Raisin Weekend!

Guess who was a part of the largest foam fight in the UK? Me!

Hello!

If you read my last blog you might have recognized that Harry Potter was filmed at the castle I went to! I am going to have a Harry Potter themed blog soon, but I haven’t quite finished my Harry Potter adventures. So hold on tight!

First of all, thank you for being patiently waiting for a blog! I have had the busiest last few weeks. The way my classes are designed this semester is that am taking two classes, and each one has only two HUGE assessments for the entire semester. Of course, they were both due today! So I am finally done.

This blog is all about one of the greatest St. Andrews tradition of the year, Raisin Weekend. Raisin Weekend begins with your academic parents and family. When I arrived at St. Andrews, I met a third year student named Hannah. Randomly in conversation, she asked me to be her “daughter.” I was very confused. She explained that all first year students are “adopted” by third year students while at St. Andrews. Each new student randomly meets a “mom” and a “dad.” You might have brothers or sisters as the family grows. Here is a picture of my sisters, my mom, and I!

Raisin Weekend starts on Raisin Sunday. I arrived at my mom’s house where we played a lot of garden games and had a big scavenger hunt through town. Then I went to my dad’s house at night where we played more games with our family, ate dinner, and had a party. It was so much fun.

On Raisin Monday, my siblings and I woke up early and went to our mom’s house, where she dressed us up like a nativity scene. Every mom dresses up her kids in a different theme, so my aunt dressed her kids up as crayons, one of my friends was dressed up like a dancer, and the list goes on. Then we headed to my dad’s house where he gave us a flower with a receipt on it. It is tradition to go to your dad’s house where he will give you a “raisin receipt.” You have to carry this receipt all the way to Sally’s Quad where you have a huge foam fight with all of the other freshman at St. Andrews. Here are some pictures!!

Raisin Weekend was the most fun weekend I’ve had at St. Andrews yet!! Can’t wait to share more!

Jackie

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