Thanksgiving in Costa Rica

I woke up last Thursday thinking it was just another day of classes. This morning was a rare morning in the month of November because the sun was shining into my window. As I was thanking Gof for finally seeing the sun, the first time in weeks. Then I remembered it was Thanksgiving! Yes I still had to go to classes but I sure was looking forward to food! Comfort food that was yummy!

After a full morning of attempting to learn how to speak Spanish it was finally time. I made my trek to Supermercado and bought my new favorite cookes, Chicky´s and Cremas. (Which I do plan to bring to the states with me next weekend! I can´t promise there will be any left but...) Then it was time to go to the AMCA house and eat! There were probably at least 70 or more people there and it was just a sweet time of thanks, food, and hanging out.

I was a little sad that we would not have turkey for Turkey Day but chicken (so we called it Pollo Día). For a 20 lb. turkey it costed almost $70! So you can imagine why we didn´t have turkey. Oh but the chickens were amazing!!! We were blessed by a couple who had gone to another party earlier who brought the left overs of the turkey legs and we all passed it around to have a taste of real turkey. BUT we all thought the chicken was better!

I was overwhelmed at all the food and had a little of all my favorites. Now usually I will only put a little of this and a little of that on my plate and then munch throughout the day. Well that wasn´t an option this year. So I piled the food on my plate. Also to have the chance of eating food with flavor was just too much for me! (Everyday food here is normally blan.) Oh my goodness did I ever eat sooooo much! I really thought I was going to be sick on several occassions! But I still had to have pumkin pie! Which somehow I made room for!

After dinner and the forever long game of Phase 10 we went over to a friend´s apartment and chilled out. We began to watch one of the best movies, Elf, but there were no spanish subtitles for our Tico friends. Instead we chatted and were entertained with break dancing by Brenden Blowers.

Overall it was a great day! I was so thankful for my new family to spend Thanksgiving with. I am truly blessed by those here and by God. What a great day.

Myself, Jamie, and Amanda so thankful for the food that was infront of us! Myself, Amanda, Jessica, Amanda, and Amanda and what was left of stuffing of the chicken after we devoured it and cleaning the plates for dessert! This is how we all felt after eating more than our bodies could physically hold!

Brenden and his funky break dancing!