teen spirit

::: high school students around the world love any excuse to get out of the classroom...many students in kobe are participating in an annual ritual called undo-kai (athletic event), a time for classes to compete against each other...these days teen spirit is particularly strong...

.

...on a crisp fall morning, claire cheered for her english student "t" (below right) and some of his friends...

.

...

.

...among many events involving class competition, there was an obstacle course comprised of the following: (1) crawling under a tarp; (2) walking across a beam; (3) getting dizzy with a bat; and (4) potato-sack race...

.

...

.

...

.

...

.

...

.

...

.

...oh, to be in high school again...

:::