Ok, it would appear that my anxiety was somewhat unfounded...
Today went really well with my family. Everybody was smiling and happy and laughing and somehow this old guy with a cool little hat who speaks Nepali came over and kicked it (a medium sized miracle in and of itself that they found somebody who speaks their language), and even the father who doesn't walk without assistance came out and sat and chilled. The mom, who was grim and unhappy to say the least the last time i was over, was even heard laughing. I attempted some Nepali (hello, thank you, goodbye) and it's HARD to pronounce, except for Namasté, but that was probably the biggest obstacle of the day. Me and the adult children filled out applications and tomorrow we're going to turn some of them in and practice our speaking to potential employer skills.
I guess last time was awkward for everybody, and that must have been why the mood was so tense, along with my raging fears of inferiority, lol. i had this idea in my mind like they were totally isolated and alone in this bleak apartment (the apartment is still kind of bleak, to be fair) and didn't know what to do etc etc, and i guess that that's SORT of true, but this time i got to see them all happy, and that was all i really needed was to know that they can be happy here, with or without assistance from me. They're already forging relationships and finding common ground and all that, so yay!
pressure's off, all is well, and this will all be alright i think. I just hope that jobs come soon. that would be awesome. that's a good 50% of it right there, i think.
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