It has been a lot of fun bumping into other Canadians while I've been here and on Sunday night we were all ready to have a little taste of home and celebrate Thanksgiving... University style! (aka: BYO food, plate, and cutlery)
... and I thought I would be the only one over here.
None of us were about to attempt the turkey - so chicken it was!
It was such a lovely evening! The food was great and the company even better. It was nice to talk about home with friends who didn't smile every time I said the word 'about' and who are as excited as I am to be here.
There was one downfall of the night though... no pumpkin pie :( They don't sell pumpkin filling over here and frozen pumpkin pies just don't exist. Scotland is missing out! On a side note, peanut butter doesn't seem to be very popular either - a few of my Brittish and Scottish flatmates have never even eaten a PB&J sandwich before, let alone heard of it... I just can't even imagine a life like this.
Now I come to the sappy part of my post, but I feel it's only appropriate: What am I thankful for?? I'm so thankful for this past month and I'm almost surprised with how well things have turned out - it seems too good to be true sometimes. I've made really great friends from all over the world and I'm having the best time exploring Scotland with them. I can't even explain how friendly people have been to me (I don't know if this is just because I'm foreign or what, but it's great!) I'm loving the university and the campus is gorgeous. And lastly, I'm thankful for Skype... free phone calls home to the parentals is the way to go.
I'm glad I have a few more months before I'm home bound. I'm so blessed to be here, life is good :)
Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Cheers.
Awww! Great post Allison!
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As for the pumpkin pie, do they not have pumpkins over there? You *could* have made it from scratch ;) Though I don't blame you for not trying. When I tried it, my mother thought I had used squash... My dog didin't even eat it.. :(
I also don't see any cranberry sauce! I LOVE that stuff. Do they now have it over there?
And everyone is so friendly to you not because you're foreign, but because you're you! (How's that for sappy!). But seriously, you bring it out in people! I'm not the sappy type normally.
Well enough of that, hope your week is going well!
xoxo
Clem
PS: FIRST! HA!
PPS: The pictures from your last post are AMAZING! SO jealous and impressed at the same time!
PPPS: If you're bored one evening, check out this link. It seems fitting, though maybe not FULLY relevant.
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Wow, Lili--not only first, but second too!! I agree that cranberry sauce, made from fresh cranberries, is a must for all fowl food (the bird kind, I mean!) and pumpkin pie is not only delicious, but I'm sure is nutritious. Glad you had a festive time among friends on what should be an international holiday--being thankful is such an awesome thing to think "about" and feel!
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Yummy! Don't worry Al, we'll have pumpkin pie at Christmas just for you. :)
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