The whole community of Houk (aka Pulusuk) came out to compete on February 7th, 2011. Houk is a tiny island about two hundred miles to the west of the main lagoon of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia, a nation which spreads across the western Pacific, just north of the equator. As always in contests on Houk, the teams are clearly divided: Blue vs. Red. Malin, a first-grader holds up the Blue Team's flag while Pasiano, the social studies teacher for 5th-8th grades (and my host father), directs boys to their starting line for the 'mile run', which was actually closer to a quarter-mile. Field day is a great chance to show off and be silly. Races on foot or passing coconuts or weaving palm frond baskets, in groups or as individuals, last the whole day--all capped by the grand finale: name calling. I forget who won the most points, but I do remember the laughter shared by all.