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22nd Nov 2006 - 23rd Nov 2006
Thanksgiving in Norway
Although not in the United States, I was not about to miss out on Thanksgiving this year. The Americans here in Bø decided to get together to celebrate. We had our celebration at one of my professor`s house, Judy. Judy is originally from Chicago and lives about an hour from Bø. The five American students and the international student director, Lisa (from Iowa), all prepared a dish and met at Judy`s house on Wednesday, as we had class Thursday afternoon. We had a feast! There was turkey, gravy, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes with walnuts, stuffing, rolls, cornbread, cranberry bread, corn on the cob, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and cookies. And lots of wine. The preparation of these dishes was quite a challenge for some of us. I made the green bean casserole, which is usually very simple. However, cream of mushroom soup does not exist in Norway, so I had to make a cream of mushroom soup to use in the casserole. Canned pumpkin and cranberries do not exist either, these things were kindly shipped from America by Jason`s mom. Whole turkeys only exist during Christmastime, which luckily has begun here already. And the corn is shipped from a far away land and only available in the Asian food stores. So, it was a great effort to make our meal authentically American!
It was great to gather with friends and eat delicious food. I, of course, ate an irresponsible amount of food, which left me helplessly and painfully full. After all our face- stuffing, there were still plenty of leftovers, which the students got to bring home. Thursday served as leftover day. We gathered again after class to eat leftovers and watch "Plains, Trains, and Automobiles" in honor of the real Thanksgiving holiday.
This was my first time being away from home for a holiday, and honestly, it was really sad! I had a very nice time at Thanksgiving in Norway, but I realized how great it is to be with the people I love. There really is nothing than better than the family. It is my family that I am truly thankful for this holiday- the people that make me want to be a better person, and still support me in the times that I`m not.
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Diary Photos
| 22nd Nov 2006 |
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| The Feast |
| The table was complete with cheesy Thanksgiving decor shipped from the US! |
| 22nd Nov 2006 |
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| The ladies and the leftovers |
| Here's Lisa, me, Kjersti, and Sarah packing up the leftovers. |
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