To Grandma's House We Go!
Yesterday, I met some random old lady on my walk back from teaching English in the neighboring village of Manta. She invited me to come to her house the following morning because there were going to be guests from out of the country. I asked what the special occasion was for her having guests from out the country and she answered I should come find out for myself in the morning. She said to meet at her house at 10:30 AM, but I didn’t know where she lived. She said I should come to the corner of the kindergarten and she’ll come get me from the road. So I did just that this morning. Two girls ran up to me at the corner—turned out to be two girls from the school in Manta that I knew. They asked me where I was headed and I answered “to some grandma’s house, I forgot her name.” One girl, Natasha replied, “Oh, you’re going to my grandma’s house.”
Me: “Wonderful. I forgot her name, but she told me to meet her at the corner of the kindergarten.”
Natasha: “She’s busy getting ready, so Doina and I came to get you.”
Me: “Did you know I was coming”
Natasha: “Well, grandma said a foreign girl will be joining us and I asked her if her name was Vanny. She said she couldn’t remember, but I thought most likely it was you.”
Me: smiles
Doina: “We could see you from way down the street and spotted your backpack and black jacket. We knew it was you.”
Me: smiles, then looking at Natasha. “What is the occasion for the guests to be at your grandma’s house?”
Natasha: “I don’t know exactly. I know there’s going to be two black men and a translator or so.”
Me: “Interesting. Do you know if they speak English?”
Natasha: “Not sure…probably if they have a translator.”
Me: “Don’t ya’ll have school today?”
Natasha: “Yes, we do. But, we asked the principal if we could be excused as we have guests from out of the country.”
Me: “Is that so?”
Natasha: smiles “Yes. That is so.”
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Update
Turns out it was two black missionaries from England, accompanied by a two Romanian men, from Romania who served as translators. The grandma’s house as packed to the nine with villagers, for the most part to witness the “black foreigners.” I think they listened more attentively. Kola and Greg (the black gentlemen) were really a breath of fresh air for they brought such a presence to the south of Moldova. Pavel, the Romanian speaker invited me to visit him and his family in the Carpathian Mountains this summer! (Think Transylvania and Dracula’s castle).
Me: “Wonderful. I forgot her name, but she told me to meet her at the corner of the kindergarten.”
Natasha: “She’s busy getting ready, so Doina and I came to get you.”
Me: “Did you know I was coming”
Natasha: “Well, grandma said a foreign girl will be joining us and I asked her if her name was Vanny. She said she couldn’t remember, but I thought most likely it was you.”
Me: smiles
Doina: “We could see you from way down the street and spotted your backpack and black jacket. We knew it was you.”
Me: smiles, then looking at Natasha. “What is the occasion for the guests to be at your grandma’s house?”
Natasha: “I don’t know exactly. I know there’s going to be two black men and a translator or so.”
Me: “Interesting. Do you know if they speak English?”
Natasha: “Not sure…probably if they have a translator.”
Me: “Don’t ya’ll have school today?”
Natasha: “Yes, we do. But, we asked the principal if we could be excused as we have guests from out of the country.”
Me: “Is that so?”
Natasha: smiles “Yes. That is so.”
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Update
Turns out it was two black missionaries from England, accompanied by a two Romanian men, from Romania who served as translators. The grandma’s house as packed to the nine with villagers, for the most part to witness the “black foreigners.” I think they listened more attentively. Kola and Greg (the black gentlemen) were really a breath of fresh air for they brought such a presence to the south of Moldova. Pavel, the Romanian speaker invited me to visit him and his family in the Carpathian Mountains this summer! (Think Transylvania and Dracula’s castle).
posted by Vanny | 3:48 PM
1 Comments:
hey dork#1
It sounds like there is something shady going on??? some black market deals going on and they want you in on it hahahaha. sorry ive been busy moving that i havent been able to email you. but as soon as i move ill be unemployed so i can chat all day hahahah
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