Thanksgiving

We had some of our dearest friends and coworkers over for a Thanksgiving (Día de Acción de Gracias)  dinner that couldn't be beat.  Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberries, stuffing, green beans, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, apple pie, wine, etc.  We told them about the history of Thanksgiving.  Everyone at the table thanked God for their blessings.  It was awesome.  In this picture, you can see the salt, pepper, bay leaves, and rosemary used on the turkey.

apples and onions to stuff the turkey

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Estefani and her first Thanksgiving dinner.  She mostly enjoyed the cranberries and bread.

Kelly with our host mother and her niece

Choloman y Tapa Dulce disfrutan la cena

A Salvadoran newspaper advertised for a restaurant in the capital, in anticipation of their "Pennsylvania Style" Thanksgiving buffet.

We hosted the November Peace Corps Soccer Game.  Every month there are games between Peace Corps Volunteers and local Salvadoran teams in a Volunteer's site.  The male Volunteers won their game!  However, as Chinameca doesn't have a ladies' soccer game, we asked a friend of ours to invite her regional team.  They were basically a pro team and won, uh, decisively.  That night we headed to nearby San Miguel for Carnaval, the biggest and craziest event in the country.

Our Lady of Guadalupe