I go to the community gym once or twice a week to play badminton. I often play one on one with my friend or we team up to play two-on-two with locals! I do a lot of swimming here because when I first got to Kinmen it felt way too hot to run outside. There is a great community swimming pool I use, and it is the first 50 meter pool I've ever swam in! Lastly, I've been starting to run more because I signed up for the Kinmen marathon in mid January. A lot of people like to run after sunset here because it feels cooler than when the sun is out.
I am celebrating Halloween with my students here this month. I prepared some different cultural activities for each grade. I made paper Halloween masks with 1st and 2nd grade, paper mâché pumpkins with 3rd and 4th grade, and little origami Halloween baskets with 5th and 6th grade.
