tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25713648.post523157003942967837..comments2024-01-14T17:29:57.602+09:00Comments on Life in Rural Japan: Sports Day RehearsalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03671659320538901131noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25713648.post-17508083716464069842010-09-23T08:37:24.405+09:002010-09-23T08:37:24.405+09:00Yep, undokai practice here is nuts! They practice ...Yep, undokai practice here is nuts! They practice and practice and practice. Rehearsals, rehearsals and even more practice. <br /><br />Good luck for Sunday for the undokai. I'll be hoping for clear skies and beautiful weather for you guys. : )<br /><br />I have 2 more undokai's. @_@ Noah's is fine but the town undokai? That's really pushing it. Ha ha ha.; )Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427544303742999100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25713648.post-76957724282745965712010-09-20T22:25:49.009+09:002010-09-20T22:25:49.009+09:00Oh and I forgot. 8 days a year spent taking tests,...Oh and I forgot. 8 days a year spent taking tests, plus time for revision in class. that is 40 extra lessons right there!shufuinjapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404417280288866192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25713648.post-78990404376946665472010-09-20T22:24:26.473+09:002010-09-20T22:24:26.473+09:00I hear you about practicing way too much for sport...I hear you about practicing way too much for sports day. I think if the schools got rid of all the faffing around (to borrow Gaijin Wife's word) with sports day, culture festivals, committees for this and that, there would be a lot more time for learning!! We always had sports day and swimming sports day in the first two weeks of school to get it out of the way as quickly as possible and we shufuinjapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404417280288866192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25713648.post-13506360448800105932010-09-18T19:58:59.884+09:002010-09-18T19:58:59.884+09:00crazy, crazy crazy. For the last couple of weeks I...crazy, crazy crazy. For the last couple of weeks I may have been talking out bumholeyole for all the good it did my English students. They have been soooooo tired by the time they get here. Thanks for tea, coffee, goodies and lunch for Ryu yesterday! Sorry we stayed for so long.Gaijin Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002872730404970732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25713648.post-54282403034739883512010-09-18T13:14:24.665+09:002010-09-18T13:14:24.665+09:00wow. I didn't know they practiced so much for...wow. I didn't know they practiced so much for it.<br /><br />my "sports day" (it was called field day) was once of my favorite days of the year. Who can argue against all the candy you can eat, and a killer sun-burn?<br /><br />We never practiced. Just showed up and ran, jump, eat candy, etc.kevinnoreply@blogger.com