Cultural Encounters:
From the Sand to the Snow

November 14, 2006

My Weekend

I had a very good weekend. Besides having to work on Saturday, I went my friend’s house and watched a movie. There were about 10 people in his house. I rented X-Men, Click, and Drop Dead Sexy. Of course, my friend chose Drop Dead Sexy, but the movie was so boring that I felt like taking a nap. At the end of the movie I felt a bit embarrassed because I was the one who brought the movie……but after that I did not feel too bad because he was the one who wanted to see that movie. Everybody else wanted to see X-Men. By the way, the movie Click is very good, I really liked it. I ended up crying when he ……I will not spoil the movie.

On Sunday was the host family Thanksgiving potluck. My host family invited my sisters and I to go. It was very nice. I ended up taking a Brazilian flan, which was gone in a few minutes. The food was very good. I liked the desserts and the mashed potatoes with gravy. There is not such a thing like Thanksgiving in Brazil and the food here is unique. I really like this holiday because it is the only time I get to eat stuffing, gravy, casserole, etc. I do not know how to make any of these foods. If I had to take any main dish I would probably take black beans and broccoli with rice, but I do not think people want to eat this for Thanksgiving. After the dinner we had some entertainment. A violinist played music for us and after that a couple taught us the ballroom dance. That was very interesting. I had a good time. My host parents invited my sisters and me to spend Thanksgiving with them and I am really looking forward to eating a lot of stuffing, gravy and turkey. I am even going to try to cook a turkey on my own! I will let you know what happens.