Trick or Treat! My very first Korean Halloween was extremely fun; actually, one of the best. Many of the foreigners got dressed up on Saturday night, and headed downtown where a few of the bars were having parties. I would give my costume a C-; F- for originality and B+ for cuteness. Since Halloween isn’t celebrated in Korea, there were a lack of costumes to choose from. My original plan was to get a costume when I was home, but I never made it to a store. So I needed to work with what I had. I opened my closet and my first thought was a lumberjack (I have a lot of plaid shirts and a trapper hat). Then my one friend gave me another idea when she called me Poca (I was given this nickname because my Native American inspired wardrobe); and that’s what I went with. Adam made me felt feathers and painted my face and that’s when I transformed to Poca-kimchi.
Adam’s costume was pretty amazing. He was Clark Kent. I got the idea from another friend on facebook, and Adam being the super creative person that he is, made a superman logo that we had sewn to his shirt. It was great. When we were out, people would ask him if he was a businessman; he would just pull open his shirt to flash the logo. Pretty. Funny.
We also celebrated Halloween at school. This was the only place most of them celebrated the holiday. The teachers made a haunted house that we brought the different classes through. We painted the students faces, they received candy, and went through the haunted house. Some of the younger kids were soo scared that they cried before they even entered the haunted house. Some were not scared at all.
All in all, it was a great holiday. This upcoming weekend should also be fun. A group of us are heading to Seoul for a friend’s bachelorette party; should be interesting!
Before I go, I want to say happy birthday to my sister and Billy. If you didn’t know, they both have the same birthday. Have fun celebrating! One more, I want to wish Liam a very happy 1st birthday!! Have a great weekend!
