On October 21st, I heard a presentation about Ms. Burtz's great initiative. There are two things I learned in the presentation. First, I learn the greatness of taking on challenges. I was surprised by Ms. Burtz's ability to take action. Because even though she was in Tokyo, she started action alone for a place called Matsudai. She achieved great results there, and what started as one person's efforts were carried out by many people, and she became the subject of media appearances and awards. I felt amazing about her like this. Second, I learned about the greatness of the trail running race. I understood that we are not only creating an environment where we can coexist while protecting nature, but also working to improve children's language skills. I was curious about the initiative and looked at the homepage of Echigo-Matsudai's trail running race. There were many scenes where locals and participants interacted. Among the participants, not only Japanese but also ...