Mr. Pavo

Happy slightly belated Thanksgiving from Quito!

My parents were here this week, trapped in a wild whirlwind of sightseeing and activity, from indigenous markets to volcanoes.  They stayed with my host family here (talk about two worlds colliding!) and as a way to say thank you, my mom and I (well, I was more like an assistant) made an all-out Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday.

Cooking in other countries is always a little bit weird.

Their brown sugar had a different texture, their marshmallows were strangely sweeter, and their chedder cheese refused to melt without lumps.

We also had an oven issue…it accidentally got turned off halfway through–for about an hour.

My mom was a little stressed about how the food would be turn out, understandably.

Thankfully it all turned out beautiful and everyone went crazy for the food, especially the sweet potatoes and the pumpkin pie.

We all gave thanks, especially my mom and me.

Oh, and I wanted to publically say that I am thankful for all of you, all of my friends, all of my family, and all the joy that you bring to my life!  Love from Ecuador!