I belong to an environmental group, and we have an exchange program with a Korean group. We go to Korea one year, and they come to Japan the next year. This year, they came to Nagoya and did a nature walk on Fujimae Tidal Flat. In the evening, we stayed at a temple. The teenagers in my group made a “sugoroku” board game on the floor using cushions. They put cards under each cushion, and one person from each team moved around the board. Everyone wanted their team to win, so they got very excited. They really enjoyed themselves and made friends with each other that night. We slept on those cushions, the girls on the first floor and the boys on the second floor. The priest and his family were wonderful, and we thanked them and Buddha for letting us stay at the temple.   (145 words)

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