Hilongos Haunted House
2:29 PM
Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. Ryan and I did.
A few months back, Ryan and I decided to plan a haunted house to be hosted in our house for all that wanted to come. We were trying to think of a way to celebrate Halloween and invite people over without offending others b/c they weren't invited. So the only logical thing we could think of was to have a haunted house where all could come and experience a little bit of an American tradition.
So the planning began. We came up with tons of ideas, probably around one a day. Some of them worked and other didn't, plus I had to keep Ryan under "control", b/c if you know Ryan you know he LOVES to scare people and Filipinos get scared really easily and I really didn't want to have to take a trip to the hospital b/c of our haunted house.
So I rounded up some of my drama students to have "stations" throughout the haunted house and they helped me finish some of the decorations throughout the house. They were amazing! During our practice one of the students asked if we were going to have medics at our house. We asked why. She said for the oldies. They might need them. Haha.
Throughout the past week while we were trying to prepare for our event several of the neighborhood children kept coming around wanting to help too. A few hours before it started I told them to come back at 6 when it started so we could get dressed. Well of course they arrived early and knocked on the door. I only had half of my make-up on when I answered the door. When I answered the door the children gasped and started backing up, asking what happened to my face. They were very concerned for me. I quickly explained it was make-up and they slowly started to come forward. Needless to say they had a blast that night!
A few months back, Ryan and I decided to plan a haunted house to be hosted in our house for all that wanted to come. We were trying to think of a way to celebrate Halloween and invite people over without offending others b/c they weren't invited. So the only logical thing we could think of was to have a haunted house where all could come and experience a little bit of an American tradition.
So the planning began. We came up with tons of ideas, probably around one a day. Some of them worked and other didn't, plus I had to keep Ryan under "control", b/c if you know Ryan you know he LOVES to scare people and Filipinos get scared really easily and I really didn't want to have to take a trip to the hospital b/c of our haunted house.
So I rounded up some of my drama students to have "stations" throughout the haunted house and they helped me finish some of the decorations throughout the house. They were amazing! During our practice one of the students asked if we were going to have medics at our house. We asked why. She said for the oldies. They might need them. Haha.
All day Monday we were finishing up the touches for the big event. We had three other volunteers come in from other towns that wanted to help out and be a part of the haunted house. They were a great help too!
It had been sprinkling on and off that day and we were hoping it would stop. But no, it didn't. We were kinda bummed at first thinking no one would come. But we were wrong again. We had over 100 people stop by to see what all the commotion was about. We had children from the age of 4 or 5 up to grandmothers and even a few great-grandmothers. Several people also went through two or three times. They loved it! It was a HUGE success! All the students were talking about it when we went back to school. Ryan's counterpart was even talking with his family about carrying on the tradition if we're not able to have another one next year. That's so exciting! I'm so happy we made such an impact on our community. It was a lot of hard work, but every bit of it was worth it. Enjoy the pics!
