This past weekend I
got to get together with a few other volunteers to celebrate Thanksgiving. A
guy who works for Voice Of America here in Botswana, was very kind and opened
up his swank house to us. It was a nice time to relax, eat some good food, and remember
what we are thankful for. Of course I was sad to not be celebrating
Thanksgiving with my own family, but this was a pretty nice replacement, and
next year I will get to be with them on the holidays again, which makes me
super excited!! Here are some of the highlights from the day that I am thankful
for:
-Deep frying 9
turkeys and eating massive amounts of good American food
-Having soo much
food left over that I got to take some back to Machaneng
-Waking up to the
smell of pancakes Sunday morning
-Swimming in the
Pool
-Drinking Mimosas
and Bloody Marys
-Good Coffee :)
-Watching American
Football games, and getting to see one of the Dallas Cowboy Football Players
Tackle one of the Cheerleaders!
-Having amazing
internet access which allowed me to Skype and say Hi to my Mom's side of the
family who were having their Thanksgiving Lunch, some of whom I haven't seen
since before I left
-Watching funny
youtube videos
-Air conditioning
-Amazing showers
-And spending time
with my Peace Corps Family
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| marinating the turkeys |
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| Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins Game |
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| the pool |
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| my plate of yummy food :) |
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| pancakes and eggs for breakfast |
Before we ate all of
us went around and said what we are thankful for. This past year has brought me
so many experiences and I have much to be thankful for. Just to name a few:
-All of the new
people I have meet and become friends with
-All of the
experiences and times of growth I have had here
-Getting to see one
of the natural wonders of the world (Victoria Falls)
-Getting to do crazy
fun things (swimming in devil's pool, bungee jumping, quad biking across sand dunes, petting cheetahs, lions, and meercats).
-My cat
"Dijo" who is very entertaining on those boring days
-All of the people
who have reached out to me in my village, to make me feel a little more at home
-The kids who come
by my house to hangout
-All of the
successes be it big or small
-All of the
failures, which have taught me to pick myself up and keep trying or try
something new
-My family coming to visit for a few weeks, showing them a little bit of what it's like over here
-Having the
opportunity to live and serve with the Peace Corps in Botswana
-All the support my
friends and family have shown me through this experience. I could not have made
it this long with out YOU!
And I could go on
forever. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I hope we don't ever
stop thinking about what we are thankful for and all the blessings we have in
our lives! Thank you to all who are following my journey by reading this blog.
I am sorry I haven't been as good about updating, but thanks for reading
anyways!
"We can only be
said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our
treasures." ~Thornton Wilder
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