Thanksgiving "en brusse" (in the bush)

Being away from the following things has helped me be THANKful (just going with the theme of the day, kids) for...

access to a washing machine
a variety of meals every day
pop music
tables
seatbelts
libraries
gestures such as a thumbs up and the shoulder shrug- both don't translate
noises such as "blech" for "that's gross" or "aww" for "that's cute- nope, don't translate either
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The picture is of my Thanksgiving celebration. I bought 1.5 kilos of goat meat for the host family, and then deep fried balls of dough for desert. These girls have some dough (pre-fried) on their hands and check out the chicken...Welcome to the holiday season in Mauritania.