Yes, we all had a fun Halloween here in Jakarta. I think we hold closer these familiar activities when we're living in an unfamilar land. It's fun to share our American traditions too; Carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating are foreign activities for many of the girls' classmates and friends.
The girls carved pumpkins on several occasions. Sara's best friend, Aina, was leaving home for Malaysia on the 25th, and was able to carve during their one last sleepover. Her favorite was the pumpkin seeds. Tia's best friend, Nicole is from Australia, and Tia was able to convince her that the "pumpkin guts" were the most fun. Half of Sara's Brownie troop wasn't too keen on the "guts" but they all ended up proud of their jack-o-lanterns anyway. The American family population within range of the schol organized themselves for trick-or-treating and over 150 kids came to our door. More than we'd ever had in America!The girls did their own trick-or-treating with a group of children in a housing development where we could walk from door-to-door. A little safer than the typical Indonesian streets with the motorcycles everywhere.
I hope all of you in America had a terrific Halloween and the kids got lots of candy. :-)I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of some great costumes.
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