A Series of Firsts: This is Halloween, everybody make a scene!

This week was the Halloween party! I think overall it was successful. I was in the back room where films are usually watched so I would have quiet to read the students fortunes while they played music in the main part of the corner and did pumpkins. There were a lot of students between 20 and 30 I think. There were points where the room was really crammed with people and we had to work fast. I am really thankful for Fanni. She was my translator and is a native tutor at the English corner. Once I really had to speed it up from like 6 or 7 min. to like 3 min. a person, she was amazing. Tarot received mostly good feedback. Eva said her students loved it and said I was very accurate, but Jordan’s students said I spoke too fast and they weren’t sure they understood everything (sorry guys… come again! I will do another reading and we can take as much time as we need!!).

The Jack O Lanterns looked so awesome. I am not sure how they got those details on such tiny pumpkins, but I guess this is an arts and communications school. So many talented students!! Kaitlyn said none of them wanted to touch the insides though, so her fingers were VERY orange before the party was done (lol). The pumpkins were Taiwanese pumpkins which are small and green and stout compared to the usual American orange pumkin, the insides were the same though.

Then we paraded around the administrative and public affairs offices giving candy to staff. Donovan and Stephen two English professors went with us and had the best costumes! We took a lot of pictures and tried to hurry to get back for Blake’s Halloween jeopardy game (he made a really sweet game board and everything). Everyone had left the party by then though.

Also my students and I shared music this week! I shared Black Veil Brides, Goo Goo Dolls, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Pink, Hollywood Undead, Linkin Park, Aerosmith and Metallica. Pop music is very popular here and rap in some circles (that I had a hard time with… meh…) and many students are frightened by heavier rock and heavy metal (Black Veil Brides and Metallica were for students that asked). I got to hear many very cool Taiwanese and Korean groups. Also popular American music that has played all summer (I watched the Call Me Maybe video so many times this week lol XD). I was the most excited when I got to share Wild Boyz by: Duran Duran and talk about their history with famous music videos and of course talking about Buck-Tick.

Now to share some favorite music from this week: