halloween.

today was halloween in tanzania. a week late for most, but we run on African time here.

i was told all of the students would be wearing their costumes throughout the school day. i showed up as a ladybug. antennas. face paint. the works. only one of our students dressed up, and i was the only staff. i was congratulated on my confidence level after being here for only two weeks and completing the whole school day in my costume as nearly the only one.

i led a group of 1st and 2nd graders around to trick-or-treat at various houses on campus. people here put a lot more emphasis on the TRICK than the treat. kids had to dig their face into a pile of flour to find their treats with their teeth. ghosts jumped out of doors. kids had to share a trick before getting a treat. their tough here!

these are a few of my students looking quite scary.

Olivia was a pretty pretty princess.

Alya, my only student from the United States dressed up as Obama. t-shirt. stickers. and all.
i laughed pretty hard.

the night was complete with a disco (disco in Tanzania::// small cd player busting a few tunes to semi-upbeat music in multiple languages while kids run around making more noise than the cd player itself.) hot dogs, and a bonfire. fall bliss!

happy halloween!