Every year at SLP for the kindergarten classes they hold a day even t on a Saturday. Sports day is kind of like a giant color war. Two teams- blue and white- competing in silly games for no real prize. However, this fun idea is taken to a new level. Not only do the kids compete, but their parents (who have been drinking all day) are competing too. Let me just say, Korean mothers are quite competitive!
It ended up being a beautiful day for sports day. All the teachers showed up wearing black (although we were on respective teams but I honestly can’t even remember what team I was on). We rented out a schools soccer field for the day. Competitions included- mothers racing trying to grab the “prize” at the finish line (prizes included- toilet paper, toothpaste, zip-lock bags), tug-of-war, and other relay races. It was so hilarious to see these women, who might have trained for this, race and push each other to win!
I have to admit I was a little nervous that day, it was the first time I was going to meet all my children’s parents. I put on my cute face, was nice and polite. I had nothing to be worried about considering we don’t speak the same language. We were happy to meet each other, they laughed at my attempt to speak in Korean, and they were happy to see their children love me. All in all, it was pretty good.
Of course my 5-year-old babies could care less about the competition parts of the day. It’s always fun though to have a day off from teaching and just be able to play together, without the pressure of “learning” involved.
Let the games begin!
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