Sports Meeting

Girl's relay team....with me and their "coach" Allen.

Hertz and Hank

Sport's Meeting has arrived...QU Stadium

My Freshman are in white with red hats.

Honey & Claire. She is my "honey!" She helps me with everything.

Sunshine and Bryant (with the girl's relay award). My two tallest boys about to participate in the high jump.

Part of the boy's relay team.....(Allen, Potter, James, Terry, Hanley, Rock, Kevin, Jack)

More relay team.... (Jason, Bolt, Sunshine, Eric, Wayne, Charles, Allen, Steven, Henry)

My long jumpers--Bolt and Shane

Dance team....not bad, but Whit could definitely show them a thing or two. (Emily, Sophia Martina, Vivian, Me, Emma, Stephanie)

Sunshine is extremely tall for a Chinese boy and he loves his name!

First races of the day....... Love these kids!

Last week the kids had "Sports Meeting" at the University. It was great because I didn't have to teach on Friday. It was also great because it was excellent weather, a fun competition and the kids are so awesome to be with. Sports Meeting is the equivalent of a big track and field meet. There were kids who were athletes and kids who had never run before. All the students were there cheering their classmates on; opening and closing ceremonies; cheerleaders and dancing groups, etc. My freshman were so excited to have me there--they were constantly taking care of me--coming to find me when I arrived and escorting me to the group, putting paper down to sit on, holding a parasol over my head so I'm out of the sun, bringing me water or a treat and making sure I'm comfortable. I was interviewed by the school newspaper and radio station about 8 times. (The kids brought the newspaper to school and were so "proud of me"....they don't realize that I'm the "token" foreignerI got to wander around on the field because they thought I knew what I was doing. Anyway, back to the grindstone this week. The kids are giving class presentations the next few weeks and they've been really great so far.