Now, for most traditional Thanksgiving day dishes key ingredients aren't sold here in Albania, so we cheated a little and asked for care-packages containing Thanksgiving ingredients, but for the most part, they were found in Albania. We made about 8 trips to various stores, bought some stores out and spent 2 full days cooking. We used Emily's host-mom's oven downstairs for every dish baked which was over 10 different yummy items.
Since being here, not only have I learned about other parts of the world but I've also learned a lot about America too by being around people from different parts of the states. Talking to people about their holiday traditions and what they usually do. The common tradition we celebrated before eating was holding hands, praying and going around the circle and telling what we were thankful for.We all share the commonality of being thousands of miles from our families, no matter what part of the states we're from and I think we have all created a really strong bond with each other from living here and sharing this experience together. When we do return to the states, we'll try to explain our experience here but no one will really understand fully and for me having them as a support system during my service is really important. I remember the first days of training the PC staff said to look around and this was our new family... I finally realized on Thanksgiving that this had become true.
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| The dessert line.. |
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Just a look of all the yummy.. Lots of chefs in the kitchen... |
