The soccer field at ECA is affectionately known as Turfy. They tell me it is the only artificial field in all of Venezuela. It is made with a blend of plastic grass and chopped up bits of rubber also known as Turfy. I am sure that the school's cleaning crews, parents and house-cleaners get tired of cleaning up these gremlins from all over campus, car, and home. Turfy sticks to everything. This morning, in a rare occurrence, a student was sent to the nurse's office for getting some stuck in his ear. Last night I was on the field for about 90 minutes and came home with a stockpile in my shoes. Multiply that by 600 students and 183 school days and you will see that a lot of Turfy escapes each year.