Today is Thanksgiving in Grenada! Grenadian Thanksgiving is a bit different from US Thanksgiving though. It's probably more like Memorial Day or Veteran's Day in the US.
We had our first day off of school today, which was awesome. I spent some time at the beach and then went to a mysterious Thanksgiving Ceremony held on campus. It was mysterious because we had NO clue what to expect, where it was located on campus, or even what it was for. It turns out that today commemorates the anniversary of the US invasion/intervention in Grenada to restore stability to the country.
The medical students at the university at the time were evacuated, and the university now honors the 19 soldiers who lost their lives in order to safely return the students to the US. There is a memorial on campus where a beautiful wreath of tropical flowers is laid at the end of the memorial ceremony.
It was a very pretty ceremony and my friends and I enjoyed learning a little bit about the holiday we were celebrating.
Wondering if you'd consider shooting me an email so i can pick your brain about sgu? deg5030@gmail.com
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