Happy Thanksgiving!
I and another student on the program organized a Thanksgiving feast for the students on our program and selected guests. And it was great. Peeling parsnips in Bryan's apartment, I thought about how my family was probably preparing for Thanksgiving at the same time, nine time zones away. But then guests started arriving, I was faced with a flood of dishes that needed warming (a distinct problem given that the oven was occupied with a tiny 3 kg turkey) and shooing them out of the kitchen, and I got distracted from thoughts of home by the whirl of activity and worrying about why the turkey breast, stuffing, and gravy crew hadn't arrived, where the roaster of the current turkey had run off to, and when the gentleman bringing all the plates and utensils would show up.
I had a great time shopping for food. I went to so many stores and markets! And I came across so many random food products -- soy mayonnaise, corn on the cob in a jar, corn on the cob in plastic, vodka in the shape of a AK-47, American Peanut Butter, pickled eggplant, etc. etc. Unfortunately, sweet potatoes, my heart's desire, was nowhere to be found. Mashed pumpkin had to suffice.
Tonight we clean up. And eat more. We had thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis many desserts and lots of snackies -- tonight will not be healthy. Hey, the Spirit of Thanksgiving lives on!
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