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.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...