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Thanksgiving doesn't exist in France.

Ok, I know you already knew that - it's an American holiday, I totally get that. It's also one of those things that you don't know you miss until it's gone. Who knew that you could miss Paper Turkey Cut-Outs?

Fortunately, I'm actually going to have 3 Thanksgiving meals.

1) We are celebrating the holiday together as a school. On Thursday afternoon, we will all sit down with turkey, potatoes, stuffing, the works, and give thanks for what we have. 

2) My friend Wes and his host family (who I love dearly) invited me to a Thanksgiving dinner at their house on Saturday night after our trip to Mont St. Michel. Wes, however, thinks that he is incapable of making a Thanksgiving dinner and he figures that his host parent's haven't a clue so Friday night will consist of Thanksgiving preparations with him!

3) Of course, I can't forget my own host family. My mum brought over pumpkin pie filling when I met her in Ireland, so I'm fully prepared to whip up a meal for my host parents and four host sisters. Now to prepare a menu...

We truly have so much to be thankful for. There are only 60 kids in America who got this opportunity - to dive into the French culture and to fully immerse themselves with the goal to learn a different language. It takes a lot of courage to take yourself out of a comfortable environment and wind up in the middle of a completely different one. But I'll tell you more about what I have to give thanks for after the festivities.

And thus begins the countdown to T-Day. Wish me luck - I'm an amateur cook at best so this should be interesting...

Yours in Dysfunctional French,

-L