So today was the big gym festival.  From 8:30-4:00 we got to sit outside in 86 degree heat either watch or compete in an activity, which had already been pre-planned.  Most people had two events, with a few having three, and a few having one.  I was just normal with two.  I got to be in the class jump rope competition, and tug of war.  Fumiya (ironically) got the same things, but we’re in different classes now, so he was the enemy!  Of course, I hung out with him and Tatsuya the whole time.  It was ok I guess, just sitting there talking, but it was SO HOT!

In America, I don’t believe they’d do that.  I think they’d actually be concerned about safety.  But, of course, in Japan you can just tough it out.  And no reminder to bring water bottles or anything.  Sometimes I like safe, padded American life.  Anyways, I have mildly red arms and a sunburned nose now.  THANKS!  I was hoping that I would tan out to look like a Japanese person, but no luck.  Just kind of more reddish now, which isn’t cool.  Aww…

I was going to video it with my Lumix, but the heat made me lethargic and I decided not to do that.  I snapped like two pictures during lunch break, when we were allowed back inside the school.  At least we had cellphone use when we were outside.  Yay!  A *little* less boring.  But still.  Tomorrow I’ll be video-ing during classes, because a lot of people on YouTube want to see Japanese school.  And I don’t see a problem with obliging them.  Ben, the teacher from Texas, is also talking to the English teacher to do a group web-blog and put it up on my YouTube account, which would be AWESOME.  It was his idea, actually, not mine.  He watches my video blogs…

Speaking of people I know watching my video blogs, some Rotex girls walked up to me at a Rotary thing and started talking about my YouTube videos.  ‘Yeah, I saw you on YouTube…’.  It’s funny when people in Japan like find my videos and then talk to me.  That’s why I keep opinions out of them!  Docu-style is ok.  And anyone worried about the swimsuit thing, don’t be.  I purposefully worried people but I actually put it on over my gym uniform.  No way was I going to go on camera with it…  Anyone who thought I would…just no.

So today was really hot.  And hot.  And hot.  This is why I HATE Japan’s summer.  I am a cooler weather type of guy, and it doesn’t suit me at all.  Rainy season will actually start soon, so it will be semi-tropical for about a month.

Later~