VIS ( 10)Voice of the International Students

医学研究科
国際連携室だより
August 2013

Vol.

What is VIS ?
The International Relations Oﬃce of the Faculty of Medicine issues a newsletter "VIS" to send out a live message from ourinternational students and to promote the exchange of cultural information from diﬀerent countries. We hope this letter
helps to cultivate intercultural communications and put international exchanges into action. (quoted from VIS Vol. 1)
このニュースレターの発行の目的は、留学生の生の声を外に出すことと、異なる国の文化の情報交換を促進することにあります。このニュー（VIS Vol.1 より転載）
スレターが異なる文化間のコミュニケーションを養い、国際交流を実行していく上で役に立つことを望んでいます。

Sapporo is awesome
札幌は最高！

oming to Japan on the HUSTEP program

Visiting an elementary school, spending a

was my ﬁrst experience to travel outside of myweekend in a Buddhist temple, goinghome country of Croatia and Europe.

snowshoeing and hiking, living in Keiteki

Exploring Sapporo and Hokkaido made me

dormitory, experiencing hanami, biking tofall in love with them almost instantly. While

Otaru, participating in Hokudai-sai … these aremaking a one-month trip around Japan

all memories that will stay with me wherever I

during the spring vacation, I got to know thego and on whichever path I choose to follow. I

rich variety of diﬀerent Japanese regions. After

sincerely hope the journey of life will

returning to Hokkaido, I realized how amazing

eventually lead me back to Sapporo.

and special it is, even in the context of JapanJuraj Šabic
HUSTEP (Hokkaido University Short-term

itself. An important part of what made the lastyear so great for me was bonding with

Exchange Program) 2012/2013

incredibly cool people, some of whom will

Student (Croatia)

undoubtedly become life-long friends.

Voice of the International Students1VIS ( 10)Voice of the International Students

医学研究科
国際連携室だより
August 2013

Vol.

Cultural Bridges
文化の架け橋hen I was oﬀered the opportunity toThe excellent education program I havepursue a master degree on a scholarship inentered, combined with Japanese unique

Japan, I was very surprised and excited.

culture, has created a good study

However, before I came to Japan I wasatmosphere for me in Japan. I hope to be aworried because I am only able to speak

bridge between Indonesia and Japan in theEnglish and my mother language offuture, with the aim of cross promoting

Indonesian. However, after I joined a

education and culture.

Japanese language program at the

日本に来たとき，私は日本語を全く話すInternational Student Center of Hokkaido

ことができませんでした．その後日本語コー

University, and my Japanese language

スの授業を受け，さらにホームスティの機

ability gradually improved. I also joined a会もあって日本語は上達し日本の文化を知“home stay” program, which gave me an

ることができました．これにより，日本でDoddy Juli Irawan

experience to learn Japanese culture and勉強するよい環境が整いました．将来はイ

Msc Student of Hokkaido University

to practice my Japanese language skills

ンドネシアと日本の架け橋になって，教育

Graduate School of Environmental Sciencewith a Japanese family.と文化をお互いに促進していきたいです．

(Indonesia)

HUISA Helps

北海道大学留学生協議会による留学生支援
have been a member of the Hokkaido

I hope we can make the life of international

University International Student Association

students at Hokudai happy and meaningful.

(HUISA) since September, 2011. I enjoy trips

私 は 2011 年 11 月 に 留 学 生 協 議 会

and events they organize for international（HUISA）の会員になり，HUISA が主催するstudents. I became the culture secretary of

旅行やイベントを楽しみました．以後，会HUISA in October, 2012, and helped

計担当などの役員も務め，文化祭では故郷

organize the culture festival in December.

ウルグアイのダンスを踊りました．HUISAAll performances were great, including theの仕事は楽しいです．これからも北大留学

Uyghur dance from my hometown in China,生が喜ぶイベントをやっていきたいです．

which I did with other Uyghur girls. Thisyear, I'm the treasurer for HUISA. Hokkaido
University International Food Festival wasDelnur Anwar

HUISAʼs biggest event. Separating garbage

PhD student of Hokkaido University

was a diﬃcult task, however, I enjoyed

Graduate School of Medicine

working with HUISA members.

(China, Uyghur)

2

Voice of the International Students

An African tent : First time charm
アフリカテント：はじめての成功tʼ s always a challenge to take on new in life,

my homeland of MALAWI 8000 miles away.

especially when it involves many groups. It is

The best of Africa was right here on theeven more challenging to do it with groups ofstreets of Hokudai. It was truly wonderful.

people from diﬀerent countries: a whole

今年の北大祭のインターナショナル・フー

continent in fact. This was my task at the 2013

ドフェスティバルに，アフリカの異なる国

Hokkaido University International Food

からきた留学生グループが店を出しました．

Festival, where for the ﬁrst time there was an

料理をみたときに，これは特別なものにな

African tent. My apprehension wasりそうだと感じました．アフリカン・ドラ

completely blown away when I met theムビートとダンスがテントの外で始まると，

lovely people from all over the African

これは私を故郷マラウイに引き戻しました．

continent. When I saw the food, I knew this

本当に素晴らしかった！

was going to be special! Indeed, how

Bongani Kaimilla
Msc student of Hokkaido University

wonderful it turned out to be. There were somany exciting moments. One deserves

Graduate School of Medicine

special mention; the drum beats and dance(Malawi)

outside the tent. It brought me back to

Tasting the BBQ

戸外でのバーベキューパーティー
came from Yokohama this April to start

私は 4 月に北大医学部に学士編入学しましstudying Medicine at Hokudai. Spring BBQ

た，東京にあった前の大学は構内は火気厳禁

Party was the ﬁrst special event I attended.

でしが，北大では図書館のすぐ横で BBQ パー

The barbecue took place in a courtyard next

ティーをすることができます…カルチャーto the Medical Library on a chilly spring

ショックでした．自然豊かなキャンパスで，4afternoon. Sapporo can be COLD! Not only

月とは思えない寒さで震えながら色々な国のdid I enjoy delicious foreign food, but I also

人たちと火を囲んだ BBQ パーティーは，北大

had the privilege of meeting people from

1 年目の忘れられない思い出になりました．

many countries. It was exciting to shareideas with the many people who haveHiroaki Watanabe
Medical student (M2) of Hokkaido University
School of Medicine(Japan)come to Sapporo from all over the world tostudy or to engage in research. Now that I
have tasted the BBQ, Iʼ m looking forward totake part in future events.

Voice of the International Students 3

VIS ( 10)Voice of the International Students

医学研究科
国際連携室だより
August 2013

Vol.

Furubira world camp
古平ワールドキャンプ

eautiful scenery, cool sea breeze, warm
sunshine, clear blue skies and more wereleave for Sapporo. I hope such exchanges
would be a long lasting tradition.

shared between international students6 月に北大の留学生数人が古平町に招待さfrom Hokkaido University and the residents

れました．ここには，留学生と文化を共有しof Furubira on June 22 and 23, 2013. This

たいと願っているもてなし上手な家族たちがwelcoming village is home to hospitable

いました．町長の歓迎の辞のあと，町民と留Japanese families eager to share and learn

学生がチームを組んで，ゲームをしました．

from the rest of the world. The Mayor, Mr.

ハイライトはキャンプファイアのそばで行わ

Honma in his welcoming address noted

れた留学生の歌と踊りによる自国の文化の紹that the students represented almost every

介でした．翌日は，パークゴルフをしました．

continent in the world. Teams made up of

このような町民との楽しい交流会は北海道のresidents including children as young as

伝統として長く続けてほしいです．

ﬁve years old and students competed inseveral games. The highlight was a cultural

Devon Dublin

event where song and dance from around

PhD student of Hokkaido University

the globe ﬁlled the air alongside a raging

Graduate School of Environmental

campﬁre. On the last day, most of thoseScience（Guyana）

involved in a heated park golf race werereluctant to leave the game unﬁnished to

Voice of the International Students 医学研究科 国際連携室だより

Vol.10Issued by the International Relations Oﬃce, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
Date of Publication: August, 2013
Correspondence to: relation@med.hokudai.ac.jp
Website URL: http://kokusai.med.hokudai.ac.jp
Designed by Junpei Tsuji

4

Voice of the International Students