Well, it is that time of year again. The time of year when the weather gets cooler, the leaves change colors, college football is in full swing, and turkey day decorations are ubiquitous. Well, at least life is like that back in the United States.
Here in Lima, Perú summer is drawing closer, the weather is warmer, soccer continues to dominate every conversation about sports, there is not a turkey in sight, and Christmas decorations and songs are beginning to surface everywhere. As we have learned over the last two years, people in Latin America do not celebrate Thanksgiving. Thus, they are forced to skip over this wonderful holiday and look towards Christmas and New Years Day as the year draws to a close.
But, as true Americanos, we celebrated Thanksgiving together in Costa Rica last year, and we are in the midst of preparing for a massive celebration this year, filled with traditional dishes and college football. And we couldn’t be more excited. As travelers in a foreign land, we have had to learn to embrace and celebrate the things that ‘make’ us Americans, even when are not truly home. Then again, I guess that is what we do as Christians every time that we gather together: celebrate our true heritage in the midst of a foreign land, eagerly awaiting the day that we will be home with family.
