Why not take a cruise to Terra Australis?

For today's L&L time I reduced the entire saga of the First Fleet and British convict transportation to Australia down to a 5 minute story board. History has never looked so wonderful. A bunch of black and white striped people board a romantic looking ship in merry England, go for an 11 month cruise via Africa and various tropical islands before arriving in sunny Sydney Harbour in time to see Guy Sebastian perform at the Opera House. 218 years in the blink of an eye. The teachers loved it. Turns out most of them had little idea about Aussie history and while being vaguely aware of some connection we have with England they never quite realised what it stemmed from. No, we don't just think they have cute accents, they are us. Well, some of us... unfortunately explaining the concept of multiculturalism is too much for one week's L&L, I will attempt that one next week. Yes, I gave them a "to be continued..." today. Keep em all on the edge of their seats.

Meanwhile preparations for the school sports day continue at a frantic pace. Every single facet of the day has been rehearsed beyond belief. I reckon they even made the kids practice their Sport Day Poo. I am a participant in the "ball in the bowl" event which sees me jump on a wooden board to fling a ball up in the air which my partner (grade 4 Haruna-chan) has to catch in a bowl. We have practiced this. There don't seem to be any sports events though, not like athletics or anything, just a bunch of games. There are two teams, redhats and whitehats. I am in Redhats I think. I don't have a red hat though, only a green one. There are so many ways in which I don't fit in here; I also won't have my T-shirt tucked into the waistband of my trackie daks (which are pulled up Tommy McHighpants style), nor a towel around my neck, nor I fear, will I be spending any time in the sun without my sunnies on. Such a rebel.