There is nothing like celebrating a uniquely American holiday in a place so far removed from the normalcy of America. Although I spent Thanksgiving day in Fô-Bouré, trying to explain the purpose of the "fête" to my friends in the village I spent the following weekend at the Parakou workstation with a bunch of other volunteers who certainly understood the importance it held to all of us so far from home. It was wonderful to be able to get together for it...
While all the girls read trashy magazines....
...The men pretended to grill.
The talented cooks...
An incredible Thanksgiving Feast at the Parakou workstation - I think I have never been so grateful for fruit salad in my life...
The after dinner concert...
80's Party, Parakou
80's party in Parakou - Benin, it turns out, is an 80's clothes paradise.. and yes, we have brought flip-cup to the masses...
Alex and Carly
It was also Aaron's birthday....
