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Since I didn't post a blog for yesterday, I figured that I owed you all that much. Yesterday was the infamous Sports Day at Xaiver's College. I honestly have never seen anything like it in my life! The day began with every single department of majors marching one after the other with signs applicable to their major. We were the last group to go with a tiny white sign that said "College of St. Johns, St. Ben's. Visiting Students". Although we were a small group, we marched singing "St. Johns!" and then our own remix, "St. Ben's!" at the top of our lungs. We did receive many stares, but we received more clapping and yelling which is a lot for Indians, since apparently the don't really yell at sporting events. After the procession, we watched the various sports events. I held the extreme priveledge of participating in the ping pong race or whatever the offical name was. This included balancing a ping pong ball on a ping pong paddle for a little less than 100 meters. Whoever crossed the finish line first with the ball still on the paddle won the race. You could balance it or you could bounce it, but you couldn't catch it with your hands, and you obviously couldn't drop it. I managed second place by running and bouncing the ping pong ball. If I do say so myself, I think I should receive first place for the most bounces on a paddle. Folks, it takes great talent to do what I did, and I think I may have found my calling in India. I shall be a ping pong bouncer and race across various countries. It sounds like a swell life to me!
Other students from our group did the piggy-back race and other students from our group raced holding a magazine between their hands together, don't ask because I'm still not entirely sure how to explain that one. The last event that I participated in was the 100 meter relay. I began the relay, and let me tell you, Indian runners do not stay in their lanes. I bet I could have beat three other girls if they wouldn't have cut me off, and if I hadn't been running in hiking boots perhaps. We did take 3rd though, which I was somewhat satisfied with, hehe.
After Sports Day, we went to an underground market, which was incredible. However, it did include a meat market which simply reminded me why I am a vegetarian. I won't go into details for the sake of those meat-eaters out there reading this blog. Later at night we went over to two other students' home and watched an extremely random Indian movie. Still not sure what that was about.
Since I didn't post a blog for yesterday, I figured that I owed you all that much. Yesterday was the infamous Sports Day at Xaiver's College. I honestly have never seen anything like it in my life! The day began with every single department of majors marching one after the other with signs applicable to their major. We were the last group to go with a tiny white sign that said "College of St. Johns, St. Ben's. Visiting Students". Although we were a small group, we marched singing "St. Johns!" and then our own remix, "St. Ben's!" at the top of our lungs. We did receive many stares, but we received more clapping and yelling which is a lot for Indians, since apparently the don't really yell at sporting events. After the procession, we watched the various sports events. I held the extreme priveledge of participating in the ping pong race or whatever the offical name was. This included balancing a ping pong ball on a ping pong paddle for a little less than 100 meters. Whoever crossed the finish line first with the ball still on the paddle won the race. You could balance it or you could bounce it, but you couldn't catch it with your hands, and you obviously couldn't drop it. I managed second place by running and bouncing the ping pong ball. If I do say so myself, I think I should receive first place for the most bounces on a paddle. Folks, it takes great talent to do what I did, and I think I may have found my calling in India. I shall be a ping pong bouncer and race across various countries. It sounds like a swell life to me!
Other students from our group did the piggy-back race and other students from our group raced holding a magazine between their hands together, don't ask because I'm still not entirely sure how to explain that one. The last event that I participated in was the 100 meter relay. I began the relay, and let me tell you, Indian runners do not stay in their lanes. I bet I could have beat three other girls if they wouldn't have cut me off, and if I hadn't been running in hiking boots perhaps. We did take 3rd though, which I was somewhat satisfied with, hehe.
After Sports Day, we went to an underground market, which was incredible. However, it did include a meat market which simply reminded me why I am a vegetarian. I won't go into details for the sake of those meat-eaters out there reading this blog. Later at night we went over to two other students' home and watched an extremely random Indian movie. Still not sure what that was about.
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