Nov 27

Thanksgiving, 2008 in Costa Rica

This is our first Thanksgiving out of the country. Since Thanksgiving is a US holiday, and is not celebrated in Costa Rica, we had school today. But Diane had the great idea of just getting a few families together to have dinner after school, beginning at 1:00. Since none of us had a house big enough, we looked for a place to rent. We found a local place for $10 per hour, so we agreed to do it. Well, the word got out, and we also found out about people who had no other plans, and before we knew it, there were about 80 people, including kids, who were signed up to come.

We went over and set up the night before.

Since turkey is so expensive ($40 to $75 per bird), we opted for chicken. There is a place nearby that makes a great roasted chicken, so we ordered 20 of them to be delivered. Most deliveries here are done on motorcycles, and the delivery person had to make four trips of five birds each to get them to us.