Ha ha just kidding! I always get asked to teach the kids about thanksgiving and the teachers suddenly remember I’m from England, look embarrassed and run away!
We decided we wanted to do things properly this year and so Elyse and Kittie offered the use of their apartments and Dawn was in charge of inviting all of the Kumamoto City ALT’s and organizing exactly who was bringing what!
We even took a car down up to Costco today to buy whole freshly cooked chickens and real American pumpkin pie! Things were a bit hectic as traffic was bad on the way back and I had about an hour to get ready and make 3 different types of mashed potatoes.
After a few hiccups everyone had arrived, the food was laid out and Minika said a wonderful grace before we all tucked in. Chicken, homemade cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, salad, vegetables and real gravy made by moi! It was a huge success but we had no time to relax as it was soon off to Kittie’s for dessert.
I had my first taste of pumpkin pie (delicious) and we passed the time by playing a rather dated (therefore hilarious) game of Taboo. By midnight I was out after thoroughly enjoying my third (and best) Thanksgiving in Japan.
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