November 12, 2012
Seiritsu ID Students go potato picking!
Jesse here;
On the morning of the 10th November, a Saturday, our three valiant exchange students, class 1C and 1D took the final journey for the year out to the school's fields in Washinomiya. This time, it was potato-picking season.
Seiritsu students enjoying the weather and hard work!
As we arrived, we weren’t quite sure what to expect, as none of us had ever farmed potatoes before. We received our shovels and marched over to line of potato filled dirt, making sure that we pulled the top section of the potatoes out properly. Then came the frantic digging, searching and laughing as we found potatoes, and sliced more than a few in half with our shovels. Not only did we harvest regular potatoes, but sweet potatoes as well.
After we had finished up the harvesting, everyone gathered around a colossal pot to, got our rice and curry, and ate the food of champions. It was at this point that the teachers brought out plastic bags, and said that we could take however many potatoes we wanted home. Even with most people taking over 5 kilograms of potatoes, there were still many left by the time we went home. All in all, it was a success, and our host families will be provided with a lot of potatoes for the week or so to come.