Happy Halloween!

Hello! I hope everyone had a lovely Halloween. Yesterday we met some friends at a bar on the beach called Tisa's. They were having a Tattoo Festival. There were a couple of people there getting the traditional Samoan tattoo, which is done by stretching the skin tight and tapping on it with a boar's tooth dipped in ink to break the skin. You could go right up and see the guy getting it done. It did not look like fun.

On our walk back home 8 of John's students ambushed us from a plantation right by the road (in a fun way) and walked up the mountain to our house with us to get candy. They didn't really have costumes, per se, but they were still pretty cute. After that, we only had one more bunch of trick-or-treaters.

Living here continues to be a challenge, and many of you know that I in particular have been struggling. The good news is that I have been making some positive changes that I think will help. The biggest challenge for both John and I is school. Just staying positive in such a crazy environment. I shouldn't post specific examples in such a public place, but if you want some stories e-mail me and I will be happy to regale you.

Posting pictures soon!

Take care, everyone!