The Funny Thing About Grenada

"What are you going to be for Halloween?" This is a common question which I hear a lot back home. These questions begin around mid-September and especially once October begins. Grenada is a bit of a funny country because it seems to me they really don't celebrate a whole lot of Holidays. There is Carnival, Independence day, Thankgiving, Christmas. I might be missing out one or two more but it seems in America there is a holiday almost every month. Grocery stores are always decorated a different flavor each month to reflect the major holiday for that month. We even have Columbus day! (Which I think they should bring back so we can get out of school and work.) I have been in Grenada so long now that I forget that holidays are upon us. I even don't get that Thanksgiving/Christmas feeling at this time of year because everything is still so hot and the trees still have leaves. I didn't even know it was Halloween until I saw Halloween yogurt at the store. I thought, "Oh yeah its Halloween today!" It will be fun to return home so I can get back into the holidays I grew up with.