I led a nature walk in English yesterday. Most of the families were Japanese, but the parents and the children could all speak some English. Staff members helped me take the group to a tidal flat on a river. Once we got there, language no longer mattered. The kids loved looking for crabs and mudskippers. When they picked up a rock, they found crabs under it. At first, they were afraid of getting pinched by the crabs, but they quickly learned how to pick them up safely. The mudskippers were really hard to catch because they were so fast. Some kids used nets and caught a lot. I didn’t have a net, so I used my hands, and I caught one. I felt really proud of myself, just like a kid! (130 words)