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Penny

My first Halloween night in the United States.

by Penny on November 6, 2012

in College Life,Extracurricular,Organizations, Activities & Events

In Taiwan, Halloween is not a traditional event in our culture. Therefore, this year was my first to see the real “trick or treat” at my American friend’s house. My friend bought candy and decorated her house to prepare for Halloween, and I felt so honored she invited me to her house to see the very traditional Halloween which I never saw in Taiwan.

When I finished classes last Wednesday, I went to my friend’s house to cook together. I saw the clock was 5:30 pm already, and I was so excited to wait for the kids to knock on the door and to say “trick or treat.” However, I was so sad that no kids showed up. We still waited until 7:00 pm, and a little girl with 2 boys knocked on our door and said trick or treat! They also told me some jokes which I had no idea about it. How adorable they were!

After 7:00 pm, there were so many kids who knocked on the door that we couldn’t sit down to enjoy our dinner. However, I still felt so excited when I heard the kids knock on our door, because their costumes were so cute! Also, their jokes were so adorable, even though I couldn’t remember all the jokes they told me. A lot of times, those kids didn’t remember the jokes, so their parents reminded them, it was so charming!

I really loved my first Halloween in the United States, because I had a good time with my best friend here and also saw over 20 kids who trick or treated. I didn’t realize how much fun Halloween night is until this year.

For this Halloween, I did not only just wait for the kids to knock on my friend’s door. I also prepared some jokes to welcome them. Here were my jokes. Enjoy them.

Joke 1: What does Tweety Bird say on Halloween?

Answer1: Twick or Tweet

Joke 2: What song does Dracula hate?

Answer2: You are my sunshine.

Tagged as: Halloween, trick or treat

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Lizzie

My Other Person

by Lizzie on October 31, 2012

in College Life,In Saint Louis,New & Future Students

“What do you mean your other person?” That may be the question that comes to mind when you see my blog title. Well, if I haven’t mentioned it, I have a twin sister name Mary.

Mary and I have been together ever since we were conceived within our mom’s womb. Through thick and thin, we always support and motivate each other. We’ve been through troubles together, whether it’s family, friends, or even school. We share the same beliefs, tastes, ideas, and talent. By talent, I mean we’re both artistic. Now, I would admit that Mary is actually better than me when it comes to drawing. I can draw, but I do better when I look at pictures than by imagination.

Mary is also my best friend. The bestest friend ever. We argue sometimes, but we’ll never stay mad at one another. It’s just not meant to be. I can’t see myself being apart from her. Right now, we attend different colleges, but we still live together. There are times when I wish we attended the same schools again. Yes, it’s really fun to have a twin sibling. I love hanging out with her, like going out to eat, shopping, watch movies, anything! And we don’t hesitate to spend money on each other, either. Ha ha.

Along with that, I had a good weekend with Mary. On Sunday, we had brunch at her work, Winslow’s Home (located on Delmar and Midland), and it was delicious! The food is prepared fresh everyday and is organic, too. Afterwards, we went to our mom’s shop to “work” but we mainly chilled and worked on homework. After that, we went to Aldi’s and bought groceries for the family. Yesterday (Monday), Mary got her new car! Our awesome mommy hooked her up. It’s a red 2010 Toyota Rav4, and it’s beautiful. It’s a used one but in good shape. :) Mary was so happy. Then she came to my school right after I left class so we can go watch a movie. Her friend, Khanh, met up with us, too. She’s also Vietnamese and a pretty cool person.

I thought we were going to watch Paranormal Activity 4, but we ended up choosing Taken 2. Mary paid for the tickets ahead of time since we were early. Then we realized we were hungry, so Khanh paid for some Charley’s Subs. Good stuff. The movie was pretty awesome, too! Loved it. Mary just needs to watch the first one now. :D Khanh wanted to hang out a little longer before she had to pick up her boyfriend. We weren’t sure about what to do, but then I mentioned that our sister, Nikki, still wanted a costume, so we decided to go to WalMart. We picked one of the characters from Monster High (since Nikki wanted that) then Mary decided to buy new shoes and a new wallet, too. After paying for those, we decided to go home. We bid bye-bye greetings to Khanh and headed home.

Overall, things have been going pretty well. I just love my twin so much!! :)

Family is ALWAYS important. That’s all I would say. Have an awesome week!

Tagged as: artistic, best friend, family, Halloween, scary movies, Twins

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Marielle

Second Star to the Right…

by Marielle on October 30, 2012

in Campus Community,College Life,Extracurricular,Organizations, Activities & Events

Although officially Halloween hasn’t happened yet, Fontbonne has already been celebrating! Last week was the Fall Festival, which was filled with mask decorating, pumpkin carving, and other spirited activities… like the Environmental Club costume contest! I’m super pleased with how it turned out, because everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and came up with some great costumes – LIKE WENDY FROM PETER PAN ONE OF MY FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIES EVER. Check it out!

The Winner!!

Tagged as: constumes, Halloween

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Penny

A traditional Halloween Activity- Carving a Pumpkin

by Penny on October 30, 2012

in Extracurricular

When I saw pumpkins, I knew Halloween was coming.

This year, I’ve done my first pumpkin craving with my friends at Fontbonne.

Last Thursday, Fontbonne offered an interesting activity–carving pumpkins–to students. Actually, I’ve never thought about carving pumpkin by myself until my friend, Carlos, invited me to do it. When I saw the huge pumpkin, I was going to give up carving the pumpkin because it was too heavy for me. My friend Carlos, however, just gave me a big hand in the last few minutes. He said: “Penny, I can help you take off the top of your pumpkin, then you just need to scoop out the seeds and focus on crafting your own pumpkin.” Sure, I said. So, I did my first pumpkin carving at Fontbonne. Wow, it was a very unique experience.

Actually, carving a pumpkin looks so simple but it’s really hard, because there is too much work to carve a pumpkin: take off the top, and take out all the seeds inside. Moreover, the skin of the pumpkin is hard, so you need to be very careful when you carve it. I know one of my friends cut her finger when she carved her pumpkins.

Here are some tips for carving pumpkins that I’ve learned in the United States:

  1. You can use the pumpkin carving tool sets they sell in stores.
  2. Use a sharp knife to cut off the top of the pumpkin.
  3. Wear a pair of glasses to protect your eye from the dust.
  4. Scoop out seeds with a spoon.
  5. Wear gloves to take out the seeds, in case your hand feels sensitive about it.
  6. Remember to store those seeds to roast them. The flavor of roast pumpkin seeds is so delicious.

Even though it’s a little dangerous to use knife to cut a pumpkin by myself, I still feel it’s so much fun to cut it. I enjoy carving a pumpkin!

Tagged as: Halloween, international students, Pumpkin Carving

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This is Halloween

by Carlyn October 24, 2012

Cobwebs on front porches, jack-o-lanterns illuminating in yards, bulk candy sales, haunted house advertisements…Yep, it’s that time of year again when you see, hear, and taste Halloween all around you. Such decorations are seen on campus at this time as well. And, Fontbonne is hosting a Halloween event, the annual Fall Fest, this Thursday October [...]

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Crunch Time

by Sherry November 7, 2011

Crunch Time I know we’ve all felt like the we were are being crunched under time’s remarkably clever clock. This week has been crazy hectic for me. Maybe it has been all the trick or treat candy that my kiddos collected on Monday that I have ingested or maybe it is my inability to focus [...]

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Halloween.

by Amanda W. November 2, 2011

I feel like this year Halloween wasn’t just one day but was a whole weekend. Since I was a little kid I always loved this holiday. What could be better? I got to dress up, stay out later, get way to much candy, and there was no school the next day. Although, I’ve grown out [...]

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The Big Fall Event

by Lee October 28, 2011

Last night, a handful of Fontbonne Clubs put together “The Big Fall Event” to celebrate Halloween!! There were so many entertaining and different activities!! Pumpkin Carving and Pumpkin Carving Contest, Unwrapping a Starburst with your teeth, Costume Contest– just to name a few! I’d name some more but I was sooo distracted by the Pumpking [...]

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Total Access

by Sherry October 28, 2011

This week I’m facing a dilemma of not only putting off my homework but now I don’t have access to a file that I need to read for an assignment. Had I not procrastinated I would have seen this problem ahead of time and called the Technology Department at Fontbonne. Did I mention it would [...]

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Gettin’ Crafty

by Elizabeth October 24, 2011

Now that midterms are over, all of my classes are in that stage where we’ve just started a new unit, so there aren’t any impending quizzes or tests to freak out about.  This is nice for several reasons: a) I have a 731-page book on Alexander Hamilton to plow through ASAP for one of my [...]

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