A Rwandan Thanksgiving

Oh to be a tree. What do I mean by this? Well, just to add to the abnormality of spending Thanksgiving in Rwanda and having chicken instead of turkey, no cranberry sauce or pumpkin pie and it being over 80 degrees...my fellow students and I created our own tradition and dressed like trees. Our "Wear a Tree Outfit Day" to be commemorated and recognized on every Thanksgiving for the rest of our lives. Well, maybe that's stretching it a little, but at least i hope every year for the rest of my life, I'll at least remember that one time I spent Thanksgiving in Rwanda, Africa and my 12 fellow classmates and I dressed in the colors green, brown, tan and any other leafy colors to try out best to resemble trees. This epic day is marked and remembered by the photo shoot beautifully representing our "treeness".

AND it wouldn't be a proper holiday without the typical family portrait...awkward smiles, head tilts, hand placements and of course, a crying baby....