Who are you?

I am Shimwa Blaise Pascal Twagirayezu, current undergraduate in civil engineering at Michigan tech.

What do you do for fun?

I mostly like to interact with people and if possible do it assisted by some alcohol.

What is your favourite community and why?

ASCE, american society of civil engineers, there is no special apart from the fact that it represents great opportunities as far as my career is concerned and that it allows me to learn from people who have been through the way I am taking right now.

What is your Superpower?

I believe that any power U have that is above average would never be considered as superpower, nevertheless I would like to mention that my ability to empathize is quite extraordinary.

How do you use it to build community?

People all over require only one person to listen to them and pay attention to their feelings, even though I cannot praise myself as possibly being able to do that to every one, I by the way have a possibility to empathize with any situation regardless with other unessential factors such height or other …. Sometimes this abilities beaty gets lost in translation and the only result is total hate towards my character.

My Three Favourite Things About Blaise Are…

1. Eloquent Assertiveness. I met Blaise in Kigali, Rwanda in 2006, and he immediately impressed me with his candid, insightful, thoughtful, and very direct history of East Africa and the region’s current struggles with neo-colonialism. It was inspiring stuff.

2. Goal Setting. Immediately upon my return to Canada (then Victoria), Blaise persistently contacted me about studying in North America – it was an uphill battle to say the least. And now the young man finds himself in Michigan studying civil engineering. Well done, Blaise!

3. Musical Stylings. He’s a great DJ who can produce solid beats from here to Kigali and back again. Rock on, Blaise!