How to Cope With Christmas Alone and Abroad
Christmas alone. Many of you probably experienced this during the first year of the disease-which-shall-not-be-named in the infamous Yeare of Our Lorde Two Thousand and Twenty, but for better or for worse, my family and I isolated for two weeks and tested so that we could have a very small gathering. Which would make this year, my year in Northern Ireland, my first year of Christmas alone. And I have to be honest, I’m not completely alone.
My little brother is here too, which honestly, makes it a little more sad? If I were, in fact, all alone, I would treat it like any other day, get cozy on the couch watching Suits, and order some UberEats. But Lucas is here, which means that this year, I am fulfilling the obligations of Santa, Mom, Dad, and the annoying cousin that we all try to dodge talking to at every holiday celebration (don’t demure, you know exactly who I’m talking about).
Christmas in a strange country (read: a country that doesn’t use spices on any of their food) comes with a fair share of ups and downs. (If my 15-hour potatoes don’t turn out right for the 3rd time in a row, it will be all downs.) Learn from my mistakes and use this list to make your Christmas alone and/or abroad a little more bearable:
- Pre-game the pre-game.
