Then there was the umbrella performance. For weeks I'd hear this music during my afternoon classes but I couldn't see where it was coming from. Today I found that it was for the umbrellas.





There was also a taekwondo performance. This is the principal demonstrating what he does to naughty children (really, he's a pretty cool headmaster).



The girl in the front by herself is on one of the posters in the foyer leading to the office where I take lunch.



Some of my students are in this team. They would have to leave a few minutes early on certain days to rehearse. It worked out well, since they had nunchaku and they didn't hurt anyone or themselves.



And drums. I would see some of the students running around with drums. They were pretty big and i guess a nuisance to them but there perforance was very good. I don't know, but to me there is something primeval about drums. Maybe it has something to do with our heartbeat. Either way, it always gets to my very core.



Most fun I'd had in a long time today. I'm really happy I went since I didn't have to go to school anyway. Also, I had lunch with the other teachers (I usually eat lunch with the office staff and the principal). There was so much food! I had calbi for the first time. Calbi are beef ribs, I think they are stewed. I really can't understand why my students snigger when I ask one of them what their favourite food is, and the others reply "She likes calbi". I also had this drink called shiken. It's made from rice and served ice-cold. It has a slightly sweet taste. Very nice.