Today we meet Margarita, and her "niete" Rosario. They are the "Sue support team." Sue is only 5 foot 1, but she towers over Margarita. Laurel is about as tall as Margarita.
Margarita is probably in her eighties, but does a great job around the house. She cooks us a "huevos revueltos" breakfast (scrambled eggs), which is great.
Rosario is about 30, and Bryce takes to her quickly after a small bout of shyness. I see them reading a "first 1000 words in Spanish book" together, and Bryce is getting into it. Hopefully this will be the start of a great relationship.
I finally ask Margarita if "niete" is a daughter-in-law, and it turns out that "niete" is the wife of a cousin. I'm amazed that Spanish actually has such a word, but it says a lot about the culture.
Oh, and I asked Margarita if she would clean clothes, and get an emphatic "yes". Awesome!
Friday, August 14, 2009
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