Gujo Physical Education Field Day!

On the Sunday of my home stay, the family took me to a Physical Education Day at one of the local schools. About 7 different schools participated and the festivities included children and adults. As I was quietly watching the proceedings, one of the older gentlemen walked over to me, took my hand, and invited me to join his team ( all this was conveyed without a word being exchanged!). It was then that I realized I was part of the balloon squishing team!! The proud sign of victory you see is me celebrating the fact that I ran the length of the field, put my balloon on a chair, SAT on it, and squished it FASTER than the gentleman from the other team. MY TEAM WON!!! I got to high-five my whole team!!! The other pictures are of the children's race, Ikaho and her friends, the tug-of-war, and tama-ire ( a game where 2 large baskets are set at the top of poles. Red and white compete with each other to see which team can throw the most balls into the baskets). My team did not do as well with tama-ire! It was a great day and the rain only added to the fun!