Peru Will Serve You American Thanksgiving in Cuba

thanksgiving has come & gone
i miss it
i miss food day
such a beautiful day, no matter where i am in my life
i've always loved thanksgiving
golden comforting sweet savoury hope

we had dinner
turkey, warm bread, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, corn, green beans, glazed & drizzled eggplant, pumpkin tart, lemon cake, carrot cake, cafe con leche.
all delicious
none of it equal to my mom's cooking, but still, quite good

we ate at a cuban restaurant
beautiful white traceria decorated everything, 45 american students added to the ambiance
black & white photos on the wall of cuban life & love
stunning
the chef is from peru
he seemed quite sweet & was determined to make everything just right for us
then we danced the night away to salsa & sevillanas. even if you don't know these dances, you follow the kinks advice & "don't forget to dance". even if you're wearing a vintage red tea time dress that's definitely not spanish, you dance.
earlier that day i took part in a thanksgiving day toffee nut latte with my roommate Katie
i talked with my family
oh how i miss them
i gobbled like a turkey, was stared at by self-conscious spaniards
i watched "elf", was inspired by buddy's joy
i watched "bella", was inspired by the character's broken beauty
these past few days
i have cried
laughed
danced
it all away
there are christmas lights in my room, african love in my heart, & my true home sweet home soon to be mine
spain is undoing me little by little
but i am learning how to begin putting myself back together
the twisted sister christmas album goes well with the experience of doing so:)

(imagine heavy metal melodies, dean snider's full voice)
"oh come all ye faithful. joyful & triumphant"

faithful
joyful
triumphant
rock on!