Not too much to report since my last blog. School is
officially closing on Friday, but our exams ended today. After grading 288
exams and proctoring three exams for a total of 10 hours I am done with
schoolwork and ready for Thanksgiving!!! Thanksgiving will, of course, be spent
this year in country again. However, not to worry the volunteers in my region
have collaborated and put together a stellar menu for Saturday (we are delaying
because tomorrow is not a holiday here!). I am on pumpkin pie duty, Kat is
making mac and cheese, Rebecca is on mashed potatoes, I think someone is
getting chicken or turkey? (currently going the veggie route due to the last
bout of salmonella), Jess is on cake for TJ’s and Anna’s birthdays. I think I
will probably chip in with a veggie dish and possibly another dessert. Going to
make the pie from scratch, even the filling. I will let you all know how it
turns out.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving I wanted to give my top 10
list of things I am thankful for, in no particular order (save #1),
1. a. Life!
b. My family and friends!!!
(Miss you all sooo much, it is not even funny)
2. Being a PCV.
I know I complain about the bad times, but really I am thankful for every
experience – bad or good.
3. Care packages… seriously anyone who has sent me a package
in the last year; you have no idea how much they mean to me. I am not quite
sure where I would be without Velveeta, candy and magazines.
4. Electricity—enough said.
5. Apples and Diet Coke (luxuries here)
6. The waterspout outside my house
7. The fact that I have (knock on wood) not contracted
malaria—yet.
8. My students, even if some are as sharp as marbles.
9. Support from everyone at home! I do not think you all
know how much I value your well wishes and encouragement. It has not been an
easy road, but knowing people are keeping tabs on me back at home is
comforting.
10. The fact that I am doing what I love to do and that I
feel like I am making a difference, even if it is small.
Everything else is going well. Next Wednesday I will be
heading to Dar to take the LSAT, then I am headed to Pemba to visit a fellow
PCV for some sun and some R and R. After that I am probably going to be
returning home to decorate for Christmas and to start prepping applications for
law school. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Eat lots of food, watch
lots of football and take a long nap on the couch. Like last year, if you plan
on going to Walmart on Black Friday, my advice to you is to wear a suit made of
chain metal and a helmet, so you are not trampled to death!
Here are some T-giving quotes to leave you with…
“The thing I'm most thankful for right now is elastic
waistbands.”- unknown, but brilliant
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the
highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. “ -John
Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve
minutes. This is not coincidence.”
~Erma Bombeck
“A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving
the turkey in the kitchen.” - Kin Hubbard
All my love from TZ
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