Telefónica Visit

Telefónica came to visit Friday May 22, so we there were no classes. Not being Peruvian, you're probably wondering what Telefónica is. Your best guess may be that it's somehow connected to telephones. Good guess! Telefónica is the largest phone service provider in Peru.

Now you're wondering why a visit from the phone company means no classes. Since Telefónica is a major company, it's got a major charity. That major charity does various kinds of work. One of the works the charity does is put on sports clinics at schools. So last Friday (May 22), we had the equivalent of a field day run by Verizon.

They focused on volleyball, athleticism (basically different ways of running), and “minibasketball.” I put “minibasketball” in quotations because it was a class of over 150 kids. I guess what made it “mini” was that they didn't actually play a game.*

Anyways, here's some pictures from the day. The kids are all wearing their Telefónica t-shirts, and all went home with a Telefónica ball (like those cheap ones you buy at Stop&Shop). It was a really fun day. As always, click the images if you want to see a larger version. Enjoy.

*Let's just pause for a moment and imagine the epic chaos of a basketball game where both teams have 75 players on the floor.

Minibasketball

Climbing the goalpost is really popular with the elementary school kids 

The teachers played off on their own on the side.

I jumped in after I took this photo.

Water break

Hooray for free balls and fun!