Thanksgiving

I have so many potential blog entries to write, I don't even know where to start! I spent Thanksgiving weekend in Uruguay with most of my program. The boatride was about 3 hours (if you pay more you can get there in 1 hour), and unlike anything else I've done. I barely felt like I was in a boat - there are two sections that are set up like airplanes, with lots of chairs in rows, a big game room area which also has small tables with chairs to lounge in, an upstairs deck, a small cafeteria, a HUGE duty free shop (the waters are considered international territory), and a first class area (which I didn't get to see).
We got to Colonia and immediately went to our director's program for Thanksgiving. There were various rumors about how the turkeys got to Uruguay... let's just say that the director has connections (turkey's are not easy to find in Argentina or Uruguay). One student's parents had brought several bags of cranberries with them from the US so we could even have cranberry sauce! The food was good, though Yaya's is better. I was very happy to see pumpkin pie, as its one of my favorite parts. Afterwards, we went on a short tour of the city of Colonia and then hung out in the city for the night. The next morning my friends and I headed out to Punta del Este, one of the most popular beaches in Uruguay. Unfortunately, the weather decided to be rather uncooperative and our beach days were cold and windy :-(. It was still nice to see, and we had a good time together.
The most confusing part of Thanksgiving, was, in fact the weather. Wearing a summer skirt and tshirt to Thanksgiving dinner just didn't make any sense! On Thursday, the weather was in the 80s and we were all wearing sunscreen. I can't even imagine what it would be like to celebrate Christmas here - I'm dreaming of a sunny beach day Christmas?
I'll be seeing everyone soon! Love, Becca