On Sunday, November 27th, we had Thanksgiving here in Spain! There is no Thanksgiving here in Spain being that it is an American holiday. But, my host mom knew what a special holiday it us for us so we put together a Thanksgiving dinner/party that we celebrated with my host dad, sister, aunt, uncle, 2 cousins, and grandmother. We celebrated on the Sunday after Thanksgiving because we had school and work during the week. I made place cards and Marta and I put together a fall themed center piece.
We had vegetables, mashed potatoes, soup, stuffing, and chicken. We looked for weeks for a turkey but we couldn't find one. We even looked into special ordering one but they don't have full turkeys here like we do in the US. I even made stuffed celery, I don't think it is very typical of Thanksgiving but we always have it at my house in the US. We also made chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin pie, and apple pie. My mom sent us a package with a pie pan, a pie recipe book, Thanksgiving recipes, decorations, special Thanksgiving chocolates, and apple cider mix. Thanks Mom! All was thoroughly enjoyed!
It was a special day for all of us, I was able to enjoy one of our most important holidays and my host family was able to experience something different that is part of American culture. Although I was missing my family on Thanksgiving, I did have a very special and enjoyable day with my host family. I'm very grateful that my host mom brought up the idea and put it all together with me. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Until next time, Brian
'Turkey'
Stuffing
From left to right: My host cousin Laura, Aunt Ana, Marta, Me, Jose,
Grandma 'Yaya', cousin Maria, and Ana (my uncle Lorenzo was taking the picture)
My host dad Jose, host grandma 'Yaya', and I
Pumpkin Pie
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