During the last week of October, Halloween fever swept
through Shanghai. Kids of all ages had
a great time dressing up and loading up on candy.
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| Halloween came with a gusto this year!! The teachers decorated the school the Friday before Thanksgiving. |
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| Don't have a pumpkin? Carve a pomelo! |
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| The kids weren't distracted by the decorations at all. |
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| This bat in my 2nd grade classroom lit up and wiggled every time I clapped my hands to get my kids' attention. Guess who took a battery out of that toy. |
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| By the end of the week, we were ALL ready to trick or treat! |
On Halloween day, I had a great time dressed as
Pete the Cat
with my kids.
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| My first graders were very ready to collect candy! |
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| My fourth graders kept asking me for candy. I think a few of them tried to get at least 5 rounds of candy. |
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| While these kiddos were asking for candy, |
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| this little guy tapped me on the shoulder and startled me. |
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| After Meridia shot a few suction cup arrows at me, the bow and arrow set disappeared. |
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| It somehow reappeared at the end of the day. |
Since I didn’t have to teach the day after Halloween, I
decided to participate in a
Zombie Crawl
on Halloween night.
Unfortunately, I
didn’t get any pictures of the crawl itself.
(I had to stay in character.)
However I did have a great time with some international zombies.
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| After three or four layers of makeup, I was ready to participate in the zombie apocalypse. |
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| About forty zombies met up in Xintiandi for a stroll. |
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| Michael Jackson did a great job coordinating the effort. |
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| This zombie snagged his Chinese police costume off Taobao. The real Chinese police had a fun time messing with him during the stroll. |
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| Chris wasn't feeling much like a zombie, so he enjoyed the spectacle as a civilian. |
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| Harry Potter ran up to me and cast a spell on me because Harry Potter can kill zombies. When he was unsuccessful , he offered me 1 RMB to scare his Mom. |
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| After the crawl, we had a great time catching up at Xuan. |
Overall, it was a spooky kooky Halloween in Shanghai!
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| I'm already looking forward to next Halloween. |
