mistakes when we are writing the references.

And these mistakes certainly cannot be negligible.

Software like Refworks greatly reduces the chance of mistaking and guarantees that we have a right and neat citation.

At the end of this presentation I hope that all you got the benefit from this presentation.  

20 Interview Questions

1.       Could you tell me a little bit about yourself and your home?

2.       Could you tell me a little bit about your country?

3.       Can you tell me some of your hobbies?

4.       Do you have a part time job?

5.       What is your academic background? And what is your major?

6.       When and where have you done your under-graduation?

7.       Why don't you study for this degree in your home country and why did you choose the United States of America?

8.       Could you tell me some difference between American education and your home education?

9.       What kind of good things do you know about America?

10.   How do you know about St. Cloud state University? And why this university and not other universities?

11.   Could you tell me a little bit about St. Cloud state University?

12.   How long will you study in the United States of America?

13.   Do you have any relatives here or in the United States of America?

14.   What are your resources to pay your university charges?

15.   What will you do after you go back to your home country?

16.   Do will you go home during Christmas holiday? Why?

17.   What are your career goals?

18.   Where do you see yourself in fifteen years later?

19.   Do you have any achievements? What is it?

20.   Before we finish this interview do you have any word or advice for international students?