Halloween in Korea

Unbeknownst to me, halloween is a largely North American custom. The popularity and even knowledge of the holiday belongs to only a small percentage of the Korean population, mainly the foreigners. My school does an annual haunted house for the students as well as the public in order to show Koreans what halloween is all about. While it was fun, it did cut into more of my free time than I would have liked, especially when on the Saturday I had a halloween party to get to but was stuck cleaning up until 11pm. Needless to say, I am glad its over now. My costume was Batman. Quite a strange costume to find here I thought so I had to buy it.

On my way to the big party...

At the halloween party, I did something I was quite proud of. I came in 2nd place in a limbo contest! I never thought I would be able to do that since I am on the taller side, but I think the Batman costume helped a little. I should also mention who I lost to: a five foot tall Korean gymnast. Enough said...

A few friends and I decided to hit up a Korean bar after the costume party decided to get a little scarce. Remember... halloween is basically non-existant in Korea, so they were very surprised when Batman suddenly showed up at their bar. I wish I was joking when I say that they really thought I was Batman, but I'm not.

All and all a fun halloween weekend in Korea. This is the first halloween I can remember in a long while that I could actually go out for because I didn't have crazy amounts of essays and/or exams to worry about. It's a fun time!

Next up: A recap on teaching in Korea after 4 months.