Today we had our Sports Day. This is the third and final one for me to see at Takasago Minami High School. I feel like I’m an expert now about what goes on – the timing, the events, and I can even understand some of the announcements over the PA system. I remember my first sports day – I was a wide-eyed neophyte just taking it all in.
I took lots of pictures, and had a great time talking with the students. We chatted about all kinds of things – in both English and Japanese. I wore sunscreen this time, so I wasn’t too crispy at the end of the day.
As always I really enjoyed seeing the team flags, and the sports club relay was really good this year. Usually the students just fool around in their uniforms and walk slowly around the track, but this year they ran as hard as the could. Even the kendo members clad in armor ran around the track against members of the swim team wearing only swim trunks.
We had the same events as usual, and I cheered on various teams as they worked hard to bring home the prize. This year I didn’t actually participate like last year – in fact, none of the teachers did this year. It was all about the students, and that’s probably the way it should be.
