The best thing that happened this week.

Originally written 9/26/08

Well, I think that best thing that happened this week was yesterday's gym class. We were supposed to be playing basketball but I just couldn't gather up the energy to play so, I spoke with L & M about playing some double dutch.
It was so much fun!
I totally suck because as little girl, I never played it. It was always the girly girl think to do and I stayed well enough away from stupid things like that.
Of course now, 60 years later, I see it as the cool alternative sport. I like how it's popular in black culture. I felt a little blacker every time I tried to jump in. It was awesome. I went home and downloaded You Tube videos. My students were talking about how the Philly teams are especially nice. I want to find out everything I could about this culture. It was like my ping pong obsession all over again.
I seem to really enjoy off the cuff sports: Surfing, tennis, soccer, boomerang, field events, skateboarding, bmx, and now double dutch. It's not that I don't like mainstream sports. I'm just more attracted to the edgier ones. So yeah. Playing double dutch was the best thing that happened this week. I'm hoping one day we're good enough to challenge Wildwood Elementary but I hear they're pretty killer.