More than a cultural experience
We need to get some logistics down:
I live with Irena and “A”, they have a four bedroom house. It is about the size of an American one bedroom apartment.
Rodrigo, they’re grandson lives with them, he is 14 years old.
Susan, a fellow volunteer, is moving in tomorrow. She will be in the bedroom across from me. Susan is Australian and also speaks Spanish hogwash.
Irena and “A” have two sons, both of whom have moved out within the past year.
Patty, is one of Irena and “A’s” son’s girlfriend. Patty is an English teacher at another school and extremely friendly. She is Chilean.
Okay, so we got that down because I have a feeling the fun hasn’t even begun yet and all of these people will at some point or another become very vital in the understanding of my crazy beautiful new life… and yes I did happen to watch the movie Crazy Beautiful the other day.
I may have one of the best host families in the world, and this is no exaggeration. Mi mama only wants to take care of us. She cleans the entire house every day, sews and washes our clothes; along with cooking 2 gourmet Chilean meals... a day. To top it off she works a night job. Seriously, this lady needs a medal, it is quite astounding. Even though I speak no Spanish “A’s” humor is infectious and has my stomach hurting quite often. He is also bent and determined to teach me Spanish. The whole family eats lunch together around 1:30 but onces and dinner is just Rodrigo, “A” and me. We sit at the kitchen table and for about two hours each night they teach me Spanish using the dry erase board, dictionary, and any other appliance at hand. “A” is constantly holding up a utensil and pointing at me saying WHAT! (as in, what is this).
Example: Mi mama came home tonight with four Bon-Bons, one for each us. She got Rodrigo and me out of our rooms so we could savor them together. This family has very little and works very hard yet their joyful nature, overall happiness and love is something
i love you
No comments:
Post a Comment
I love hearing from you.