The SIDS RUN is for babies who died. There were many people who wore T shirts with pictures of their dead babies. I felt so sad. I couldn't feel it was a fun event, but people smiled and enjoyed this event. People ran for the babies, and people encouraged the families. They wanted to think positively. I walked and saw many children and adults with baby carriages. All people looked happy. I was glad they were positive. By the way, three miles was very short. Most of the time I walked, but it took only an hour. Sometimes the landscape was very beautiful. I want to go hiking in Coeur d'Alene. It is probably beautiful. When I was running, I was thinking these things. After I finished running, volunteers gave me some food and coffee and cocoa. It helped me very much. Then, there were auctions and a toy service which gave children toys. It was free. At first, I was moved and felt sad during this event. However, I wanted to encourage people who lost their babies. Enjoying this event made them happy. I think that this event is important for keeping the babies in their minds. I hope their families and the babies feel happy and this event continues forever.
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...
