Pints and Pumpkins

Get into the Halloween spirit with the Sinology Institute's Pints and Pumpkins. Drink a beer, carve a pumpkin, and practice Chinese with some of our teachers. Carving Materials, a beer and a pumpkin are included in the price.

Date and Time

October 26th, 2014

3:00- 6:00 pm

20 RMB for students | 40 RMB for guests

Some Vocabulary You'll Need

万圣节 Halloween

秋天 Fall

四合院 Courtyard

南瓜 Pumpkin

南瓜灯 Jack-o-lantern

雕刻 Carve

啤酒 Beer

Some Phrases You'll Need

你想怎样雕刻你的南瓜？
How do you want to carve the pumpkin?

我在四合院一边雕刻南瓜，一边喝啤酒。
I carve pumpkins and drink beer in the courtyard.

汉英学校有很多可怕的南瓜灯。
The Sinology Institute has many scary pumpkins.

我喝醉了，我的南瓜灯很丑。
I'm drunk and my jack-o-lantern is very ugly.

Kristen Carusos is from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. She graduated from Kennesaw State University with a major in International Affairs and a minor in French. She studied abroad in China for the first time in Shanghai in 2010 and again in 2011 at Beijing Language and Culture University. She graduated and moved to Beijing in 2012 and has been studying Chinese since then. She works in the Marketing Department at the Sinology Institute.

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