Thanksgiving in Cyprus

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Although I am in a different country that does not celebrate Thanksgiving I figured I would still get in the Thanksgiving spirit over here anyway. There is not much I can do in the food department because I live at a hotel and they make my food every night, so I cant go to the store and prepare a delicious Thanksgiving meal....I am goin to miss all the food that comes with Thanksgiving, especially the stuffing and the pumpkin pie....mmmmmmm! I cant be with family or friends...I cant eat the good food...I cant really decorate for the holidays...I cant watch any football games...and I cant go shopping the day after Thanksgiving with all the sales...but what I can do is say what I am thankful for!

First off I am very thankful for my family, whom I love very much and miss everyday!! The phone calls and interent talks arent enough! But I am thankful for their support and encouragement whenever I need it and the understanding of my dream to let me go live across the world. You guys are the best! I wish I was there to celebrate the holiday with you guys!

I am thankful for my friends who are always there, even when Im a world away! Thankfully we have skype so I can see your pretty faces whenever I want! :)

I am thankful that God has given me the opportunity to play volleyball overseas. It is a dream come true and a life I never imagined would take me where I am. I am thankful that I have been able to see the world at which He created!

I am thankful that I live in the USA. As I go to all these different places I meet so many interesting people and people that are so different from me. I learn about their lifestyles back home, they way they react to different situations and I see things that they believe in and the way they understand life. I am thankful that I can learn from all these different people, but mostly I learn to be thankful for the place where I live and the way in which I was brought up.

I aam thankful for the small things in life. Whenever I go away to a foriegn country I must adapt to their way of living. Many times it is very different from the life we live in the states. I have learned not to take so many things for granted. I am thankful for the water we have everyday,(here in Cyprus they are goin through a water drought and they must conserve water. Every household gets a certain amount of water per month. Thankfully I live in a hotel where I have water to use everyday.) I am thankful for dryers. Pretty much in every foriegn country I have been to we have to hang our clothes out to dry. I am thankful for my nice, comfy queen size bed at home. I am thankful for an organized driving system, honking the horn is used way too much here. I am thankful for Del Taco and In and Out. I cant wait to get home and wait in line at the drive-thu! :)

I could go on and on of what I am thankful for. I have been very blessed and I am thankful that we have a day to celebrate everything we have in our lives! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!