作为一名在加拿大居住了好几年的美国, I don’t find myself missing that much about the U.S.

我想念我的家人和朋友. 良好的墨西哥食物，然后现在. 也许7月4日野餐.

但到了十一月的第四个星期, I miss 美国的感恩节.

And when I talk with my expat friends here in Canada, 其中许多人还表示， Thanksgiving makes them homesick.

当然, Canada has its own Thanksgiving holiday. But it’s just not the same big-deal event that turkey day is in the U.S.

So if you’re feeling homesick in Canada this week, 这里有一些 tips for beating the Thanksgiving blues:

• Host your own Thanksgiving dinner. 是, I know everyone has to work on Thursday, but you can organize a Thanksgiving meal on the weekend.
• 连接与其他美国的外国人. 在多伦多有美国的外籍人士组 (including a Meetup网站集团, 一个 美国人在多伦多Facebook的俱乐部, å’Œ American Women’s Club), 蒙特利尔 (both a Facebook群组 å’Œ American Women’s Club), 温哥华, å’Œ 维多利亚 (公元前). 您还可以找到其他外籍人士通过 Facebook’s Americans in Canada group 并通过 National Newcomers’ Council of Canada.
• 志愿者. If you have a lot to be thankful for, share that holiday cheer with others. For volunteer opportunities, 见 加拿大志愿者, 志愿者多伦多, 转到志愿者温哥华, Réseau de l’action bénévole du Québec, å’Œ 志愿者艾伯塔省.

How do you celebrate American Thanksgiving in Canada? Do you have ideas you can share with fellow expats? Leave a comment below.

And wherever you are, have a happy American Thanksgiving!

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