Last week was a holiday called Tomb Sweeping Day (not clear if anyone actually still sweeps tombs or if it's just a day off) and so in typical China fashion we were commanded to work the weekend so we could have Monday and Tuesday off too (holiday was Wednesday). That's right, a seven day week and then three days off then a two day week. Instead of just giving us Monday off and making it a three day weekend. I don't know. It's how they do it here. I was a little luckier than the other teachers because my school decided to hold a sports day. It was iffy because it looked like too much rain, but the students rallied and literally swept the track of rain water so they could run.
Events included marching, jazzercise, races, long jump, high jump, and throwing something (couldn't tell what). My duties were to remain on campus and walk around. I decided to be responsible and not ditch out for five days off and took some pictures, but remained relatively useless. The students had fun and the weekend ended with a soccer match between the school team and some parents. I was told the score was 4-0 but never told which side won... Haha.
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