We are housing all of the participations for the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. Last night my roommate Jean, her friend visiting from Ireland Jenna, and myself went to the games. They have many unusual events like the Muk Tuk (Whale Blubber) eating contest, Seal Skinning, Ear Pull, Knuckle Hop, and Walrus Blanket Toss. Check out http://www.weio.org/games/index.html to read more about the games.

When we were there we saw the talent competition for their beauty contest. Then some dancers from New Mexico came and did some traditional dances in their costumes. They invited everyone to participate and lots of people did. We saw the championships of the “One-Hand Reach” competition. This game requires the athlete to balance their whole weight on one hand and reach a target, controlling their balance and coming down to the original position.

Then they did the fish cutting contest. It was not about carving fish like jack o’ lanterns as I was hoping. They received 20 donated salmon from Gordon’s Fishery and the winner was the one who could score and fillet the fish the quickest and the cleanest. They had some extra fish and they were looking for some volunteers to participate. So my roommate Jean jumps in. Someone lent her a pocket knife and she joined in. Jean came in last even having someone take over for her. But, we did get a big salmon out of the deal. Pretty nifty!