Friday, November 23, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy American holiday to all. I told my students the epic story of the first Protestant visitors to America who ran out of food their first winter and were bailed out by the friendly natives who shared their hoarded corn and squash and stuff and how the pilgrims and Indians all held hands and were best friends forever. I think they bought it.

In return I got this nice e-mail from one of my students and I'd like to pass off the greeting to you all, since I think it really sums up the spirit of Thanksgiving:

"It's the life make us to know each other and I should be thankful to the life and to you as well. Thank you for all the happiness you have brought to me.

In this beatiful Thanksgiving day, I may not be aside with you, however, please do take the deepest wish from my heart to you. Happy everyday, and keep in touch. No more distance is longer than the distance between heart. Have fun everyday."

Couldn't have said it better myself. My tryptophan-induced dreams are of you this holiday season (yes, we have turkey in China...my students say it is poor-people food, though).

1 comment:

Jocelyn said...

Dear Jenny,
We missed you terrible at Thanksgiving. It's generally a holiday where most Robertson's have somewhere else to be other than home, and so it was a rare occasion that we were all together (minus, of course, you). In true Robertson style we worked ALL day, had a business meeting at 7pm and then had our "turkey" at 9pm. Meaning we had a first course of roast duck with green onion pancakes and plum sauce, a second course of halibut and red pepper roulade with buerre blanc and a third course of various and unsundry Chinese "snacks." It was good.
Anyway, I am thankful for YOU.
Love, Joce