Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day for Canadians so right now I'm feeling a little homesick. Watching the Korean-dubbed "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" alone in my apartment today didn't help much. I'm used to spending Thanksgiving with my family and stuffing my face with way too much food. This year, I'll be missing this.
Fortunately, my new friend has decided to organize a Thanksgiving dinner for all us Canadians in Busan! Being invited to this dinner got me thinking about the countless things I am thankful for. So, I decided to put together a list of just a few things in my life that I give thanks to God for:
(not necessarily in order of importance)
1. Loving and supportive family, including the newest addition, Tiger
2. Irreplacable friends back home
3. New friends in Korea
4. New home in Korea
5. Bobo the Bear
6. Health and safety
7. Opportunity to travel internationally
8. Being employed
9. Freedom of speech
10. Having food to eat
11. Electricity
12. Running water
13. Democracy (or something close to it)
14. Cheap shopping in Korea
15. Skype
16. Chocolate
17. Mascara (lol)
Ok clearly, the list starts getting silly towards the end but the point is, I have more than enough to be thankful for. I have been blessed with everything on this list and more and I will never fail to give thanks.
Today, I watched a movie at the Pusan International Film Festival called "A Portrait in a Sea of Lies" (about the widespread violence in Columbia and the displacement of its citizens) and it reminded me of just how lucky I really am to be living life the way I am right now.
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