this year i was invited to the mormon girls' 'enkaiwa' night, which is the night they teach english to the community (maybe church members? i don't know). it was the cooking night and this month it was a thanksgiving dinner. now the only time i've been to a normal thanksgiving in recent years has been the half of the nights that i went to ty's (my ex's)--my family''s thanksgiving has gone a little grommet, which is just fine by me. so this was a very traditional thanksgiving for me, quite impressive considering it was in japan and half the people were eating with chopsticks. we had two ten pound turkeys, which were carved by elder montgomery--my substitute grandfather for the evening--, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (with disney marshmallows filled with custard flavoring), stuffing, and some sort of green bean white onion, mushroom soup concoction. it was pretty awesome. and it was really great to spend the night with really nice people who were excited about speaking english (or willing to let me try my crappy japanese). i got to hang out with sister montgomery--the grandmother half of the montgomery's--and chat about being in japan, the odd things at the grocery store, why the society is the way it is, and then mock her husband for being such a clueless man. it all made me feel a little more at home. and of course i got to catch up with sister seino and sister laeuanne (monnet's replacement from new zealand), the two girls who come and talk about mormonism to me. it was nice to see them in a different, more casual context. basically a good night of community.
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