I had another interesting holiday experience. I knew Japanese people didn't celebrate Thanksgiving, so I decided to share that with the dorm. It became a big event, wherein a lot of people helped me make it happen, and we got some funding from the International Office. The only problem was that I couldn't get a solid number of people attending, so I was scrambling for resources down to the last minute. I also made it harder for myself by going out the night before with my friends. We danced until five in the morning, took a train to Azabu, slept in a cafe for a few hours, then went to the foreign foods store as soon as it opened to buy the turkey, stuffing, and other things I would need to make the meal. It has become something of a habit for me to cook for large groups of people in the dorm, and it's one of my favorite things about my life here. I often get to share cultural foods, whether they be Jewish or otherwise. Anyways, many of the Japanese people who attended our Thanksgiving dinner loved the turkey and were really interested in the food we made. It was really fun and, I think, a huge success. I hope to do more events like this with the dorm in the future.
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