International Thanksgiving

Whelp, it's almost Thanksgiving back in the states. This year, I am gone again.

But have no fear - INTERNATIONAL THANKSGIVING IS HERE!

Saturday before Thanksgiving my French housemates and I decided to host a Thanksgiving. They had never had one before, and I of course wanted my favorite dishes. Earlier in the week I had invited some friends, and Friday I even found a place to order a turkey - hot and fresh, ready to be picked up!

So Saturday AM I picked up the turkey, made my favorite holiday dishes, and set up our terrace for the guests coming over. We started eating around 7pm, and had almost all the holiday dishes that I had at home, and a mix of others:

Turkey
Mashed Potatoes (made by my housemate)
Stuffing (Made by the other American at dinner)
Breaded Cauliflower (Mislan recipe)
Layered Salad (Mislan recipe)
Cranberry Sauce
Vegetables (carrots/cucumbers brought by a guest)
Duck
Rice
Greek Salad
Wine (brought by the French, of course)
Crepes (for dessert)


The guests were from all over:
America
Canada
England
Australia
South Africa
France
Vietnam
Germany
Ukraine

Some of the guests hadn't even had turkey before, so they definitely enjoyed our holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Apes

Facebook is Gone!

That's right. I have gotten rid of Facebook...for now.

Halloween night I went out with some friends, and had a great time. I dressed up as a Minion and went hopping around town. I had some friends coming through town, and a group of us took our party around the city. I got home around 2am and the first thing I did was get on Facebook.

While I was browsing newsfeed I thought to myself "I just spent a great night out with REAL people, why do I need to look at a computer of people in other parts of the world?" Well, I don't need to. So, I deleted my account. I decided to keep it like that for the month, and sign back on it come December.

When I woke up, I had a feeling of freedom. The first thing I did in the morning was NOT get on the computer. I made breakfast, watched some TV, had a friend stop by for some catching up and then met up with a group of friends for dinner. No facebook at all. And no desire to check it either.

It's not the end of November, and the time I was giving myself to be FB FREE is about over. I don't think I'll get back on it just yet, as it's been pretty good without it. I've been meeting up with different friends, not distracted at work, or even when doing projects at home. It hasn't really affected my social life as people said it would. Those who need to reach me from afar and gotten to me via email, and those here in Vietnam who want to make plans reach me by texting or calling. REAL CONTACT!

Let's see when I'm readying to make the jump back into the online world...
Apes