Futsal Tournament Champions
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Bob's Birthday -
We celebrated Bob's birthday by going out to dinner at a local ramen shop and returned home for cake, ice cream and presents. Not sure how it happened, but for the past few years Bob seems to be getting younger while I am getting older. I was not a math mahor in college but something seems amiss with his math...
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| Bob's birthday dinner at a ramen shop |
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| Cake, ice cream and presents - some how he keeps getting younger... |
Valentines Day Hike -
We went on a Valentine's Day hike after church on Sunday, weaving our way to the love lock display and lookout. I cannot imaging the US having anything like this due to the liability. However, here in Japan it is fairly common to have a large tower or in this case a staircase in order to gain a 360 degree view of the surrounding cities.
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| Pond near hiking trail |
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| Lookout tower on our hike |
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| Cool itty bitty lichen on a tree that look like little red flowers |
Futsal at Marist Brothers International School – Kobe
The KCS boys’ futsal team traveled to Kobe to play in the Marist Brothers International School tournament a couple weeks ago. Though the team was missing a couple of players due to illness, they played very well. In spite of only having one sub, they won their first two matches to earn a spot in the championship.
The fields were soaked as it rained most of the day so the AstroTurf was really slick making it difficult for the boys to stay on their feet. They won the championship match going undefeated to win the tournament. This is sort of like David vs. Goliath since our school is really small and Marist has an enrollment of about 300 students. This was a huge accomplishment for our team and they really did a great job.
I had never watched futsal until this tournament but I admit I enjoyed it a lot. It was sort of like soccer but much faster without off sides and the field is much smaller.
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| Futsal tournament at Marist Brothers International School - Kobe |
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| KCS vs. Marist Brothers at Marist - Kobe, Japan |
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| KCS vs. Sons of the Light |
We continue to feel so blessed and fortunate to be a part of this amazing school. Thank you for following our adventure. Whether you are partnering with us in prayer, financially or just following to see what new and crazy experiences we encounter, we appreciate knowing you are there and enjoy hearing your messages of encouragement.
In His service with gratitude,
K. Chadduck