Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Trick or Treat?
Halloween is one of our favorite holidays to celebrate, so we decided to do it up in our neighborhood. My mom and dad sent out a package filled with some Halloween decorations (like the stretchy cobweb stuff) and we were able to procure some small to medium sized pumpkins from the local market. Needless to say the neighborhood kids came over to enjoy the festivities. In lieu of bobbing for apples we decided to make pinatas from paper mache. One of the older children opened the pinata with a direct hit and left Evan asking "What happened to that pinata?" while the other kids quickly descended upon the loot.
Evan's costume was a stoplight of course, since his favorite game is "red light-green light", while Eli was a wrapped present (with only his head sticking out of the box).
It was a lot of fun to show off one of the more unique American traditions.
Map of India
About the Exchange
"The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship program in international educational exchange, was proposed to the U.S. Congress
in 1945 by then freshman Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. In the aftermath of World War II, Senator Fulbright viewed the proposed program as a much-needed vehicle for promoting "mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world." His vision was approved by Congress and the program signed into law by President Truman in 1946.
Fulbright grants are made to U.S. citizens and nationals of other countries for a variety of educational activities, primarily university lecturing, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Since the program’s inception, approximately 279,500 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential—with the opportunity to exchange ideas and to contribute to finding solutions to shared issues."
http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org.
1 comment:
Evan is just growing into such a handsome young man and that costume is to cute for words.
Bob & Kathleen
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