Halloween in Suncheon

Well, it's been quite a weekend.

It all started on Friday afternoon, when Stu arrived from Naju. We went for a jaunt on the scooter before returning home to carve some pumpkins and await the arrival of Nicola, Chad, Maura and Jessica. We cobbled some costumes together and headed out to Julianna's, then Elvis.

The next day, everyone did their own thing, with Nicola and Chad taking my scooter out for a spin, Maura out visiting friends, and Stu, Jessica and I heading to the motorcycle shop to visit Jessica's new motorbike. I'm pretty happy because I got a free helmet (probably the nicest helmet I've ever had) so that now my mascara won't run when I am riding to school.

I made three different curries for supper, and served about 10 people, which is no mean feat in an apartment of my size. I can liken my kitchen to the galley of a small boat - no counter space, one drawer, and a 2-burner hotplate. Matt, Helen and Nina joined us and helped us get into our costumes (I was "Bend it like Beckham" and it took a few attempts to get my sari wrapped correctly. Once Lana, Bryce and James arrived, we headed out to the world-famous Sixth Annual Yeosu Halloween Party.

It's amazing to see what the ex-pats can do for Halloween (and quite trippy to walk around in costume and be stared at and photographed by some mildly terrified Koreans). It's not like we can just run to Value Village or the local costume shop to get our disguises. And, unless you want to dress like a pretty princess, there is a dearth of pre-made disguises available here. Somehow, though, the creativity comes through and all of the costumes were really amazing.

Here's a breakdown of various disguises...

Friday night:

Matt and Helen: Very disturbing sort of psycho killer and his leashed slave/evil fairy
Karen: Woodland fairy
Me: Cowgirl
Nicola: Daphne from Scooby Doo
Jessica: Bad-ass popular girl in pink
Chad: Emo boy (even carried around a pad of paper and wrote bad poetry throughout the night)
Nina: God's gift to men
Cassandra and Haydar: Miss America and Saddam Hussein
Dave: Hulk Hogan
and others.... Julianna's was full of tons of people.


Saturday night:

Nicola: Fan death (2nd place in Best Costume Contest)
Chad: Holy Sh*t!
Me: Bend it like Beckham
Stu: Highlander Scot
Lana and Bryce: Two-faced George Bush and Blood Money
Maura: Mermaid (was actually part of a mermaid tribe)
Jessica: Sexy cowgirl
James: Prince Harry (of course)
... and about another hundred costumes, including an Oompa-Loompah, Smurfette and a carton of milk

*pics are of Friday night... Saturday night will be coming soon, I hope.