Have you ever gone to school on Thanksgiving? Up until today, I hadn't. The UK doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, remember? So last Thursday was a normal school day, filled with professors, reading assignments, lectures, and a full on American Thanksgiving feast. Yes, that's right--my flat celebrated Thanksgiving! We had turkey, stuffing (oh my gosh, so much stuffing), mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green beans, rolls, corn--we went all out. For dessert, we even had apple crisp and pecan pie! We made hand-turkeys, listened to Christmas music, and shared lots of laughs. In case you missed the stellar video we all made, please watch it here: After my Thanksgiving in the UK, I got on a plane to Amsterdam for my US squad weekend with Emily, Bailey, Sara, and Jessica. We went all over the city on a canal tour, saw the Anne Frank Museum and House, pet lots of rescued cats on a cat boat, went ice skating in front of the Rijksmuseum, and took tons of photos in front of the famous "I amsterdam" letters and, of course, the big yellow clog. We ate giant Dutch pancakes, blue-colored cheese that tasted like lavender, and stroopwafels--all delicious! The weekend with them made me realize just how much I've missed seeing each of their faces every day like I have for the past two years at school. Lately, I've been missing a lot of things, actually. Mostly, it's just been little everyday things that I took for granted before moving to a different country--97 cent Suave shampoo and conditioner, Wendy's junior cheesburgers, dryer sheets, etc. It would seem silly to me if I were the one reading this, but, as I write it, it makes perfect sense. These things used to be constants in my life, and I never thought a time would come when I wouldn't have the option to have them. It's made life a bit more interesting. Trying to find a deoderant that wasn't spray-on, or a box of Kraft mac and cheese to make for dinner, while trying to keep the "trolley" (shopping cart) under control--all of the wheels move, not just the ones in the front, so they can be kind of hard to steer--has been quite an experience, I'll admit.
It's not that I don't enjoy trying new things and being in a new place--I absolutely love it! All I mean to say is it has made me a bit more thankful for the things I used to take for granted. I am really looking forward to getting my hands on some of these "delacacies," but also know that when the time comes for me to leave in just a few short weeks, I will be missing the things I've come to see as normal here. I'm already dreading the goodbyes I'll have to say in 12 days... In other news, CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE!
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Casey HeinleinI'm Casey [current world traveler, food & drink enthusiast, novice blogger, lover of the ampersand, & the connections that come with it] in Cardiff. Contact me here.
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