Club Activities

  I belong to a circle. My circle is outdoor circle. We climb mountains, go for drives, and do many seasonal events. Today I am going to introduce you about my circle because I like my circle and members.

   I participated in the club activities since this April. For the first time I met my circle’s member, they came to talk me and were very kind. I was happy because I was little nervous. Since I had wanted to go around Hokkaido, the outdoor circle which goes many places in Hokkaido seemed very attractive. I decided to belong to it soon.

  Our circle’s main activity is done mainly summer. One of it is to climb mountains. You don’t have to be worried, because beginners can climb since my circle climb mountains which we can climb easy. I was beginner, too. But my seniors taught me how to climb mountains carefully. I learn what clothes I should wear, and things I have to bring. Our circle’s members climb mountains unhurriedly and we can enjoy plants and flowers. Luckily we can see animals sometimes. I saw deer and a squirrel and many birds. Climbing mountains is very wonderful. We can see grateful scenery of nature. In addition, we camp at tents on the previous day. We make dinner by everyone. We cook rice by pots. Popular menu of camp is stew or curry. Whatever the meal is, it is delicious. When I eat under the sky, every thing seems very good. After we climbed, we always went to hot spots. I talk with members a lot and laugh a lot. I had nice times with members. I climbed Apoi Mountain and Shioya Mountain, Kamui Mountain this year. Next year, I want to climb more.

 Second, we go for drives. I am favorite them, too. The end of summer, we drove to the east of Hokkaido. If I do not belong to my circle, I never have chance to go there during I am student. We drove to east and stay in cottage, and next day, we drove to east more and go Shiretoko. We also went to Hamanaka city and saw wetland. Wetland is very open and my mind was refreshed. I can saw Tanchou (crane). They were smart and so beautiful. I want to be crane, I thought then. There are many places that have wonderful scenes. Sky always showed me different view. We went hot spots many times. In Hokkaido, there are many hot spots and you can relax in it.

  All season we enjoy events. In spring, we go to see cherry blossoms. We hold a welcoming camp for new member. In the camp, we enjoy BBQ and have pleasant time. In summer, we climb mountains and go for drive. Some of my members go Sarobetsu wetland and stay there for about a week, work as guide. I also participated in it. I learned many names of plants, made display of the visitor center, and guided tourists around the wetland. Guiding is not easy, but I could get precious experience. Tourists said me thank you and I was very glad. In autumn, we hold a baked sweet potato BBQ. We can feel t change of the season. We went to fruits gathering, too. In winter we go skiing and make rice cake as New Year. Every season have happy events. I am glad to have nice time with my circle member.

Lastly, I am looking forward to see you again.

Thank you for your reading.