Benjamin has met several new friends and one of them happens to be on the Lacrosse team. As I've mentioned before soccer here is quite intense. Whenever we walk Benjamin to school in the morning there is a group of 1st and 2nd graders (older kids are not allowed on this particular side of the building in the morning) playing on the "field" which is just a black top type area covered with a fine dusting of sand... which makes it perfect for slipping when making quick turns. You know, the kind of quick turning required for soccer.
The other day as we were walking in we saw one kid (granted he is quite an
amazing soccer player. You can't miss him because he is the quickest and most savvy 2nd grade soccer player I have ever seen) kick the ball so hard into the goal and nail the goalie in the stomach or the crotch or the hand as he was covering his crotch SO hard.
The poor kid was doubled over screaming in pain. There were no less than a dozen parents in this area. Not ONE went over to help this kid or see if he was OK. Marty and I were a bit further on but we stopped and looked back and wondered if we should help but NO ONE was paying one bit of attention to him. So, when in Rome, I suppose. I guess kids here just learn to dust it off and keep playing. I know I over exaggerate but that kid was hit really hard. You heard the hit. Even Marty was a little stunned by how hard and how directly that kid was hit. So, in the end I'm happy he is trying a different sport.... although Lacrosse is kind of like American football with sticks so not sure we are better off. But the school team has a long waiting list that rarely if ever moves so we didn't have much of a choice.
Anyway... Benjamin tried out lacrosse for the first time and loved it!!
After practice and after Marty's show we decide to bike down to our new favorite Italian restaurant for dinner. The kids were really quite amazing with their physical exercise.
First they each had PE class, then the fun run where they each ran over 2 miles, Josie had her soccer elective during class, Benjamin had lacrosse practice. They both biked home from school and then we biked over a mile each way to dinner.
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Our outside eating days are slowly coming to an end
I fear but we will continue to eat outside as long
as they allow us. Josie has a book report due and
was deep inside her book all weekend. |
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Benjamin is trying to get an mosquito. The mosquitos
here are NUTS. They deserve an entire post devoted
entirely to them. It will be coming shortly. |
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