My kids continue to impress me. This time it is Sarah.
A few weeks ago Sarah surprised Melissa and me by joining the 8th grade track team.
Keep in mind that our kids have been in Haiti most of their schooling careers - with almost zero opportunity to participate in organized sports of any kind. And it shows in more ways than one.
One of us at the dinner table asked her how soon the track competitions would begin and, I kid you not, Sarah responded, "We compete?"
Okay, so it became immediately obvious that her sole motivation for joining the team was a couple of friends who twisted her arm. Still, she has stuck with it even when practice has gotten painful. (Though she threatened to quit daily the first week.) And she is starting to make some gains in her stamina.
Sarah's first competition was last Wednesday, a sunny but frigid spring evening. She didn't win any medals, but she gave it her best and it was great to see her looking so natural in a setting that would have been completely outside her comfort zone just a few months ago.
Here's her first race - the 100 meter dash. Sarah is in yellow and blue, far right lane:
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