Thanksgiving

The week leading up to the blessed holiday was a busy one. I volunteered a while back to compile the photos of volunteers from the last year into a slideshow for viewing at the Thanksgiving party. So, I had to go to the capital a bit early to put together the finishing touches for the slideshow. (I also signed up to help MC the talent show at the party.) During my time in the capital I helped some members of the baking committee with their treats, at the house where I was staying chocolate-chocolate cookies were made as well as 25 pecan pies. We were fortunate enough to be put up by some embassy and USAID families, and I got to stay at a lovely house with room for me and 4 friends. We had a lot of fun playing games, watching good DVDs, using their WIFI, eating their delicious food and taking hot showers with water pressure. It was lovely.

The finished product of the slideshow was incredibly well-received and if I do say so myself, it was pretty awesome. I spent way over 24 hours on it (not all in one sitting of course, I’d planned it for months and worked for it for a few weeks leading up to Thanksgiving week) and it was well worth it. The sound track, which is typically what can make or break these things, was incredible (each song at some point in the year prior had struck a chord with me in some way with regard to the PC experience). I got a lot of compliments on the soundtrack and people liked the way I set the music to the photos and videos. It was incredibly worth all of the effort I put it and it was a lot of fun.