I mentioned before that we had Spirit Week at school, and we ended it on Friday with a school dance. Now this dance had a Hollywood theme, and what’s a Hollywood party without the paparazzi, right?
So Gardner and I led the way, assaulting incoming kids with dumb questions and large cameras. The kids enjoyed getting some real Hollywood treatment, and we enjoyed harassing them. So it worked out well for everyone involved.
And there is only one word you can use to describe this picture: Classy.
As I’ve mentioned before, playing in a softball league in Austria is pretty entertaining. Last year, we saw a man playing in lederhosen and this year we played a team whose Center fielder was wearing shin guards to start the game.
I’m not really sure what his line of thinking was. Maybe there was a hole in his glove and he was afraid of a sharp grounder to the outfield. Or maybe he was expecting our offense to be a little more “aggressive.” Yikes!
Whatever the reason, it was fun to watch, and it’s always helpful to know beforehand who to try and hit the ball to.
After running the full Marathon last year, I was ready for a little less running this time around.
Solution: Marathon Relay. Four of us teachers each ran a leg of the Marathon, finishing it in about 3 hours 17 minutes. Here is our official “after” picture. As you can see, we all wore authentic VCS Track uniforms.
I’ve been told people don’t want to see this picture because we’re all in track shorts, but I disagree. I think you really do want to see these pictures(Click Flickr link on the right for more).
Question: Which kind of shorts are best for running?
FACT: Running Shorts.
It was a hot day, but our team did well and we were well supported by our encouraging staff…even the ones that hate running. 🙂
Here we are getting stretched out for our only meet this year in Budapest. (More picks can be found by clicking on the Flickr sidebar to the right.) Where are the girls? Well, unfortunately we had a little border mishap. Turns out one of our girls had an expired passport and couldn’t get through the Hungarian border, so we only had room enough to take the boys. Very sad story since this was our only meet and the girls were really excited about running. Two of them in particular were the major impetus for other kids signing up this year, so I felt really bad about them not being able to go.
The boys did a great job, though, winning every single race we ran this hot day in Budapest. This is the first time in a couple of years we’ve been able to field a track team, and I’m really happy with the results. This was a great group of kids to work with, and I am excited about building on our success. Hopefully next year we’ll be able ot get a few more meets on the schedule, too.
While searching for some information today for Country Project on New Zealand, a student of mine uncovered this pictorial description of the life of a Kiwi (And you thought they grew on trees!):
