Thursday I had the opportunity, as a parent volunteer, to accompany Roo's class on their first ever school overnight trip. We met at a nearby station, took the train to Shinjuku station (considered the busiest station in the world because of the gargantuan number of passengers), made a train switch and travelled for about 45 minutes, and finally, took a short bus ride to a facility near Mt. Takao. Six adults towing ten children. The facility, Waku Waku Village, is a complex containing indoor cafeterias, arts and craft rooms, and gymnasiums. Unfortunately we didn't get to experience any of the surrounding area full of trees and outdoor adventure because rain had muddied the grounds. The kids kept busy making candles, tie dying t-shirts, preparing their own curry, roasting marshmallows and eating smores, sanding wood for a log necklace, and constructing paper airplanes. Other than a couple vomit episodes, a favorite t-shirt mistakenly tie-dyed, and tears from tiredness on day two, everything went fairly smoothly. Good memories that I'm certain will stay with this group of five and six year olds for a long time!
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