Last Saturday was CCSI’s annual Sports Day. In Japan there is a week in the fall and the spring where the whole week is devoted to practicing for Sports Day. It ends with a day long event in which families come out to watch their children compete. CCSI’s Sports Day was less intense (thankfully – because Aisan (Japanese track primary teacher) and I were in charge of putting this together along with the help of my brother-in-law Mark). We had a fun morning of three-legged races, waterballoon toss, and some fun Japanese games that I can’t spell. Both kids and adults participated and it was fun for all!
Getting excited for a big day!
Early morning stretches
Water balloon toss
Instead of potato bags, we had rice bag races
Wheel-barrow races
Friends and snacks
I will not even attempt to explain this one.
Praise God for fellowship, fun, great weather, no injuries, and many smiling faces!
Eric went on his first field trip last week. The first picture is a child holding a sweet potato he dug up, and the next is a picture of some of the kids in the field, followed by a Japanese farm that was next to the field where Eric and the kids worked.
Eric’s desk in the corner of his classroom.
CCSI – Covenant Community School International at the end of a day.
Learning Hiragana – part of the 1% of Japanese that Eric has learned.
