Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Is it really even Thanksgiving Week? That seems so strange to me that a holiday could even be coming up!
In
Japan they have a holiday on Wednesday. Japan has a LOT of holidays, it
seems like one every 2 weeks, but I'm not complaining, because it means
everyone is off of work and out of school, so we're free to teach them.
They're always some of our busiest days!
As for my Thanksgiving celebration, we are headed to my freshman
year roommates house on Saturday Night for a Thanksgiving dinner. I'm so
excited! It's going to be good and they are inviting 2 nonmember
families, so it will be even better!
Thank you Dad and Mom for sending those Thanksgiving activities for
Eikaiwa. It will help a lot and I think it will be a lot of fun! Our
students are always wanting to learn more about American culture, so
holidays always give a good chance to share part of our American life.
And it's fun for us, because we always get to celebrate in some way.
As for other news from this past week, we had a District Conference
yesterday with all the English Branches in Tokyo and well, the English
Branch I've been working in got dissolved. After the earthquake a lot of
foreigners living in Japan went home and with the economy as well,
numbers in the District have just been dropping. Really though, they
just combined 2 of the branches and took the name of the other, so I
still have an English Branch I'll be working in with more people and a
lot larger area to cover; I think President Albrecht is trying to figure
out what to do, since they meet in our area's building, but over 3/4 of
the members live outside our Senzokuike area! Anyway, I'm excited for
it. It will be fun having new members come into the ward!
Oh, and my voice has returned! YAY! and I didn't even have to go to
the doctor! Thank goodness! It's still not back to normal and I have a
cough, but I can actually talk now and I'm just so thankful for that!
Thank you for your prayers, I know they helped a lot!
Anyway, I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving, eat lots of yummy
food, but remember the true meaning and to really take this time to
show your love and appreciation for others by serving them. Because
really that's how we ourselves become the happiest, by helping others.
Love you all!
Sister Erin Benne
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