Last night I celebrated Thanksgiving right with a family-style dinner in Frankfurt. By getting connected with the Fulbright Alumni group in Frankfurt, I was informed at the Welcome Meeting two weeks ago that they would be getting together for this Thanksgiving dinner. As this is one of the quintessential American holidays, I couldn’t just stay home and eat bread and butter right? I was one of the first to arrive and heard these two people speaking English as I am walking towards the restaurant. “Fulbright?” I’m telling you this is some sort of password, and immediately you are greeted warmly with a smile. As we get seated at our table, we start the usual small talk, but it developed quickly into joking and much laughing. We agreed as a table that hands down we were the best of the 7 or 8 tables celebrating Thanksgiving together. We applauded Brian as he carved the turkey. We ceremoniously broke the wishbone, but first each had to tell the saddest story to have the right to the wish. We held hands as each shared what he or she was thankful for. I also cleared up the origins of thanksgiving for the Germans sitting at the table, as I had done some reading up in preparation for English club with the 10th graders yesterday. We exchanged contact info at the end of the night and I was very impressed with how the evening went. It was delicious in many ways and the best substitue for being home.  I’m thankful for the Fulbright family and for Mario who paid for all the American guests.