{"id":522,"date":"2004-10-28T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2004-10-28T11:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bryan.fredricks.net\/blog\/?p=522"},"modified":"2004-10-28T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2004-10-28T11:12:00","slug":"halloween-party-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bryan.fredricks.net\/blog\/?p=522","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I packed up my goodies and walked to the train station with an armload of Halloween paraphernalia. I got lots of looks from the other passengers. It reminded me of what Azusa said the other night. She was invited to a Halloween party, but getting on a train in full costume can get a lot of attention in a country that doesn’t observe the holiday.<\/p>\n

I got to school and worked through three classes, and then I had the rest of the day to study and relax. I split my time between the teacher’s office and my classroom, in a blatant attempt to dodge the history teacher.<\/p>\n

After school the ESS students gathered along with the cooking club to have the party. We had a good turnout, and Satomi-san had the recipe all figured out. We made some cakes with pumpkin frosting. My aunt Nancy had sent some sprinkles and they were a big hit with the girls. Kuniko had contributed some cookies, chocolates, and candies. I brought along some tiny pumpkins, and they also went nuts over the Pixy Sticks that I had brought from America. It’s pure sugar, and these girls were all over it. <\/p>\n

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The cooking club girls were great to hang out with, and their group dynamics meshed with ours pretty well. Everyone was struggling with English, but we managed to communicate. I just tried to stay out of the way and help when I could. The history teacher somehow found out I was in the kitchen cooking and came to visit – he startled some of the cooking club students.<\/p>\n

The girls asked me about Halloween in America, and we had a mini-lesson talking about it. Everyone was impressed with the holiday – it’s clearly not a big deal around here.<\/p>\n

After making the cake we had a mini-feast, and then we delivered the leftovers to various teachers. I gave a piece to the vice-principal in an attempt to curry favor. We’ll see if it works down the road.<\/p>\n

Now I’m back home. I’ve caught a cold, despite all the vitamin C I’ve been taking. This weekend will be mainly resting – between my knee and my cold I’m feeling like an invalid. It’ll be nice to get some serious rest time, although it’ll make for some boring journal entries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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