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Thiago (Brazil) Host Mom
Joanna and Bjorn (Germany) Enjoy Last Days of Indian Summer at
Lake Naciemento
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Jet Skiing on
Lake Naciemento |
When Bjorn
Nastulla from Germany and Thiago Olivera from Brazil first
found out that their new host family lived in Morgan Hill
California, they had no idea what that would be like.
Looking on a map, Morgan hill is about 20 miles south of San
Jose..
They didn't
know their host parents were avid outdoors people that loved to
Jet Ski, Water Ski, and travel all over. They soon found out,
and now are having a really great experience as their host
parents take them all over California to many wonderful areas,
including Lake Naciemento and Yosemite where they have a second
home, golfing in the summer and skiing in the winter.
Their Host Dad
is a Pilot and their Host Mom works with the Morgan Hill School
District. They love to travel and Thiago and Bjorn are never
certain what the next weekend will bring. Bike riding,
motorcycling, jet skiing, golf and tennis are just a few of the
activities that these Exchange students are doing any given
weekend.
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a good harvest. Thus began the first Thanksgiving.”
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Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on
the fourth Thursday of November. It is a legal holiday in all
states, the District of Columbia, the Canal Zone, Guam, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands.
History of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, with its roast turkey, cranberry sauce, and
pumpkin pies is a distinctively American holiday. The legacy of
the Pilgrims is cherished by all Americans as a time for giving
thanks for the harvests and for other blessings the year has
brought. The idea of such a day was not new with the Pilgrims.
It is claimed that the Chinese observed such rites thousands of
years ago. Thanksgiving can also be traced back to the ancient
Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, which lasted eight days.
By the middle of the 19th century in America, most of the States
celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. Gradually, the feeling grew all
over the land that we should have a uniform national
Thanksgiving Day. Sarah Josepha Hale, the editor of the popular
magazine, Godey's Lady's Book, was the chief sponsor of this
idea for forty years. After the victory at Gettysburg, there was
great rejoicing in the North. President Lincoln issued a
proclamation and named the last Thursday in November as the
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