Sports Day

Quick update on Sam -- it was a fracture indeed so they have updated her to a full cast which she gets to sport for two weeks.

Today was "sports day" or the "sports festival" at Yamasho. All the students dress down and spend the day outside competing in both fun and semi-serious events. Teachers too get involved -- I did a relay with other teachers in which I had to kick a rugby ball a quarter of the way around the track. Later I ran a more serious relay on a teacher team.

My high school certainly had nothing like this sports day, which is so serious that it required a half-day "rehearsal" the day before for some reason. Sports days are found in most Japanese schools, but since Yamasho is a sports-oriented places, it's more about actual events than a festive atmosphere. Fun things are mixed in with the serious races, though.

But I have to go to Japanese class at the moment. I've got Friday off and then I'm working straight though the weekend for Yamasho's school festival, which is also much bigger than any U.S. counterpart I've ever heard of. When they do things here, the REALLY do them.

Gotta run!