From Grits to Chopsticks

This year, we held a Thanksgiving English Corner at our school.  The students must’ve heard that we would be serving food, leading to a record attendance of 43 students:Susan taught the story about the first American Thanksgiving:While she was talking about the helpful Indians (Squanto and Samoset), our token Indian entered the room (when you’re in China, you have to do the best you can – he is from Calcutta):We divided the class into four small groups and had them practice their English by describing things for which they were thankful.  We then set up a food serving line with our fellow foreign teachers:Most of the students here have never tasted turkey, cranberry sauce, pecan and pumpkin pies. We didn’t know how many students to expect, so it seemed providential when the last student through the line took the final plastic fork: We also had the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving day with a group of foreign friends.  For this meal we ordered a second turkey from our local foreign restaurant:Turkeys are very rare in China, only available in advance by special order.  Most local foods in China are cheaper than in the States, but imported foods can be very expensive.  These turkeys were $4.75 per pound!  With that in mind, one of our friends also made this fruit salad that looks like a turkey:

We had a huge spread of fun food, including most of the traditional items and desserts: And yes, for those readers who love math, that is a Pumpkin Pi.