Thanksgiving:

            I hope you all enjoyed your turkey day and the time you were able to spend with your family and friends. I know I felt so blessed this holiday to have all of the love and support from all you bloggies and my family, especially, for this trip. If it wasn’t for the external encouragement and belief in my ambitions I don’t know how I could have managed this journey.

            I was blessed to be able to officially celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday all the way in Africa. Laurel and Eric, my US friends, spent all day cooking the traditional American spread and let me tell you, they rocked it! They made a really moist turkey, baked apple pies with hand/homemade whipped cream, mashed potatoes with garlic and butter, managed a green bean casserole with homemade fried onions, and much more. It was so divine to be spoiled with the same foods we celebrate the holiday with in the US. American football was the only thing we longed for that night.

            Around the dinner table were two Spaniards, a South American, a French girl, four Kenyans and three Americans which made it truly a unique international celebration. Just as many families carry out the tradition of giving thanks as a form of prayer, we all went around the table and gave attention to what we were particularly thankful for that day. It was a treat to be able to remind ourselves of the glorious holiday traditions that we are accustomed to and overlook sometimes (such as the history behind the feast and the loosening of the belt after your second helping).