Turkey Tales and Rabbit Trails

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Turkey Tales and Rabbit Trails

Tell us something about your Thanksgiving holiday by writing 3-5 paragraphs

in the style of Herodotus.

Please imitate the rabbit trail nature of Herodotus storytelling by sharing lots
of extra background details about some components of your Thanksgiving
tale.

Please remember to comment on at least 2 posts of your classmates.

I am setting the due date to Saturday, December 2. However, if you need

extra time, you may have up til December 9 to complete this assignment
without any marks being deducted.

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Thanksgiving 2017

Thanksgiving break of this year was quite an adventure. Here in Canada,

we celebrate our Thanksgiving in early October. The reason behind this is
that Canada is further north than the thriving land of America. The harvest
occurs earlier, so we celebrate our rich harvest in an earlier part of the
year. Our holiday was truly jam-packed with events long to be
remembered.

We drove from our home in Kelowna BC to Calgary, AB. This 650

kilometer (404 mile) journey is an 8-hour drive through a sub-range of the
towering Rocky Mountains that mark the border between British Columbia
and Alberta. It is a demanding trip since the roads are in an icy and slushy
condition in this part of the year. Kilometre by kilometer, we crossed this
treacherous passage into the monotony of the Great Prairie. The edge of
the glorious grassland is a mere 2-hour ride from our destination city. The
journey truly beheld some spectacular sights, boasting snow-covered
mountains, pearl-white flat stretches as far as the eye can see, and frosty
rivers winding through the mountains. The travel was always capturing my
attention, as around every bend there lies a new surprise!

On the third night of Thanksgiving Break, we treated ourselves to a

restaurant named The Sultans Tent. When you enter, you are suddenly
transported into a Moroccan dwelling fit for a Sultan. You dine in your own
booth with curtains for privacy. Moroccan embroideries fully cover the
walls, roof, and couches. In this place, you are brought many small
portions over a long period so that you never feel overfull. First, your
server pours orange blossom water over your hands to clean them. Then,
you are brought small pies full of spice and flavor to start. After you are
finished these, trays are brought around containing Moroccan sausages.
In Morocco, they would take the finest, highest fat lamb, grind the meat,
and spice it to turn it into merguez. After you are served these, they bring
you the main course. We ordered the Couscous Royale. This consists of
lamb kebabs, merguez, fire-grilled chicken, vegetable satay, and spicy
shrimp in a huge bowl of couscous. You eat it fully with your hands; that is
the Moroccan custom. The next part of the meal is a sesame baklava,
sweet and delicious. The final course is a sugary mint tea, freshly brewed,
to help your body digest what you just ate. The Sultanss tent was surely
the best thing to fill both our evening, and our bellies.

On the trip, I had an opportunity to learn from a master teacher. I had 3

hours worth of violin lessons with legendary Jeff Plotnik. He has traveled
the world in his pursuit of music, and one can certainly see that in his
playing. He taught me of many methods of refining my technique and
advanced bow movements. The most valuable part of his teaching was to
exercise me in how to teach myself. I learned to deeply listen to myself
and to make fine adjustments according to my taste. I am now able to
learn complex and incredibly difficult passages with a systematic
approach, increasing my efficiency. This is a skill all musicians strive to
master, as it allows progress in technically tough sections to be boosted.
Jeff Plotnik really took me deeper into the depths of the violin, and I am
exited to see my own progress!

Our trip was a wonderful way to get away from our everyday life! I was
able to meet old friends, eat delicious food, and learn from a master. I
always enjoy returning to the city in which I was born, to see the sights that
were once so familiar to me. Thanksgiving break brought around
numerous marvelous experiences!
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