"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas,...." Well, not really. Temperatures are still in the low 30's, all our trees are "evergreens" as they never lose their leaves, and we live in a Buddhist country! There is however one grocery store that has been playing Christmas music for the last two weeks! But it's still kind of hard to get in the spirit of the holidays.
Even our American friends (and there is a lot of them on staff) feel the same way. It's their Thanksgiving weekend, but celebrating in shorts and short-sleeve shirts feels really weird to some of them, especially the teachers from the northern states living their first experience abroad!
But a celebration had to be had! The school organized a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and we had a wonderful meal: turkey and stuffing, ham, various kinds of potatoes and salads, pumpkin dishes, desserts gallore. It was a very good meal! It must have looked pretty traditional to what they have at home for Thanksgiving dinner. Jacqui and I both really enjoyed it.
On Saturday, we had another Thanksgiving dinner at one of Jacqui's colleague's house. Again, the meal was outstanding. They bought a turkey at a nearby grocery store, which cooks it and delivers it, with stuffing! No extra charge for the cooking, stuffing or delivery! Gotta love it!
Jacqui's report cards are coming up; it's a sign that we are getting close to the end of the term. Three more weeks to go and then we come home!! We can't wait!
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