Sibiu


what to say, what to say...I am currently in Sibiu for a conference. It has been nice to see all the other group 15 TEFL-ers. It has been a fun filled two days of creative writing, drama, american studies ( can you believe they study us now) and critical thinking...but on to more important topics...
Thanksgiving is coming up and we (PCVs) have been trying to figure out a central place to get together. Of course I offered up my place. So I may have twenty people crashing on my floor. The only problem now is the food. Romanian turkeys are rather small ( which is good because Romanian ovens are even smaller). They also are extremely hard to find prepackaged. There is no butterball here. We are probably going to have to buy a live one. Beth, one of my site mates has been eyeing the turkey man at her piata every sunday. And she has located a fat turkey. The next problem is where do we kill it? Who will kill it? ( I certainly don't want to). I think we might have to take it somewhere...this is going to be an experience...and they perform the service, killing, gutting and defeathering for a small fee. Trying to keep out of the whole slaughtering aspect of thanksgiving I volunteered to make pies. I want to make pumpkin and apple. Pumpkin will be a little hard considering the lack of canned pumpkin and condesed milk but I will be creative, maybe shockingly enough i will use a real pumpkin ( if I can find one). Feel free to send recipes anyone who has any creative ideas. I hope it will be nice though. I don't want to be alone on Turkey day. Though I am saddest thinking of how I will miss the Macy's Day parade.
gotta go, will write more later. peace out folks