One of the most memorable times we had was celebrating Thanksgiving with our coworkers and various other English teachers living in Ansan. We had to work on the actual day of Thanksgiving, so decided to prepare dinner on Saturday evening the 29th, two days later. I was skeptical that we'd be able to pull it off, but everyone really came through. The biggest piece of the puzzle, a turkey, was supplied by a friend of our friends Derrick and Lavon who is in the U.S. military. He was able to purchase a pre-cooked frozen turkey on the base. Holly and I supplied corn, stuffing and beverages, three things that are pretty hard to mess up. Thanks to my mom for sending over the instant stuffing!
This is the tiny little oven was used to warm up the slices of turkey before diner. It worked great, but was not the most time effective way of doing things. Unfortunately, most Korean kitchens are not equipped with an oven as we are accustomed to. Our apartment only has 2 gas burners and a microwave.
Here are the results of everyone's hard work. The dinner was hosted by Derrick and Lavon at their apartment. They had to borrow a couple extra dining tables and chairs to make room for everyone.
My plate of delicious Thanksgiving goodness. We had broccoli with cheese sauce, mashed potatoes, rolls with butter and of course the turkey and stuffing.
Here's a group shot of all the dinner guests. After dinner we enjoyed some apple pie (from Costco) and ice cream while watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. All in all, it was a great evening and helped us all feel a little closer to home during the holidays.
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