Since a lot of our new friends had never before experienced the traditional “Halloween” and “Thanksgiving”, we decided to celebrate properly. My friend Leigh from Australia and his flat mates threw us a Halloween party. Since it was the German Independence Day on Monday, November 1 and we had no classes that day, we partied on Halloween night. Everyone dressed up (most went with a scary theme) and got together in their kitchen. I went as a zombie bride. My inspiration came from Kate, who had been rummaging through the things left behind in her storage unit. She found a nightstand, and there was an old lace curtain inside it. It was the most hideous thing; have you ever heard of fringe on lace? It was also accompanied by two lace placemats. They were colored! The pattern was of a park with green trees and a brown bench. So I turned one upside down and used it as my veil, I bought cheap white curtains at Ikea for my dress, and I cut the fringe off the lace curtain and used it as my train. Too bad I wasn’t the only zombie bride at the party. Magdalena’s face was whiter, but my dress was dirtier.
At midnight, Leigh led us to the forest behind campus and we had a giant bonfire.
It was a great adaptation of the way we celebrate at home.
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