A World of a Million Colors: A Taste of Home With A Chinese Twist

In case you didn’t know before here is a little tidbit about me: I LOVE HALLOWEEN! It is honestly one of my favorite holidays. The thought of missing out on it was the most depressing part of being over here until I discovered that the school likes to celebrate the American holidays as a way of teaching the kids about our traditions. So, needless to say, I got a Halloween!! It was the most hilarious and just fun and exciting Halloween ever.

It started out with the school informing us that we wouldn’t be teaching that Monday and that we would be required to be in the school lobby at 7am sharp dressed up and ready to go.

We spent the first little bit running around helping to finish decorate the school. Then we were given Halloween make-up kits and went around to the classrooms and painted the kids faces. I had a small tube of fake blood and the kids loved it!! They were so adorable and so excited about the holiday. After we finished all the kids headed out to the track where they had a costume parade and I got to find a bunch of my students and we all danced around. At one point I got mobbed by a bunch of Kareena’s girls who I adore.

When we got back to the classroom we played games with the kids as they went around yelling “Trick-Or-Treat!” to every person they came across, even each other! It was so much fun. I played an intense game of musical chairs with one group of kids who were some feisty competition. I gotta say… I love those kids! After lunch they put on a Halloween fashion show which was super hilarious. I have never had a better Halloween in my life. Just being here and spending the whole day goofing off with my kids was the most perfect way to spend a holiday!

This is a couple of the Chinese teachers who are assigned to help us out. The one in red is Serena and the one in black is Phyl. They are both adorable and very sweet, although like any of the teachers we've met here, they can be super scary when they need to be. :)