On the last night of the Japan-Korea exchange program, we took the Korean group to Osu, a popular shopping arcade in Nagoya. There were 12 people in our group. The junior high school students wanted to eat ramen, but the adults preferred something else, so we divided into two smaller groups. I took the adults to an “udon” noodle restaurant. The other leaders took the children to Sugakiya, a ramen chain store. They enjoyed the ramen, and they loved the spork, Sugakiya’s special spoon-fork. After dinner, the adults went shopping at a drugstore. The children found some toy vending machines and bought little stuffed animals. I was happy that we were able to satisfy both groups.  (116 words)

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