Halloween

Halloween is a holiday that has been celebrated for a long time is America, and is an important holiday for the younger population. In Germany, Halloween was introduced about 10 years ago, and is still not widely accepted. Many Germans don't like the idea of the holiday, and would rather just celebrate holidays of their own traditions. Exchange students, on the other hand, wouldn't give up Halloween for anything. On Friday afternoon, I took a two hour train ride with a couple other exchange students, and we went to Marburg for a Halloween/Birthday party. We all got to Marburg, and went to some various peoples houses to get ready. I was a zombie. I found a big white shirt for 1 euro, and cut it up and used some red colored hair spray to make it look like the cuts were bloody. I wore it over a black skirt, with black boots and did my hair and make-up. That's how you make a costume on an exchange students budget.
We walked around Marburg for a little while, and ended up in the castle that overlooks Marburg. Being in an abandoned castle at night really helps the whole "Halloween" theme. We talked and danced for a while, and it was a lot of fun. At about 1:30, three of us called a taxi, and we went back to the house were we were sleeping at.
In the morning, we had breakfast and I talked with the girls host mother for a little while. It turns out that her son is currently an Inbound in Alaska!! His name is Alex and he is in Juneau. Also, Paula has a friend from Chile that is currently in Wasilla, and there are a couple other people here that randomly know people that I know, or have been to Alaska. It so amazing how small the world is.
More soon.