Okay, before we go any further, I must introduce you to one of my favorite videos on Youtube: Please Watch before reading the rest. Annnnnd, an explanation of the lyrics can be found here .
Anyways, I spent Christmas Eve with some friends. I helped organize a potluck lunch where people were supposed to bring dished that they always have at Christmas, but not everyone did that. For example, 2 of my Japanese friends made Takoyaki. (Yay Wikipedia for following through!) [which is a snack and not traditional at all for Christmas. Actually, in Japan the traditional food is KFC chicken! When KFC came to Japan they said that 'all Americans eat KFC on Christmas,' so now it has become tradition and it is almost impossible to buy KFC chicken on Christmas! You have to reserve it in advance!!]
And an American friend of mine bought some frozen pizzas and we cooked those, but I made Sardines and pasta which is the only time I like sardines, but it a dish I always have at Christmas (Italian family and all that). And some other friends make other yummy foods such as pie and other traditional dished. All in all it turned out great.
The only problem was that the event was in the afternoon, and I had nothing to do in the evening! I skyped with my family... but besides that I was all alone in my room until a good friend of mine (who I met here and is also from the states) came up to my room and we had hot cocoa together in the cafeteria while watching weird Japanese talk shows about becoming a Santa and the like.
Christmas day was also pretty uneventful, except that it snowed! :D My first White Christmas in years!!!
All in all, for my first Christmas not surrounded by my family it was lonely but not as bad as I had thought it could have been.
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