I promise that I am Mother Nature

Halloween in Taiwan is an interesting sight to see. Gone are the cupcakes with spiders and reese's cups. They are replaced with Hello Kitty candy and stickers. Stickers are more popular and powerful. You can render a child quiet with the promise of a sticker. Children trade them and barter them. I have been introduced into a world wear children are bribed by stickers and not candy. On Friday, the first grade celebrated Halloween. All of the kids dressed up and went on a parade around the school. I was a mouse since it was the only costume I could find that would allow me to look decent for 1st grade and 8th grade. There were some parents there and almost all of the had a video recorder pointed straight at me. The worst thing about the whole thing is that it was so stressful. I remember Halloween not being rushed to much at school. Here, there is 2.5 minutes to hand out candy then 5.6 minutes for a parade. I don't remember it being that stressful when I was in school, but I was too busy with a cupcake in my hand to notice. I asked the kids if they enjoyed it and they said they did. That is all that matters.


Becky, Me, and Kathleen before class.

Kathleen the Butterfly

My 1 Ren class dressed up.

My 1 Ai class dressed up.

This weekend KB and I celebrated Halloween. She was a pirate and I was Mother Nature. I had to keep telling people that I was Mother Nature not Eve, a Tahti girl, a hula girl, and a nymph. It was probably the most comfortable costume I have worn in a long time. KB and I met some really nice girls from Michigan, Sarah and Rachel. We went to Mia apartment, KB's friend, to meet everyone. By the time everyone wanted to go out, both KB and I were exhasted and went home.
KB and I dressed up and about to go out.

Sarah and Rachel.

Mia, KB's friend who hosted the party.

Rachel, Sarah, KB, and me.

The weekend was spent going to school and watching movies. I still do not feel like I am rested, but I am sure I will adjust and get use to it.