Little By Little

So this afternoon I was planning on visiting a few (more like 10) families.  Just wanted to check in and say hi to a few people before we headed up to the states for Thanksgiving.  Of course I underestimated how much time this would actually take. 

First stop was our friend Alicia.  We started talking about 'Dia de Pavo' (Turkey day).  It was actually quite a challenge trying to describe all the yummy Thanksgiving foods to someone who speaks a foreign language and has never even tasted turkey.  We decided that I need to make a full Thanksgiving dinner for them so they can really experience all the delicious traditional Turkey day foods.

Next stop was Elena's house (which was just built this past weekend).  They have already moved, rearranged, and reconstructed their previous pieced together home to fit better with their new 2-room casita.   Elena had such a peace about her and seemed so content, that chatting with her in her kitchen, which just 5 days ago was her bedroom, was surprisingly calming (which is rare because communicating in Spanish usually stresses me out).  

From there I went around the corner to Marlen and Jesus'.  They're just great and I always love hanging out with them.  They told me my Spanish is getting so good and I'm understanding so much.  That was real encouraging, until some neighbor ladies came up and they all started chatting...it was so fast and so much Spanish...I don't think I understood a thing.  Ugh...  Poco a poco, right?  With each conversation, each time I stop by just to chat, I'm learning just a little bit more.  A little bit more Spanish, a little bit more about these families, and a little bit more about my friends way of life.  

Today was a good day.