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.
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 ...