This morning she climbed out of bed about 4:45, couldn't sleep. When I got out about 6:15, she approached me with a huge smile on her face. She said, "Yo estoy un idea brillante." I started laughing so hard that I almost fell down. As I contined to laugh, she asked why. (It means, I am a brilliant idea.) I explained it to her and she started to laugh also. We needed that. I remember many months ago that, if that would have happened she would have started to cry, lamenting the idea that she didn't remember the words correctly. But she IS a brilliant idea, right?
Yesterday, we had a holiday, something to do with the government. Well, no work. So we, as a staff of the institute had a BBQ, inside cause it was raining. Of course I cooked for everyone, but that is another story. Well, last night while I was cooking, Sister P was sitting eating her hamburger. The husband of our secretary was being kind and took a glass of water to Sister P. She took it and said, "Mucho Gusto" rather than "muchas gracias." Again, I laughed and laughed. Mucho Gusto is what you say when you meet someone, "pleased to meet you" or "much pleasure to make your acquaintance." Once again my wonderful companion is past feeling depressed about not speaking Spanish perfectly, but enjoying being here, even with being brilliant and "gusto-ing."
We are having a ball.
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