Thanksgiving

I still don’t understand exactly where this celebration came from but it has been a great part of my internationalization since moving to Japan.

We had such a great celebration last year so we decided to do it all over again. In the end 34 people decided they wanted in on the action too. After frantic email sending over the last two weeks, everyone knew what they were in charge of bringing (starter, main or dessert) and which apartment to take it to. We decided to have the starters in Carol’s, the main meal at Cherese’s and dessert at Kitty’s.

It was a little nerve-wracking as I ended up saying the blessing before we ate. Last year Minika did it and maybe because it was in her old apartment but I just felt like I wanted to say something. I find it funny that they let the British girl say grace for the American holiday but nobody seemed to mind.

This year I am thankful for my family and friends, my health and the fact that we all have a job given the way the economy is starting to go. I think everyone agreed with the last one and then the feast began!