As many know, especially if you live in the US, Halloween was last Friday.  In Germany, Halloween isn't as big of a holiday as it is in the US and trick or treating is not widely conducted.  Some areas do, but most do not.  However, there are always some Halloween parties happening (we're in Germany and it's another excuse to drink!).  On Friday, an expat group we are loosely a part of, Internations, held a Halloween party in Mannheim.  We thought it would be a fun, relaxed way to meet others and there were even a couple from our Culture Training a couple weeks ago who were interested in attending.