Long time, no blog!! ...Internet woes....
Anyway... I want to tell you all about Halloween! Halloween is not celebrated in China, but my group hosted a Halloween Party on Saturday night (the 29th, not the actual Halloween) to teach the Chinese students about the holiday. Like a lot of things here, we ended up getting this party together a little bit last minute. We each got 15 tickets to give out to friends (although there were some complications with this due to some bad communication with the Waiban). We also invited our teachers and the Waiban (foreign affairs office) staff. So in total, we invited around 200-250 people. We had a lot of snacks, a lot of decorations, and a lot of fun! We had music and a few games, but mostly it was people socializing and enjoying each other’s costumes. My friends really seemed to enjoy our party, so I would say it was a success!!!
Kia was our party photographer, so here are some pictures she took at the party:
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| Me (fairy) |
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| Cindy (black cat) |
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| Kia (witch) |
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| Guy (woman) |
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| Bert (panda) |
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| Dan (panda) |
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| Luke (weird old wizard) |
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Axel (sunflower)
Also: on the left, Ottobeck [spelling?], a foreign student from Uzbekistan |
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Chris (shepherd) & Obama (his sheep)
[Obama is Liu Hao Xuan's dog] |
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| Zach (mummy) |
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| Nolan (Wall Street guy) |
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Rachel & Sarita (belly dancers)
Also: Nikolai [spelling?], a foreign student from Russia (Russian mobster) &
Charles, a foreign student from U.S. [but not in my group] (woman) |
My Chinese friends:
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| Liu Hao Xuan & me |
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| Vivien & Olivia (my language partner) |
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| Paul & Kia |
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| Jackie, a girl I don't know, Kia & Daisy |
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| Vivien, Klinda, two girls I don't know, Shirley & Ryan |
