Day 38: Happy Easter

Since Easter isn't really celebrated here, Jenna and I decided that we would take it upon ourselves to give everyone a little Easter lovin. We started with making little Easter gift baskets for everyone; I know I have always gotten one from my parents growing up and it became kind of an expectation to wake up to a sweet surprise from the Easter bunny, so we wanted to continue tradition.

Last night, we made sixteen different friendship bracelets, one for each member of our group. They were fun little woven bracelets made out of different colored string, and we made a poem explaining their significance to everyone. I wrote it, so it was profound, obviously;). We also went to the convenience store and bought little ice cream flavored cookies for everyone. They were individually wrapped cookies, so we tied the bracelets around the package to make a cute little display.

We were trying to think of different ways to deliver these goodies, and the ideas ranged from dropping them on their doorsteps to actually dressing as the Easter bunny and hand delivering them. We chose the latter.

Jenna and I made a bunny costume and a chick costume, knocked on everyone's door this morning, put on a funny Easter song we found on YouTube, popped out of an egg, and danced for each of our fellow teachers. Some couldn't get enough of it, and others were quite bothered we woke them up from their Sunday sleep in. However, the Easter bunny always comes in the morning, so, sorry we were upholding the tradition.

It was a fun day and the messages in church were wonderful. Easter is always a great time of year and a wonderful reminder of our savior. Also, I bought my train ticket to Guilin this weekend! Vacation number two crept up quite quickly. I can't wait though, everyone I've talked to always raves about Guilin, so I'll finally get to see what the hype is all about!