We had a little celebration at school for the kids. The week of Thanksgiving, they learned about the pilgrims, the Mayflower and the food that is eaten on Thanksgiving. They even made little pilgrim hats and bonnets. Thursday finally came, and we had a little Thanksgiving dinner. It's hard to get turkey here so we had to substitute with chicken. We also had fruit salad, corn and mushroom gravy. Pumpkin pie was the dessert.
The kids were hesitant to eat at first and one student even asked, "No rice?" I explained that they should try everything to see whether they liked it or not. They made strange faces when I served the pumpkin pie and I explained that many people love pumpkin pie. They still didn't get it. I then explained that many children in the USA and other countries might not like things that they eat like kimchi or seaweed soup. They all gasped in horror. :)
I did get to have a really good Thanksgiving, too! My church sponsored a Thanksgiving Dinner at the US military base. They provided transportation and then the meal was catered by a hotel on the US base. For a little bit, it felt as if I was on American soil again. There were stand-alone fast-food restaurants and everything! It was worth the W40,000! :)
Rachel was happy to be able to use a fork and knife again!
YUM!
Food babies!
On the actual Thanksgiving Day, I met up with my friend Jessica and we headed to the Wangsimni Plaza and looked for a place to eat. We knew we couldn't find any traditional Thanksgiving meals so we thought about eating another great American dish: the burger.
We ate at Krazee Burger (it reminds me of Five Guys). This was my first burger in over 3 months and it was good!
Then, I came home and skyped with my family and we watched the Macy's Day Parade together.
The one kid looks like he is wearing Burberry pants?! It must be nice!! hahah!!!
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