Happy Thanksgiving from Russia. My teacher, who's Russian, cancelled our class today in order that we could celebrate Thanksgiving, even if people aren't American. As an American I thought it was an interesting proposal, given that a lot of people now celebrate Thanksgiving on the Continent because it's "cool" without understanding the true meaning & history of Thanksgiving.
But it was a lovely sunny day here in Moscow, with highs of minus 2 (which is practically tropical for here!). I spent my Thanksgiving in Starbucks with my friend, both of us busy working and getting increasingly homesick thanks to the lovely Starbucks Christmas music & holiday lattes. We then went to TGI Fridays to have a thanksgiving dinner. Basically we had an American Capitalist Thanksgiving. Nothing wrong with that though!
