My thanksgiving holiday

By Renan Sales

       Thanksgiving is a specific American holiday that the American celebrate to give thanks for everything that they want. It Started a long time ago when the Pilgrims came to America and lived here. Then they try to give thanks for everything and celebrated it with the native American. The first celebration was in Plymouth, In present-day Massachusetts and in nowadays it is commemorated in everywhere in the last Thursday of November, which day was declared by the President Roosevelt. So now how was my thanksgiving? I will tell you what I did in that holiday. 

     For me that holiday began on Tuesday afternoon after the classes. I and the other Brazilians went to the Stop & Shop and bought foods, sneaks and soda to have a good holiday and don't feel  hungry because all of the dinner halls in the university were closed. On Tuesday night I watched a movie called The Hunger games, but I slept in the first 15 minutes.  On Wednesday, I did not do a lot of things. I woke up and finished to watch the movie. Then, I had lunch with some of the Brazilians. We cooked and ate together. And those foods remind me my Brazilians foods that I ate in my home. 

     On Thursday, In the Thanksgiving day, everything was different. First I had a delicious lunch and celebrated the thanksgiving and gave thanks to God for the foods and for the opportunity, that He gave for us. Then, at night I and my friends went to BestBuy and started our Black Friday( the day after the thanksgiving, that the economy get better). We arrived there at 5:30 PM and the Store Open at 6:00 PM so we waited at the line and it was crazy and fun, and I had never done that before did it here. 

The Old New Paltz

  In addition, in the other days, the end of the holiday. I went out to eat and walk around the old New paltz. On Friday night, I went to the main street to eat a fantastic Kalzone with some friends. On Saturday I went to a Turkey restaurant to have delicious lunch and those meals were amazing. Finally, after the lunch I and my friends walked around the Old New Paltz and saw the Old houses which owners have their names spread in SUNY. 

In conclusion, my thanksgiving was not exciting but it was good because I did simple things with my friends which made me feel better and relax. I really like my first American holiday at SUNY New Paltz. I hope in the next year, in the thanksgiving, I can do many things with my friends and travel with them.