A new method of teaching

I haven't forgotten the long stick that our teachers use to carry while entering in the class. Even i can still feel the pain in my hand when something went wrong with my English sentences while learning it in my childhood days. Even now a days some time we can heard some news of cruel punishments that teacher gives to the students for the small mistakes they made. This type of teaching methodology is used in most of the villages of Nepal even today. Teachers use to dictate the answers and students rot it down.

This Wednesday the class, where i used to study Norwegian language, was decorated as a dining hall. It was not a class room from any angle. Tables were set as if there is going to be a large feast. Previously, I along with some of my friends had gone shopping for a breakfast for all the students and teacher. All of the students were in happy mood as we entered with foods. Then the food is served. During serving, teacher showed us the things and told us what is its name in Norweigian, He also taught us how to ask for something, Kan du sende meg.............? Lots of new words and sentences were spoken that time and get into the brain easily cause we were practicing it- a sort of learning by doing.

I feel the way most effective.

Conference on Climate change_UN Day

With the running International week, here in Arendal, yesterday We had a very interesting seminar on Climate change. Though it was in Norwegian and we can only get the overview of what they are talking about, one the new thing i got to know is about Blue Carbon. While every one was talking about the Green Carbon, one important concept of Blue Carbon was introduce and I really think can't be ignored. So, I went on studying about it and found that Blue Carbon was all about "The role of Healthy Oceans in binding Carbon".It is the carbon captured by the world's oceans and represents more than 55 percent of the green carbon. The Living organisms in oceans stores carbon in the form of sediments from mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses. Planktons, marine viruses and bacteria and other microbial organism play a important role on Carbon cycle. i was Surprised to discover the fact that More than 36.5 gigatonnes of CarbonDioxide is captured by planktonic algae through photosynthesis each year out of which 0.5Gt C per year is stored in Sea bed.

Vegetated coastal habitats- mangrove forests, salt-marshes and seagrass meadows having large carbon sink capacity are experiencing a steep global decline. One of the study by Duarte et al. suggest that the world is losing its coastal habitat four times faster than rain forest and the rate of loss is accelarating. This facts concluded to consider those type of coastal habitat on a separate heading Blue Carbon.

Even though the confrence was concluded on a hope that a upcoming generation, Youth's can do some thing and they can seal the deal in copenhagen at end of this year, a small piece of insecurity stricked in my mind through out the remaining part of day which could not be washed out even by the short dinner party afterwards..............

Red Cross Multicultural Men Group

A most awaited group for men has been started on 15th october. We started with 10 men from 5 different Nations. There we talked about how often we are going to meet and what should be our activities for rest of the year. Then we decided we are going to meet every fortnight on thursday and the activities are not only for fun but also some information oriented. We talked to have awareness about the culture of Norway and also historical tour of Arendal as well as the election system of Norway along with the cooking different varieties of food from different nation and a friendly football match. The meeting went in norsk with some sentences in English so that some of us could understand it. The delecious Pizza added a scent in gold to the meeting.

Next meeting going to be held on 29th of this month and some of us are going to cook food of different nation that time. All interested men are invited in this group....

Stand at handball match

On 10th and 11th of October we had a stand at handball competition on two different stadium here one in Arendal and another in Tromoy. The stand was along with some Hjelpekropse. There we distribute informations about the Red cross youth and Red cross itself and tried to recruit more voluteers. It was not easy but Durga succeded to get one voluteer recruited. As planned we were to distribute condoms and show the proper way of using it but due to presence of some childs among the spectators organizers stopped us from doing so and we just had to put it in stand and distribute to those who really are interested to do. Here are some photographs from that stand.

Fixing up stand at the main entrance of the hall.

Andreas telling us how to note down information of new volunteers.



At stand 'second day'

Durga distributing information about Røde Kors Ungdom to youths.

Fixing banner of Røde Kors Ungdom.

At Stand 'first day'

Hjelpekropse helping in match.

Meeting Youth Group 'Tvedestrand'

On 24th of September we met a youth group of Tvedestrand. A first bus journey after we arrived to Arendal, Little bit dizzy but managed to stand. The egerness of group to hear us helped us to forget all these travelling experience...

After short waiting, we started our one hour presentation about Nepal, Nepal RedCross and Youth exchange program. Before presentation, they had asked us to have short breaks during our presentation but quite surprised to hear no breaks when we really asked for them.

Andreas, Group Leader, Showing different flavoured condoms to the youths.
with Andreas, Group Leder.

Fun part of the meeting..............

Looking forward to county meeting on 12th october...................................