While there have been some minor American holidays such as Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Halloween that I have missed, the only major one that I will have missed while being in Jordan is Thanksgiving; however, my program mates and I did not let the holiday pass like any other normal day.  Instead we had a Thanksgiving dinner at an apartment that five of the students in my program are staying at.

The meal was complete with every staple as we ate turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, yams, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie.  Everybody made something for the dinner.  At home my dad always makes sticky buns for dinner at my grandparents, so I figured I would add that dish to the food we had for our dinner in Jordan.

Making the sticky buns was quite fun.  It was the first baked good that I had really ever made before; however, my dad’s instructions made the task much easier than I thought it would be.

The night before our dinner, I made the dough for the buns while in the same some kitchen, some of my friends prepared the food they would make the next day.  The next morning I woke up around and 10 and started making the sticky buns around 11 o’clock.  Once I finished those, I left for the apartment to have dinner.

I obviously felt different having a Thanksgiving meal without my family.  Considering the situation though, this was the perfect way to spend the holiday.  All the food turned out amazingly.  As I bit into my sticky bun, I got the familiar taste that let me know it was Thanksgiving.  The only thing that the setting needed was a football game on TV.  While I certainly have enjoyed learning about the culture of Jordan, it is great to be able to transport some parts of America here.