今日は、以前にご紹介したローリング・ヒルズ・カブナント教会・日本語部の野外礼拝/カレー大会/運動会でした。歌を歌ったり、牧師さんのお話を聞いたあとで、8種類ものカレー（激辛から甘口まで）をたらふくごちそうになり、お腹がこなれた頃に運動会というプログラム。
Rolling Hills Covenant Church, which we had been to two weeks ago, had an outdoor worship today, so we joined them there. It was actually an outdoor worship/curry lunch/field day. We had 8 different curries, from extremely spicy to non-spicy, and it was fun to try a bit of everything. After lunch, we had fun with casual competitions of various field matches.
パパ（左からふたりめ）も綱引きに参加。これは40才以上のおじさんグループ（左・計10人）と40才未満の若手グループ（右・ハンデ付きで7人）の対抗。おじさんたちは検討し、勝利を収めました。
Daddy took part in a tug of war. He is the second from the left. This match was "senior" group consisting of ten of over-40 people on the left vs. "youth" group consisting of seven of under-40 people on the right. The result? Senior group won "with ease."
ママと娘の二人三脚。イチニ、イチニと声をかけながら頑張りました。南カリフォルニアの太陽を浴びて一日中外で過ごした気持ちのよい日でした。シャーロッツビルの日本補習教室の運動会のことを思い出しながら古い友達を懐かしく思いつつ、ここでの新しい友達ができる予感のする、希望のある日でした。
This is two of us in a three-legged race. We did just fine, singing one, two, one two... We were blessed with southern California sunshine and enjoyed the day so much. It brought us back the wonderful memories of those filed days we shared with friends of Charlottesville Japanese school back in Virginia. This was a day we spent, thinking of good old friends in Charlottesville, and wishing we make good new friends here in Los Angeles.
