Our first African Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and preparations are in full swing. Since the American embassy in Rwanda is in a bit of a transition - the ambassador was newly appointed just after we got here - there is not a Turkey day party at the embassy this year. Instead, we as trainees will be cooking our own meal. This means that we will be cooking a Thanksgiving meal for 60 people over an open fire in the yard of our school's compound. The menu obviously had to be simplified accordingly so this year's meal will include: mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing, turkey and mac and cheese (not exactly traditional but who cares). For dessert we are covering chipoti (spelling?) with powdered sugar. Oh and the Turkeys? They were purchased yesterday, all six of them, alive. We will be killing, plucking and gutting them ourselves then cooking them in a pit in the yard. This is going to be quite the adventure for sure. I'll let you know how it works out!!
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