Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Holiday Season: Thanksgiving

Cheers to the holiday that celebrates all of the foods that are the most difficult to find in Korea! As most holiday weekends do, Thanksgiving started off strong, with a trip to the bars on Thursday to celebrate the Gyeongju waygook community and a birthday.

Needless to say, double gin & tonics made my Friday difficult…until my head teacher canceled all of my lessons, let me nap until lunch and then sent me home to feel better. He could clearly see through my façade of “No, I’m okay. Are you suuuure that you want to watch movies today? Okay, maybe that is best…” And it set the much needed, relaxed tone for the rest of my Friday. Just another reason to give thanks!

Saturday was reserved for the Thanksgiving feast, hosted by Jessica and Spencer. With over 25 people, it was quite the event! Like any traditional Thanksgiving, there were endless amounts of food and drink. It’s things like Saturday night that make me smile: Even in a country that most of us will only be in for a short time, we’ve formed such unique relationships with one another. Regardless of my seemingly bipolar feelings for Korea throughout the year, I’m really thankful for the relationships that have happened here.

Hope you spent the holiday weekend with your loved ones & enjoyed every minute of it! I can’t wait to spend my first few weeks in the states re-celebrated the holidays of the past year!

xo

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