There’s a lot of
talk at the moment about the London 2012 Olympics, I’m not a great fan of the
whole shebang and never have been – with the exception of watching the footy,
I’ve never been one for competitive sports.
Last week in Shangers, however, we had something that I found far more enjoyable to both watch and participate in – the EF Super Race. “What is this?” I hear you ask, part of our company’s summer shenanigans, and an excellent way to mark Children's Day on 1st June. One team is made up of two students and two parents. Each team must travel around the city by any means necessary to complete various challenges and collect company stamps upon completion. I was stationed at Shanghai Indoor Stadium with a group of teachers from our region. We were responsible for helping the participants shoot basketball hoops in the full size court nets: no mean feat if you are 4’ nothing and 6 years old.
Over 300
participants accepted the challenge, arriving in chauffeur driven cars, taxis
or by metro to complete the challenge.
One team arrived with parents pedalling bikes, their children sitting
patiently in small seats at the rear. It
was great, so much enthusiasm was shown by staff and participants alike, all
using whatever English they had to talk to us, offer thanks and ask to try
their hand at the baskets. I won’t lie,
I’d rather have been stationed at the Krispy Kreme shop, munching on EF doughnuts; but at least I got to
enjoy the glorious weather with good company.
EF Shanghai participants & staff
A xx
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