This was my first Thanksgiving with my mom's family in four years and it was my first Thanksgiving in my own country in three years. Three years ago I was in Denver with my Dad's family and he was kind enough to make me a veggie lasagna. My dad has been very supportive and accommodating of my veg*nism which is cool, but I guess it doesn't exactly make up for his absence from my life growing up.

For the past two Thanksgivings I was in China--a "tiny" town in the second poorest province… Continue