On April 26, my youngest son’s pre-school (幼稚園) went on a field trip (修学旅行) to Tobe
Zoo. The weather had been warm recently, so we dressed for a nice spring day. Of course, that meant that it was unusually windy and it turned out to be a rather cold day.
Looking at the animals is always fun! But when you go with a group of people, there is a schedule that needs to followed. First, we need to take a class picture. Then it is time to eat (although it is not even lunch time yet). I am not going to argue. Eating is one of my favorite things to do!
After lunch, we worked our way to the elephants and then the 
monkeys. We wanted to see the orangutan cross the rope bridge, so we waited around for his performance. Another of my kids, Douglas Jr. didn’t want to wait. He wanted to continue walking around the zoo with some of his friends. Off he went, while we waited. The orangutan made his walk extra interesting by slipping for a sec. ("second"; "short time") He recovered without any trouble, but I started to wonder what would happen if he fell? Would he be injured? Would he be angry? Do orangutan’s eat people??
When I was a kid, I used to love going on field trips. But now as a parent, I enjoy them much less. They are hard work! First of all, we have to wake up early on our only day to catch some z’s. (get extra sleep) Then, we have to prepare a boxed lunch (弁当) for the family (and when I say we, I mean my wife).
Finally, when we get back home, the kids are exhausted (疲れ果てる) and need to be carried back into the house. What I want to know is, who is going to carry me??
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