So! This year I did something I've never done before and I (half) celebrated the American tradition of: Thanksgiving! This year it fell on the 28th of November - it seems to be the last Thursday of every November (!!), but I don't know for sure: sorry!!
I didn't celebrate it on the day as such, but I did give thanks! I gave thanks to all that had occurred, good and not so good, in my life so far because it has all been experience and character building and built my confidence. I wouldn't be who I am today having not experienced these things.
I gave thanks for my current situation: I'm 21 years old and living comfortably and studying in Brazil! How many British 21 year olds can say that nowadays?! (Nowadays because I'm sure my grandchildren will be taking their year abroads on the moon).
I give thanks for the fact that I am healthy, have great friends and a wonderful family who have supported me through everything. And I give thanks for the fact that I have so much love around me too. To my wonderful friends and family: thank you!! You are truly beautiful lovelies, I love you and your wonderfully abnormal selves!! ;D But not to get tooooooo deep or anything!
I would like to take a moment to also thank those who came and have gone from my life too!! You have also believe it or not, taught me so much as well: so thank you for that!! I wouldn't have learned those lessons without you!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!
Then on the Friday, we helped ourselves to Thanksgiving leftovers that the American students had left from their party the night before - so we had even more to be thankful for!! There was turkey, pasta, cake and no matter how much all of us ate, there was still some to spare over the weekend too! Not forgetting that the party food was also balanced out by Brazilian feijoada (beans) and vegetables too heehee! *Food baby!*
I didn't celebrate it on the day as such, but I did give thanks! I gave thanks to all that had occurred, good and not so good, in my life so far because it has all been experience and character building and built my confidence. I wouldn't be who I am today having not experienced these things.
I gave thanks for my current situation: I'm 21 years old and living comfortably and studying in Brazil! How many British 21 year olds can say that nowadays?! (Nowadays because I'm sure my grandchildren will be taking their year abroads on the moon).
I give thanks for the fact that I am healthy, have great friends and a wonderful family who have supported me through everything. And I give thanks for the fact that I have so much love around me too. To my wonderful friends and family: thank you!! You are truly beautiful lovelies, I love you and your wonderfully abnormal selves!! ;D But not to get tooooooo deep or anything!
I would like to take a moment to also thank those who came and have gone from my life too!! You have also believe it or not, taught me so much as well: so thank you for that!! I wouldn't have learned those lessons without you!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!
Then on the Friday, we helped ourselves to Thanksgiving leftovers that the American students had left from their party the night before - so we had even more to be thankful for!! There was turkey, pasta, cake and no matter how much all of us ate, there was still some to spare over the weekend too! Not forgetting that the party food was also balanced out by Brazilian feijoada (beans) and vegetables too heehee! *Food baby!*