This year was the first year that the students at my school
had any at-school festivities for Halloween. Even though I have Fridays off, I
figured it just wouldn’t be right if the only American in the place didn’t show
up for this most American of holidays.
I could tell that neither the students nor the teachers were
exactly sure how to ‘do’ Halloween, but the group of students who had organized
the party as a fundraiser for a cultural excursion to Italy in the spring, did
a pretty good job arranging everything. The main event was a costume contest. I was
asked to be an honorary judge (aka, your vote doesn’t count, just take
pictures), and even though some of my favorites didn’t medal, so to speak, I
enjoyed seeing how creative the kids got with their costumes and how excited
they were to get a chance to do something different and fun.
Labels: sights and sounds, spain auxiliar, spain culture
