Thanksgiving: Día de Acción de Gracias

I know this is a little bit after-the-fact… but I wanted to share a little bit about my Thanksgiving here in Nicaragua.

First of all, I dedicated the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving to making pumpkin pie.
I had to search high and low for powdered ginger and cloves, a rolling-pin and a pie dish. In the end I found just about everything, and came up with a few modifications. The pies turned out delicious! I made four during the week of Thanksgiving. I shared two with family and friends here in site, and I brought the other two to a PCV Thanksgiving celebration. Everyone that tried the pumpkin pie for the first time loved it. I have since showed a few friends of mine in site how to make it because they asked for the recipe.

Our first pumpkin pie turned out a success! (and so did the following 3)

My Thanksgiving was fantastic. It was so great to catch up with my other PCV friends, and see many of them that I hadn’t seen since August. We made a feast, and afterwards I was the most full I remember being in my entire life. It was great to have some down time with everyone and cook together. 

During my holiday and since then I am grateful for the new friends and family I have here in Nicaragua, PC Family and Nicaraguans. I am so thankful for my site and the fact that I feel fulfilled and happy with my daily life. I am grateful to have such supportive friends and family back home that have stayed with me every step of this journey. Finally I am thankful for having my basic needs met, I have my health, food to eat, a job, a safe and comfortable house to live in, and am surrounded by a supportive community. What more can a girl want? Happy Belated Thanksgiving!