Friends break bread
Hélene Bielak
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: TruLife
She is planning to have a Thanksgiving dinner with her friends where - European and Indian styles will be represented.
"It won't be like the pure tradition, but we will keep the turkey and smash[ed] potatoes," she said.
Freshman Linh Dao of Vietnam also will not travel home for Thanksgiving Break. She said she decided to leave her residence hall to go to an off-campus friend's apartment during the break, with her other Vietnamese friends.
"I'm planning to do a big Thanksgiving dinner with my friends," Linh Dao said. "I think I will cook some food with them, but not really in the pure American tradition."
On the menu, spring rolls will replace turkey and mashed potatoes. This unusual food for a Thanksgiving dinner is not a problem for Dao. She said she already experienced a Thanksgiving dinner last year with her host family in Texas. Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Vietnam, she said she just does not feel the need to do anything special for it.
"It won't be like the pure tradition, but we will keep the turkey and smash[ed] potatoes," she said.
Freshman Linh Dao of Vietnam also will not travel home for Thanksgiving Break. She said she decided to leave her residence hall to go to an off-campus friend's apartment during the break, with her other Vietnamese friends.
"I'm planning to do a big Thanksgiving dinner with my friends," Linh Dao said. "I think I will cook some food with them, but not really in the pure American tradition."
On the menu, spring rolls will replace turkey and mashed potatoes. This unusual food for a Thanksgiving dinner is not a problem for Dao. She said she already experienced a Thanksgiving dinner last year with her host family in Texas. Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Vietnam, she said she just does not feel the need to do anything special for it.
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