IStillRememberThatHalloween

Daysanddayspast,I’mnotachildanylonger.ButIstillrememberthatHalloween,31stOctober2001.ThatwasSaturday.IwenttostudyEnglishwithanAmericangirlnamedDebbyasusual.

Wehad5studentsaltogether.Beforethatweek,DebbyhadalreadytoldustolearnsomethingaboutHalloweenourselves.Onthatday,DebbyspentanhourdescribingthisAmericanfestivalforus,suchas“trickorcheat”,pumpkinandeven,shetookapumpkinwithher.Firstshetookoutafinishedpumpkinlantern.

Thatwasreallybeautifulandugly,welikeditsomuch.Thenshetaughtushowtomakeapumpkinlanternbyourselves.Weeachheldasmallknife,learnttocutanddrawsomethingonthatpumpkin.Finally,wemadeitandputashortcandleintoit.Thatwastrulyhappy.Andthemostsurprisingthingwasthatthelanternwasapresentforthatday’ssuperstudent.Whowillthatbe?Mygod!Thatwasme!

DoyouknowhowexcitedIwasthen?Iheldit,jumpingandshouting.Thatwasthemostunforgettabledaytome.AndIwillnotforgetit,never!