It's been a while since I had a proper Thanksgiving dinner. One year ago, Thanksgiving found me barely off vicodin in the slow process of recovering from wisdom teeth removal. My dad did a wonderful job of preparing soft, mushy foods I could swallow down, but it wasn't exactly a eat-till-you-roll-out-of-your-chair meal for me. And this year...who knows what I'll have for dinner. Wenqi is going to dinner with an American family tonight, so it'll be just me and my host family. I'll be content with anything so long as we aren't having leftovers. (I have no objections to leftovers normally, but I feel like that would be just too far removed from what a Thanksgiving dinner should be.)
But, in the spirit of the holiday, I am thankful for:
*The opportunity to see Europe and spend a few months in this amazing city
*The 66% of buses that aren't on strike anymore
*Mostly good weather this fall
*The friends I've made over here (Stanfordiennes and Isepiens)
*Friends from back in California, wherever they happen to be these days
*All of the e-mails, facebook messages, and cards I've received. It makes me really happy to know that there are people thinking about me. Thank you!
*My family, immediate and extended, who are so incredibly good at supporting me even though I'm in Paris where none of them live!
*Being basically in good health and good shape. It would be a lot harder to enjoy Paris otherwise, especially with the strikes.
*A dorm next quarter that will be 2 minutes instead of 2 hours from class :-)
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