It has been always said that open discussion is important. Brain Storming is one of the forms of open discussion. When we were small, we were told that we needed to accept others' opinion. We were told that everybody was different and dive…

The other day, I went to the caribbean side of Nicaragua to observe an indigenous community called "Cayo Rama" :http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayo_Rama This is an indigenous island and registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. I interv…

This week, I have been in a country side of Nicaragua, interviewing mainly farmers in the area. Through various interviews, I realized the negative effect of climate change keenly.Surely, I have studied and read about climate change but ne…

ラテンの文化はマチスト（男中心）！ と決めつけるのはちょっと早いかもしれなくて、ニカラグアは実は女性の政治参加や企業幹部が多い国です。男女平等指数ランキング２０１２ http://memorva.jp/ranking/world/wef_global_gender_gap_report_2012.php これ…

学生のときアメリカを放浪してたとき、５ヶ月くらいテキサスの片田舎の語学学校にいた事があります。そのとき、英語の授業で「事実と意見を判別しましょう」っていう授業があって、英文テキストの、事実の部分には赤いマーカーを、意見の部分には緑のマーカ…