Dia de Gracias

Don't know about you, but this is the first turkey I've ever seen being carted around in a wheelbarrow! It sure was tasty! Thanksgiving here on the Ranch was amazing, nothing like being at home with family, however, it was the next best thing. All of the volunteers got together, and everybody made some traditional thanksgiving dish, or a traditional food from their country. I've never seen so much amazingly delicious food on a table before. My contribution was the mass production of potato dumplings, made with 2 other volunteers. I've never made so many at one time, but i was pleasantly surprised with how they turned out (not quite as mushy as they usually end up)! However, according to the photo, they were a little too firm to be eaten with plastic cutlery. Something like 40 people gathered around, and shared a special meal, and later, hours were spent hanging around a bonfire in our courtyard.

And, instead of the traditional American thing to do on Thanksgiving, watching football on TV, I went into Teguc with an ex-volunteer that was back visiting, and we watched some of our boys play indoor futbol (soccer). Poor guys, they had been undefeated until we showed up to a game! But, the team they played was also undefeated, and a great team, and we only lost by a couple goals, so it wasn't all that bad. It was a good game. It was fun getting to see them play off the Ranch, competing against other teams. They are in a league at the Villa Olimpica, which is a huge sports complex in the city. I never knew it existed until that day. It's quite the place...

So, thanksgiving here in Honduras was a great day all around. Hope you all enjoyed yours!