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Today after our classes we went back to the Air Force School and participated in Physical Education classes with the students. Their were multiple classes going on at once in the same field and the classes were separated by gender. I was in a boy's gym class with other students from Northeastern. We started by racing 100 meters and then continued with a game a freeze tag. The instructor of the class did not speak any english, so we had two older students from the Air Force School who helped translate the rules of the games to us. The games were fun! But the field they we were playing on was a bit hazardous. There were water hoses and pieces of brick on the field as well as someone cutting the grass with a weed-wacker while all the kids were playing around him.

The kids really seemed to enjoy the gym class. A few of the boys spoke a little english, and they would ask us where we were from, our age, our favorite sport, etc. Whenever we asked any of them their favorite sport, the answer was always soccer!

After the class, we had a Peruvian history lecture by one of the teachers at the school, and after that we played a soccer match with the school's soccer team! The match was a lot of fun! First there was a girl's game and then a boy's. Most people subbed in and out so everyone who wanted to play got a chance! I played for a little bit, but I wasn't that good which makes sense considering the only soccer experience I have is from physical education in high school. Both our boy's and girl's teams lost to the Air Force School's teams, but I assume that was to be expected!

The Physical Education Class

The Girl's Soccer Match