Sports Day 2019

Today was characterized by perfect early May weather, mild with clear blue skies, just right for Sports Day. At this school, grades only compete against themselves, and the sixth grade has five classes. There were three events: sprints, in heats; an interminable relay race wherein everyone ran about twenty times; and Korean dodgeball, where catching a thrown ball doesn't put the thrower out!


I complimented this one girl on her top-knot and she said it was 똥, ddong, a Korean word meaning, um, dung. Naturally, I pulled up my camera to get a picture, and within about eight seconds, this happened:


Sports Day usually involves a special festive meal, and the menu promised "Washington hot dog"--no, I've never heard of it either. Turns out, chili dog, and not as bad as it looks. And the cream broccoli soup was particularly good, if incongruous.