Our Thanksgiving in Peru was a huge success! A bunch of us chicas from the US decided to cook a big, traditional dinner for our Peruivan friends and family. It was a little hard finding all the proper ingredients, so we ended up making just about everything from scratch, and in one oven! We had about 25 people over to our house to celebrate, and even then we are still eating the leftovers today! It was super fun to prepare such a meal with friends, and everybody was very appreciative and suprised how great everything turned out. Before eating, we all stood in a circle and discussed what we are thankful for. Everybody had really nice things to say, and us foreigners are especially thankful for new friends, new experiences, and such a welcoming country, culture, and Peruvian family!

Julia and TWO turkeys. Oh wait, thats just Kevin :)

Chicas and Nancy, our host mom. And all of our food!

My Thanksgiving plate. It looks almost exactly like it always does! There aren't any cranberries in Peru though... I can't wait for Christmas cranberries!

The feast in our courtyard.

So much good food!

Julia preparing the pumpkins for pumpkin pie (not available in cans)! They were on sale at the supermercado because Peruvians don't really use pumpkins, we were lucky to find them! The pies turned out great!

The girls at the supermercado.

Friends in literature class.