My inability to communicate has produced interesting situations that I didn't really think about before my trip. For example, what are you supposed to do when someone cracks a joke in Spanish that you can't understand and that everyone around you knows you can't understand? Are you supposed to laugh? smile? stand there without even cracking a smile while everyone around you is cracking up? I usually smile but I always feel awkward when I do so. I think it would be weird if I laughed but I would feel cold if I didn't do anything. Another awkward moments have been when I know a couple of people are talking about me, right in front of me, and I have no idea what they are saying and they know that. The other day when Gloria dropped me off at La Tabla we passed a couple kids chatting amongst themselves. Gloria asked me if I knew who they were and when I said I did (they come into the church sometimes) she told me that they were talking about me. Other times I have not been quite as oblivious. I have heard people say my name while whoever they are talking to glances over at me so it is quite obvious. It is so weird! I just hope they are saying things that aren't mean. It would be humiliating if they were saying bad things about me right in front of me! Oh well. . . I can't really do anything about it, I'll just have to wait till I can understand Spanish better so people around me can't do it anymore.
On a different note, Bella Flor now has a granddaughter! It was so exciting. Her daughter in law was in labor a long, long time but finally this morning Abigail was born! Oh, I am just so happy for them. Bellita was getting really worried but then when we were in the grocery store she got a message from her brother saying that he was a dad. It is so great! I am really happy for them!
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