I met these kids while walking around Sakura, a nearby city, when I was there last week with our friends, Nicole and Mike. It was so fun for me to chat with them and somehow became a really memorable time. I couldn't believe how easy it was to talk to kids in Japanese, as compared to adults. They spoke at a good pace and we could understand each other well. They showed us the bugs that they had in their plastic bottle, and then we found a praying mantis which I think they put into shock with while "playing" with it. In the end, they covered it up with leaves and put it to bed. I hope it was able to wake up. :) We talked mostly about bugs and their favorites. And they had fun taking some pictures with my digital camera. When we left, they followed us. For a long ways. I started to get nervous that we were going to be accused of kidnapping, and kept asking them which direction their home was. Eventually, the boy (Takumi) said it was time for them to go and they headed back. I spend time with kids all the time as a teacher, but it was really fun to spend time with kids just as a normal person...especially kids as sweet as these two (I'm sure the praying mantis has a different opinion).
I met these kids while walking around Sakura, a nearby city, when I was there last week with our friends, Nicole and Mike. It was so fun for me to chat with them and somehow became a really memorable time. I couldn't believe how easy it was to talk to kids in Japanese, as compared to adults. They spoke at a good pace and we could understand each other well. They showed us the bugs that they had in their plastic bottle, and then we found a praying mantis which I think they put into shock with while "playing" with it. In the end, they covered it up with leaves and put it to bed. I hope it was able to wake up. :) We talked mostly about bugs and their favorites. And they had fun taking some pictures with my digital camera. When we left, they followed us. For a long ways. I started to get nervous that we were going to be accused of kidnapping, and kept asking them which direction their home was. Eventually, the boy (Takumi) said it was time for them to go and they headed back. I spend time with kids all the time as a teacher, but it was really fun to spend time with kids just as a normal person...especially kids as sweet as these two (I'm sure the praying mantis has a different opinion).
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CUTE kids! does his shirt say OREGON???
It does! It says "Oregon Style." The back said something really cute and funny too, but I can't remember it now.
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