My second (Thursday) school had a hiking trip scheduled and I
asked to go with them for the first time. I showed up almost late with jeans
on. They looked at me as if I was a space alien, wearing jeans to a hike, lol.
Even the smallest student was geared up in the most expensive mountain climbing
outfit including walking sticks. Hiking clothes can cost around one thousand US
dollars. It is serious business to hike here.
Before the hike, the six grade class
expressed concern for our safety. Wasn't that sweet?
Well, after about an hour, the other
english teacher and I were both sweating buckets. We were not even able to keep
up with the 1st graders! Those little kids left us in their dust! All we saw
was the back of their little itty bitty heads. Luckily for us, after the
second hour, one of the sixth grade boys was unable to complete the climb. He
was overheated and vomited three times and reluctantly had to turn back. Being
the good teachers we were, we heroically offered to bring him back down the mountain
so the others could proceed without us.
It was a huge sacrifice but we were BOTH
VERY happy to make it, lol.
