"The Thanksgiving Post"

There's always a Thanksgiving post. Whether you're thankful or not, ever since the addition of social media to our lives, everyone must have a post or tweet about Thanksgiving. I guess it's like that for Christmas, too, but somehow that's more acceptable. I can't say this week has been easy for me, although it's not the first year I've been abroad for the holiday, it is the first I'm not with friends and family. And the first year I have classes on the last Thursday in November. I have less than one month left here in Denmark, and I really do have mixed feelings about everything. So this week, as I mss my friends from home and worry about never seeing my new friends I made here again, I, too, created a list of what I'm thankful for.

I am thankful for my family, young and old. I am thankful we are so close and have stuck together through it all. I am thankful for my friends. For my oldest, closest friends to the ones I've made abroad, each one of you makes me happy. I am thankful for this wonderful opportunity to go abroad and experience a different culture and fabulous classes. I am thankful for the encouragement and support I have received from those around me. I am thankful for having confidence to be myself, and to encourage those around me to do the same.

I'm thankful for two-for-ten chocolate croissants at 7/11 (believe me, they are amazing). I am thankful for going home and having someone else bag my groceries. I am thankful for the spontaneity of shopping at Netto. I am thankful for expensive coffee, as it seems to help friendships more than the cheap version. I am thankful for my laptop, as it has kept me sane this semester and allowed me to blog!

I would keep going but you know I don't like long blogs. That and I'm in class, so I shouldn't really even be blogging right now! I hope you all have a wonderful day and weekend with your families and friends. I do miss everyone back home, but know I will see everyone soon enough. For me Thanksgiving will be on Saturday evening when my friends and I will make a dinner together. So for today I am sitting in class, prepping for my group presentation and being thankful for all that I have!