Andong Mask Festival

My 4th graders are currently watching The Lorax, which by the way is a pretty funny  movie! Since they're preoccupied I decided why not update my blog! It's been a few weeks since the Andong Mask Festival now, but I'm feeling much better compared to my previous post and I definitely wanted to share some of my favorite moments/pictures from the festival. Enjoy!

Festival snacks:

Even Shrek masked up:

Short story - A random Korean man approached us and wanted to take pictures with us. Don't be too surprised, this happens all the time! Literally all. the. time! Being great people we agreed, except it took FORever. He (nor the person with him) couldn't work the camera on his phone so it literally took 5 minutes of going back and forth trying to figure out the camera phone, it not working, pushing buttons again, it not working...and so on. During this whole process I lost interest and stepped out of the picture to capture this moment. The other girls stayed and posed nicely for the picture - you guys are better people than I, fo-sho!

The festival not only included traditional Korean dances, but also performances from a number of countries. Costa Rica dancing:

Malaysia:

Mexico was definitely my favorite! 

Traditional Korean mask dance:

Our turn to make a mask:

Finished product:

Everyone showing off their hard work:

Handmade t-shirts:

By far the best thing I saw that weekend:

Our downtown has a face lift! When I first arrived the downtown was in ruins. For months we've walked on dirt or carpet covering dirt all while dodging large holes so we wouldn't fall in. BUT GOOD NEWS...all of the construction is complete and it looks fabulous!

Next on the agenda, Fall Festival on Saturday and HALLOWEEN. Can't wait, I absolutely love Halloween - it is by far my favorite holiday! A friend and I are hosting a murder mystery party and I'm not only excited, but a little nervous considering I've only ever attended one and now I'm hosting. I'm sure it will go well! HAPPY FRIDAY!