Beating stress by flying kites

There is something about kite flying that was so relaxing. Could it be because of the childhood memories that it evoked in me? I just dont know what it was but seeing each of us , flying our kites today in the windy afternoon was fun.

I had forgotten how funny and interesting flying a kite can be. It is an exciting and interesting experience when you see your kite gliding in the sky and beating all odds to stay afloat.

I am sure some people reading this will say: You guys went to Japan to fly kites! Well, yes..ha ha ha!! Actually, flying kites was a kind of stress buster. At first I was sceptical because being an African, I believe that when you start on something, you have to work like a donkey on it until closing time. But one of my instructors suggested that in order to get a clearer perspective on what we were working on by going out for some fresh air.

So this afternoon, we got our Kites, that were kindly made for us by one retiring professor who is loves kite flying. Went to the play ground and flew them! Oh so much laughing and screaming as some people's kites collided and were written off. Others helplessly saw theirs disappear into the skyline in the neighbourhood when they accidently let go of the strings.

What an interesting stress buster it was!