Halloween of Past

I was taken back to the Halloween of my childhood when all the kids went up and down the street to trick or treat. It was refreshing to see the kids do that again here on Kwaj. In the weekly Kwaj newspaper the warning of hazards of trick or treating were falls or tripping and bicycle collisions. Most parents were walking with their kids, but there were a few who were riding on their bikes along the street. Since we don't have any personal cars to sit in to watch their kids collect candy, the biggest danger was a bike collision with another parent. I liked the fact they set a time 6:30-8:30 that the kids could go door to door. Some of the kids from Ebeye came over, but it was limited to one boat load. Parents do not have to worry about their kids being kidnapped or molested on Kwaj. All the kids have their own bicycles and they all ride to school, by themselves when they are old enough. Lee said someone he knows sends his son (grade school age) to the grocery store by himself when he needs a few things for dinner. Its great to see that again! That's the way it should be all the time in the states. Unfortunately, the devil has been hard at work.