Thanksgiving

High school potluck lunch

Thanksgiving under a tent

 We have talked about how much the Colombians love their fiestas, here is another example. Thanksgiving is not a holiday celebrated in Colombia - but we do celebrate it at our school. And boy, do we celebrate. The party started on Monday with a potluck luncheon for the faculty. Tuesday was a turkey (sort of) lunch in the cafeteria. Wednesday was only half a day of school where each student in the high school was paired up with a student in the primary/elementary school. There the students put together gift boxes for the Colombian workers at the school - the bus drivers, the cafeteria workers, the cleaning people, the security guards and more. We then had a big assembly where people were honored and thanked. We then started our 4.5 day weekend. Later that night we got together with 20 or so of our friends for a big traditional American Thanksgiving dinner. We had tons of food and fun. Now just two more weeks until Christmas break! You have to love these celebrations!

More HS lunch pictures

Thanksgiving lunch in the school cafeteria. Yes, there is turkey there somewhere

Making Thanksgiving baskets

The Colombian workers getting their baskets

The school assembly

Our "American" Thanksgiving dinner

Fabulous food!

Someone decided to squirt whipped cream into the mouths of the children

Believe it or not a lot of people had not seen the spoon on the face trick. So I took it upon myself to teach people how to do this.

My first protege

Pretty soon, everyone was doing it

Miss Daisy

Jeph and I were honored to dogsit for Daisy this past weekend. It was sort of a 'trial' visit before watching her for a bit longer the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend. We loved having her and greatly enjoyed  the walks that we now had an excuse (and obligation) to do. We are already looking forward to her next stay!

J and Daisy on the Circlovia- a major street that is closed to traffic every
Sunday for folks to walk, ride, skate, board, etc. There are often organized
runs and races as well. It was fun to meet all the other dogs along the way.

Loved seeing a 'gang' of scooters! We miss ours that we left in Osaka.

Lime, anyone?

Some graffati along the street.

The police provide a sense of security.

In the same way that there are police and/or security guards most everywhere,
there is also the harsh reality of poverty and hardship.

One of the more beautiful churches in a town square not far from where we live.

The plaza in front of the church. I was impressed that Daisy wasn't
all that interested in grabbing a bite to eat while there!

The song from Mary Poppins, "Feed the birds, tuppence a bag" was playing
in my head as we watched this little one feeding the birds.

A fun find on a side street

Excited to stumble upon the flower section of town.

Gorgeous arrangements



city wall art- made from broken glass.

As we prepare for Thanksgiving, we remain so very thankful for ALL the blessings God has so graciously given. These blessings include the special friendships we share with those of you who are reading this blog.

Thank you for being a part of our lives!