Tico Thanksgiving continued....

Here are some pictures from the actual dinner I cooked here in Costa Rica! Finding ingredients was a bit more of a challenge then expected, but I made due with canned/ boxed food. Everything turned out much better then anticipated. My family here put so much into this dinner it was touching! They set up the fancier dining room which we've never used, and asked me plenty of questions about the tradition. My host mother Hilda gave a beautiful prayer before hand, and we each went around and gave our thanks. They told me how much they enjoyed this holiday and its meaning. Thanksgiving abroad was fabulous, and I felt even more blessed about this opportunity then I had before.