Today I joined the SIDS run with all
of the Extension students. Before I decided to join this event I did not know about
SIDS. I really like to run and I could not join BLOOMS DAY in last semester so
I decided to run. This is not just fun so I must think about people who lost a
child. I have never experienced such a sad accident so I cannot understand how sad
they are. I think all of the people who joined think about this event very
seriously because when I arrived at the park everyone was quiet except some children.
While I was running I saw some people put pins their T-shirts. I was curious
about what it was so I asked Jill later. She told me that pin is the symbol of
people who lost a child. When I heard that I felt painful. To be honest, this
morning I did not want to join this event because I wanted to take a rest and I
wanted to finish all of my homework so I regretted applying for this event.
However I do not regret joining this event now. Today, I learned about SIDS and
how serious this event is. It was a very good opportunity to think about life.
I had a good time visiting the Southwest USA with Extension students from 15 to 21, October. It was an education trip and I experienced new things and there was a lot of nature which is comfortable for me. I was looking forward to going on the Southwest trip for a long time. I have image that the Southwest is very hot but this place was cold than Spokane. It was interesting that the temperature was totally different in the same place. There were three emotions that I experienced on this trip. First, I was moved by the beautiful landscape of the Grand Canyon. It is absolutely enormous. When I look down the cliff, I remembered the teacher's caution for us that there are lots of people who die and I scared. I and my roommate wanted to see the sunrise so we tried to got up at 4:00 a.m. and then we could see the sunrise which was really fabulous. After that, we decided to rent a bicycle but we changed our mind and because we had lots of time. Surprisingly, we walked 10 miles aro...