So, no, they don't have Thanksgiving in Rwanda. Although I've explained the concept of giving thanks for everything in your life and being surrounded by people that you love to a couple Rwandans and they thought it was an excellent idea. Although I don't think they could wrap their heads around traditional football games and family arguments that make every holiday special.
Although I won't be celebrating on the actual day, there will be a Thanksgiving celebration this weekend. We volunteers are trying our best to create some semblance of Thanksgiving. We have some food donations thanks to packages via family and friends. Nothing can compete with StoveTop (right Coley?) and I'm throwing in some WheatThins for cheese and cracker appetizers. There are turkeys in Rwanda and you can even pick one out and have them kill it, just like at home. I think that will be way too much work for us but then again I'm only a food prepper. The real cooking is left to the professionals (aka AJ).
So happy thanksgiving everyone. Enjoy your sweatpants, football, family tension and homemade gravy. and don't forget to count your blessings.
**Blog quiz: Have you been counting how many times I use the word 'although'? I think I hit an all time high.
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