Fumiko’s Posts
What would you do when you are busy/tired and cannot be bothered to prepare a meal? If you are in New Zealand, probably… fish and chips? Chinese takeaways? If you are in Japan, ‘konbini no obento’ would be definitely one of your options! 忙しかったりつかれていたりして、料理をしたくない時、みなさんはどうしますか。ニュージーランドの人は、フィッシュアンドチップスとか、中華料理のテイクアウトでしょうか。日本にいたら。。。コンビニのお弁当を考えるでしょう。 ‘Konbini’ is an abbreviation for convenience stores in Japanese. ‘Konbini’ is […]
Continue readingHave you already planned new year resolutions? If they include something like learning new skills, you might want to consider studying at a university 🏫! Trimester A for 2024 at the University of Waikato will start at the end of February. There is plenty of time till then, but or… because of that, it is […]
Continue readingThe Year 2024 has now started. There should be full of joy to celebrate the new start but, as you know, there are so many things happening in Japan at the moment. These strongly remind us of the preciousness of ordinary. We do hope everything will soon go back to normal. Please look after yourself! […]
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It has been bitterly cold here, in New Zealand these days. Are you coping all right? I noticed beautiful cherry blossom while walking around on our campus today. We heard it had been extremely hot in Japan. Wherever you are, let’s look forward to the approaching nice season (spring for me; autumn for you, perhaps?) […]
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August has come again. We had the 78th anniversary ceremony in Hiroshima a couple of days ago. Another ceremony will be held in Nagasaki tomorrow. We must, more than ever before, remind ourselves of the consequences people have been through in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You might be interested in reading this: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hiroshima-78th-anniversary-mayor-calls-nuclear-deterrence-folly/BQ23I4GK5ZASLHMXD6XNVTXMYA/
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Have you heard of Tanabata before? Tanabata is a festival held in Japan on 7 July. What we normally do is to write down a wish (e.g., I would like to pass the exam) on a strip of paper and put it on a bamboo tree. I remember I wrote some wishes and decorated a […]
Continue readingYou might think that you need to start studying at the beginning of the year like February/March at a university; which is incorrect! It depends on the papers you want to take, but you could start your uni life in the middle of the year. Trimester B will start in a couple of weeks (more […]
Continue readingThe University of Waikato will hold open day(s) soon. Why did I type open day(s)? – I did this deliberately because we want you to know that there are several days set for this special opportunity; hopefully many people will manage to find time and visit us!! Hamilton Campus Fri 26 May: 9am – 2pm […]
Continue readingJapanese uni students are conducting a survey about discrimination against the elderly in Japan and New Zealand. Could you spare five minutes or so and answer a few questions, please? I will paste the info sheet (sorry, it’s quite small here; please enlarge it for your reading (｡-人-｡) ) and QR codes (for Japanese version […]
Continue readingTrimester A will start from 27 February this year. If you are interested in studying at the university but not sure where to start, please contact us! 今年は、2月27日から前期[ぜんき](= Trimester A)の授業[じゅぎょう](= class)が始まります。興味[きょうみ]がある(= be interested)けどどうしていいかわからない。。。という人は、どうぞ大学に問[と]い合わせをして(= to make a query)ください！ General Enquiries: info@waikato.ac.nz 0800 WAIKATO ( 0800 924 528) or 07 838 4176
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