May 16, 2012
Gabriel's May web post
Last week on Friday [May 11th], my class and Nicolas' class went rice planting together. It was very interesting. First we departed from the school at 10.30 and were at the Seiritsu Football fields at around 11.30. When we arrived there we ate lunch. We had to bring our own food so my lunch was white bread, cookies and crackers. Also some mitsuya cider, it was super delicious!
We went to the rice fields at around 12.30 and then planted rice, along with the frogs and the insects. I didn’t think that the fields would be as muddy as they were. In Tochigi [where Gabu often goes to help with his host family on a farm at weekends - Peter] they look like small lakes everywhere but now I was in the actual 'lake' I noticed that it was more mud.
When we were done with the rice planting, we went back to the football fields and washed our legs and arms. But in some people's cases they had to wash their whole body after wanting to jump in with the frogs.
It was a very interesting day.