The North American community in Costa Rica is so big that this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is going to be just like if I was in the US. In my neighborhood, there are even people who rented villas for their Costa Rica vacation buying all the ingredients and more for their thanksgiving dinner and a friend of mine who owns a catering service told me he was almost overbooked for today.
Here in Costa Rica thanksgiving is not celebrated, given the fact the Mayflower is only a North American tradition, yet the amazing increase in ex-pats has mixed the thanksgiving celebrations with the Costa Rica culture and more and more Ticos join their American friends into enjoying the wonderful feeling of thanking god for everything we receive. I think that is probably why Ticos receive this celebration with open arms, they feel that sitting and thanking for all the wonderful things we receive is worth to enjoy and celebrate.
In my case, I will thank this wonderful year I have spent in Costa Rica, a country that certainly feels like home and for the wonderful people I have met here. I will however pray for all the people who lost their homes at the terrible floods we had this year. To all the gringos around the world Happy thanksgiving and I hope you get to enjoy it with people you love and God bless every one of you.
