A German Thanksgiving

This past Thursday was Thanksgiving and it was very strange to not be in the US or with my family. Since I am American, I thought it was important to celebrate the holiday here in Germany. I’ve never cooked for Thanksgiving before, but this year I made dinner for my flatmates and myself. It wasn’t too stressful because there are only three of us, but I was a bit nervous preparing the whole meal. Since Carrie is from China and Line is from Norway, this was their first Thanksgiving and it was really nice to share my holiday with them. Carrie helped me cook and Line cleaned up after dinner. It was actually our first dinner with just the three of us, so it was really nice to enjoy together. We ate Turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, green beans, biscuts and gravy with stuffing (which I made from scratch). Then we had apple pie and ice cream for dessert. The meal actually turned out to be really good and it really felt like Thanksgiving. We all said what we were thankful for before we started to eat and by the end we were all super stuffed. I’m really glad I could celebrate with them.
Later that night I was able to go on skype and talk to my family, which was also really nice. Even though I wasn’t with them I sort of felt like I was there with all of the commotion. I’m looking forward to being home for Christmas and seeing everyone again. They started the Wiehnachtsmarkets here, which are Christmas Markets. It is really beautiful around the city. I also went to Heidelberg with my friends and the markets there are even bigger. I’m definitely feeling the Christmas spirit now. I have a few Christmas lights hanging up in my room now and listen to Christmas music a lot. It’s going to be here before I know it!

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