Cambodia, part 13b – Thanksgiving in Cambodia
17 January 2012 at 12:52 3 comments
In retrospect, Thanksgiving in Cambodia was a two-day event for me…
I had arrived in Cambodia with lots of thoughts about Advent and Thanksgiving swirling in my head. However, Thanksgiving Day turned out to be a low-key event for our family. We had returned from Siem Reap the day before, and we basically spent the day relaxing/resting/recovering around the home of The Guest Complacent.
At some point, one or more of my girls must have picked up my camera…
The most memorable portion of my day may have been getting to tag along when Mr. Guest Complacent took the moto to pick up the meat for Thanksgiving dinner. Who would’ve thought that just riding around Phnom Penh could be so much fun for a foreigner?
Thanksgiving dinner was good, but not too extravagant. At some point, I simply said to myself, “I’m thankful to be here, and I’m thankful for this meal. I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful that I don’t have to think about Black Friday.” And that was about it. It didn’t need to be all showy in order to be a Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving dinner
Oh – and we had a corn tapioca for dessert. I was thankful for that, as well…
And we had a friend join the meal…
And that was about it. Given all my pre-Advent/Thanksgiving/Black Friday thoughts, there isn’t a whole lot to be said for the day itself. Perhaps there will be more when I reflect on Thanksgiving, day 2.
Coming up: A trip to Mesang
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Entry filed under: Travel, Vacation. Tags: Cambodia, Corn tapioca, Gecko, Moto, Phnom Penh, Thanksgiving, Travel, Vacation.
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