)(( hannah mello ))(

___ An Italian Thanksgiving ___

This is a post in honour of all the non-Italian food that graced a table three Saturdays ago, two days after the REAL Thanksgiving of my American homeland.

This is a post brimming with smiles at the remembrance of a table with 3 Americans (io da California, una donna da Seattle, WA, un uomo da Chicago) and 3 British folks, 2 Italians (a boyfriend and a wife), 2 Irish girls, and a Dutch boy. It was strange sharing a meal while conversing group-style in English while the 2 Italians were the quiet-er ones. Usually I'm in their shoes... I made a point to get inside their lives with my meager Italian, doing what I could to do what countless have done for me--- building a language bridge into my world, helping me feel a part of theirs.

Enjoy these photo snapshots, although dimly lit, that capture a snippet of the festive cena (dinner).

posted by )(( hannah mello ))( @ 10:32 AM