This trip was originally a solo trip to Sapporo that I had planned to celebrate the end of the school semester. However, a week before departure, when I mentioned it to my mother, she said she really wanted to go then too and asked to join me. So, I hastily booked an additional spot on the bus tour and rushed to prepare for the trip. Having been on several bus tours before, I had always used guided tours merely as a means of transportation to nearby destinations I wanted to visit. But after meeting Guide Ire, who accompanied us today, my perspective changed a little. I used to dislike listening to explanations about places because I prefer to interpret my travels through my own lens. However, after hearing the guide say, “I can’t change the lens of your vision, but I can help you focus it,” I started listening intently to the explanations. I also reflected on what kind of perspective I had been taking towards travel destinations. Honestly, a big reason I signed up was to take photos, but before I knew it, I was on a trip where I was internalizing the impressions each place gave me. My mother loved the two-shot photo the guide took of us, which made me happy too. We were able to get into Junpei, a restaurant in Biei village, smoothly without waiting, and the conversation I had with the owner at the recommended cafe was so warm and pleasant. Although I was tired from waking up early, I laughed a lot thanks to the guide’s infectious happy virus. Thank you! Congratulations on your marriage!