Yesterday was a wonderful day, full of community cooking and dancing especially by the Development Action team (Andra, Brian, Anna, Lilly, and our team leader Bia). There was two tremendous turkeys, green beans, stuffing, various Korean foods and every bit of it was scrumptious.
During dinner Andra started by recalling a family tradition where everyone around the table says what they are grateful for, obviously this was very heart warming especially because this Thanksgiving was also a celebration for the September Brazil/Belize Fight Poverty team that is leaving next week. Oh ya! Before dinner the the dining room was all decorated with candles and balloons (pictures will be up soon) and they formed a walkway to greet the September team to the dining hall. Upon there entrance the Africa team started singing "Hey Jude" it was so beautiful and sad *crying* haha.
After the dinner I presented the history of Thanksgiving. I only found out that I would yesterday so my preparation was very limited and I spent most of the day preparing for it (Below is a short outline of the presentation). It went very well. After that Trina (our Headmaster) gave a ten minute speech with song "Lean on Me" to tell the September Team that they could lean on IICD while there gone. Also that to make the best of their experience they need to throw themselves out of their comfort zone and into deep water to really learn, suffer with and help the community they will be living in.
It was a great experience but I missed my families very much. So I though this would be a great time to throw a shout out to the Winkler's who I know surely had a loud, exciting and loving Thanksgiving, it's always like that and something I love and miss very much. And to the Lowe's thank you for having me in your family, I love you all so much! I miss everyone, especially during the holiday's and I'm so happy I'll be there for Christmas!
I want to give a special shout out to my Auntie who has always been a shining light in my heart, thank you so much for sending IICD the cookies every person fully enjoyed them and the containers you sent them in are being put into use as we speak!
Below Thanksgiving Presentation Outline:
+Today’s Thanksgiving (tg) in middle class America- the tradition- the love and the misconceptions
A classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS_R8eL_7WM
Macys balloon tg commentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APjZtqmzY3o
+Traditional view on the origin of Thanksgiving
Bland stereotypical tg just about original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFDSobNnfQs
+Squanto and the Patuxet Extermination. 1605-1621
The Natives Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTuFKisYnm8&feature=related
+Some Comic Relief
Immigration with our founding illegals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJKpNlw0ef8&feature=related
+A Freedom Fighters words from Prison
Leonard Statement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s49BeBKMGoI
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