Two days ago, it was an important day in the United States: Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, they do not celebrate Thanksgiving here in Costa Rica. Also, seeing that I'm in Costa Rica, I was not able to spend time with or see my family on this holiday. So, it was slightly a hard time for me. But good for me, I was blessed with a friend named Shyle that I met here and we helped each other make sure we weren't sad and down all day. She is also from the states and we go everywhere together (as you've probably already seen in previous blogs lol). For thanksgiving, we decided to make our own American dinner and cook for her host family. We threw down in that kitchen! Lol. We also laughed a lot and listened to music and it gave me a little taste of home. The host family really enjoyed the food and kept saying, "Que Rico!", which means "How rich!" literally but is an expression to say that the food is really good. We were proud of ourselves then because we were kind of nervous cooking for them. We made cornbread, fresh green beans, homemade mashed potatoes, baked mac n cheese, rotisserie chicken and bought an apple pie for dessert. It was delicious! Before dinner I took some pictures of Shyle and her host family then we said grace. I said one in English and then the host dad said one in Spanish. Also, the host mom tried to say a prayer in English and it was so cute. I liked that moment. She eventually started praying in Spanish because she was having a hard time. We enjoyed nice conversation, wine and our dinner, and a funny and entertaining joke from the host mom in Spanish. After dinner the host dad taught me and Shyle how to play a few card games then the family took me home. It wasn't what I necessarily would have wanted for my Thanksgiving but it was great! I really enjoyed myself and feel really blessed to be able to share Thanksgiving with them. God is good! I hope everyone else had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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February 2016
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