the end of another week......

 


Well, we managed to have a video chat...some of us were only typing, but it seemed to work alright just the same. The girls have their school swimming carnival this coming Friday and seem to be really excited about it. They aren't really all that competitive, but they have a good time so it works out ok. School sport is very different here. Every kid competes within the school and the top few go on to compete against the other local schools then so on and so on. There is no after school practise or events, it is all in school hours and each kid has to have a go (no trying out or joining a team). The girls do alright at cross-country and athletics but their swimming skills are limited to being in the surf, not really racing. Tory has a mean body surf up already! Keep in mind that I am not a swimmer myself at all. Posted by Picasa

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Schrader's said…
Good Luck to the girls on friday, it would be nice not to have outside practices and all. Of course there are no school atheletics here until High School now. And it's to the point if they don't compete in club or summer programs, they have no chance of making a team in high school. sad. Thank goodness Jackie's interests lie outside of that realm. Anywho - good luck girls! Can't wait to see you on video chat!
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