Fabulous Hallowen Party

During the Halloween week, I did two special things. In Japan, we rarely celebrate Halloween. Therefore the week was exciting and new for me.

Last weekend, Akiho and I visited my host family’s house. Last semester, Akiho and I were also room mate so we have a same host family as regular program. We were really excited to meet them. On Saturday, my host mother picked us up, and we went to the haunted house at night. My host brother’s high school created the haunted house in the school. It was made by high school students and the actors were also students. It was my second time to enter the haunted house. My first experience to go to the haunted house was at Universal Studio in California at last January. My friends and I didn’t know that it was a haunted house because we could not read English. Eventually, we exited from the escape exit and we could not reach the end because it was very scary. Due to this, actually, I really did not want to go there. When the tour started, my host daughter grabbed my arm strongly. She might be scared like me. However, my host mother and her boyfriend were not scared at all. Then they tried to surprise us. It was a unexpected event for me and I screamed many times. The haunted house looks like a real haunted house. There are many unexpected equipment and actor with terrible face. They suddenly grabbed my legs and followed me. It was so scary but I could do it!! I was really happy to complete this tour! The haunted house was great and I cannot believe that students made it. I want to make a haunted house too.

On the Halloween day after classes, we had a Halloween Party at Commons. I was really looking forward to having the party. We changed into the costumes and we got our makeup on. It was my first time for me to wear a cute costume, so I was really excited. After eating dinner, we did “trick or treat.” It was a good opportunity to see many students’ costumes. Some of them, like zombie were scary but others were cute. Then we had a party at Commons. The party was great atmosphere because there are many Halloween decorations. Most exciting event at the party was to see teachers’ performances. The performance was funny because some teachers didn’t remember the dance and they made mistakes. In addition, I really could not recognize who is who except Jill and Lynaia. After the performance, we danced and singed and talked with many people. I really enjoyed the party.

The Halloween experience is unforgettable for me. Everything was new and fun. I wish there would be Halloween in Japan. I am glad to spend this time with my host family, teachers, RAs and friends.

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