Celebrating Thanksgiving in Spain!

     This week in all our classes together, we discussed Thanksgiving: an American holiday celebrated at the end of November. This year, Thanksgiving was on Thursday, November 25th. On Thanksgiving, friends and family come together at one person's house to have dinner and give thanks for the good things they have in life. Thanksgiving is a holiday filled with family, friends, and food!  This was my first year being away from my family on Thanksgiving. As there are many American language assistants in Lucena, we decided to have a Thanksgiving together on Thursday since we all miss our family and friends from home. 

        My roommate and I hosted our friends and everyone brought food for our dinner. We made the turkey, gravy, and macaroni & cheese. Our friends brought other classic Thanksgiving dishes, like green bean casserole, bread rolls, mashed potatoes, and corn. They also brought desserts! We had apple pie, pumpkin pie, and cinnamon rolls. It was amazing that we were able to have a Thanksgiving dinner here in Spain, because many of the ingredients that we have in the US were not available. We all helped and it came together successfully!

      We ate around the dinner table and enjoyed the food we made. Some of our friends are from other countries, so they got to enjoy their first Thanksgiving with us. We all talked, laughed, said what we were thankful for, and played games. Everyone had a great time!

          This year I am especially grateful for getting to live and work in Lucena. I am so thankful for each of the teachers and students at Clara Campoamor! It is a pleasure to be here and I do not take it for granted at all! 

            I hope you take some time to reflect on the message of Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?

     Best, 

Sierra Cady