Thanksgiving!

This past Thanksgiving was honestly my best Thanksgiving ever! I spent it half way around the world from my family, and it was just a normal day! That morning at school, walking into Geography class, one of the guys wished me a happy Thanksgiving and it almost brought me to tears! I am really enjoying school here, not the “learning” part but the talking with people part, everyone is so sweet and nice.

 

For Thanksgiving I took a postcard and on the back wrote “Happy Thanksgiving” and taped my business card to it then put a cookie with it and handed it out to all my friends at school! Which they loved! They even asked for the recipe, but you can only make it with ingredients that were sent form home! That night we had just a normal Belgian dinner, then after dinner I Skyped my family back home during their Thanksgiving dinner!

 

Friday was a normal Belgian day; it started out cold and sunny then ended cold and rainy! I switched into a new math class and actually understand it now! It takes some work, and a lot of questions but its ok! The moment you understand something it feels like you just conquered the word! In English class I had to give a little presentation in French, while they had to give it in English. My French was far from perfect, but after I was done they all clapped and told me good job! I can see my French improving at times, and then I have those days where it seems like I know nothing! I have noticed my writing getting a lot better too!

Friday evening there was a rotary event I was asked to go to. It was a fundraiser for the club that was very festive to say the least!

I sold tickets with Paulina, the other exchange student, for a Spanish Ham. People could buy a ticket and write down how much they thought it would weigh. It was a lot of fun! After that, it was like 11 and neither Paulina nor I had eaten, so with my third family we went and got Pitas then went back to their house and had pitas at midnight!

Saturday I went to my third families’ house for a Thanksgiving dinner! It was by far the best Thanksgiving food I have ever eaten!! I NEVER eat green bean casserole, stuffing or cranberry sauce… but i did this year! It was so good!!! Friend friends of my second Family joined us for Thanksgiving, they said they were so full, that they were going to “expose”! Hahaha!

 

Sunday I had an event with the ROTEX

 

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I could not be more thankful for having parents who support and love me and let me explore the world! And for Rotary, my clubs and districts at home and here in Belgium! My host families, too, for not only embracing me a family member, but for helping me explore a new culture and for being the best language teachers I could ask for!