Friendsgiving in Tahoe!!

Winter has come!!

Thanksgiving is definitely the most American holiday out of all, and it is almost exclusively celebrated in the United States. However, when foreigns come to the U.S., having a traditional thanksgiving is a MUST-DO! For this reason, nine of my international friends and I decided to drive for nine hours and stay for the whole holiday time in an awesome Airbnb apartment. in Truckee, close to Lake Tahoe. We did so many fun things, including cooking an awesome traditional thanksgiving dinner and a ski trip!! Let me tell you about some of the best moments of these amazing four days. 

On Wednesday, after morning classes and a quick grocery shopping, we left for the longest drive I have ever done in my whole life. From Santa Barbara to Lake Tahoe it takes NINE hours!!! Isn’t it crazy?!? Well, as soon as we arrived to the apartment, we were so tired that we took a group picture and then we went straight to bed, in order to get a good rest before spending the whole day cooking for the thanksgiving dinner!!! Yaaay! 

Yoga challenge!!

On Thanksgiving day we woke up, had breakfast together, and then we started cooking the amazing turkey and the side dishes. Peeling potatoes, making gravy, preparing deviled eggs and so on! The turkey took 4 looooong hours to get ready, and we were all staring at the oven, starving and craving the awesome food… At a point the starvation drove us so crazy that we started to try to accomplish yoga challenges… OMG… sooooo hungry!!! Finally, as dinner time was approaching we set the table, put the food on it and started to sit down. We all, enjoyed the meal and, like a family, we talked and laughed while savoring a delicious dinner.

The following day, we went to check out the beautiful Lake Tahoe and Tahoe City. In comparison to Santa Barbara, it was sooooo freeeeezing… We walked on a pier an felt the fresh air gently touching our skin. It was col, but regenerating and refreshing, overwhelming. About an hour later we left to visit Tahoe City, a cute little town with lots of small shops and restaurants. After a day of walking in cold whether, we were absolutely ready to go back home for some board games and hot chocolate. 

Snow time!

Saturday was the ski day!!! I couldn’t wait for a day on the snow and for throwing myself down the slopes with a snowboard. We went to a ski resort called Sugar Bowl and spend the whole day there. My friend Brian had never skied before and so I thought him some basic techniques and he improved so quickly! It was so much fun to spend time together and snowboarding in slopes never seen before! All sore and tired, we drove back home and played some Jenga and other games all together!!! It was the last night that we could spend together and we got the most out of it. Like the previous nights, we stayed up till super late and partied almost till the following morning!

Sunday came and we had to drive another nine hours… instead of getting on the 101, we took the road that cuts through Yosemite National Park. We were surrounded by awesome panoramas and the time flew by… We got home at about 10.30pm, exhausted but more happy and satisfied than ever before. I loved it.