{"id":623,"date":"2013-09-13T13:23:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/katie-moore\/?p=623"},"modified":"2013-09-13T13:23:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:23:23","slug":"playing-aunties-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/katie-moore\/2013\/09\/13\/playing-aunties-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing Aunties, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you didn’t catch the last blog entry, Rachel and I are taking care of our friend Agustina’s two older children while she’s out of town.\u00a0 Many of the experience are new to these two tribal kids, and Rachel and I are learning about their culture, too.\u00a0 Here are a few highlights from the last few days.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday 10:00 am: Dario goes to school in the morning, so we are home with Alma while we try to study.\u00a0 Every time a guest comes to the door, she goes and hides in Rachel\u2019s office.\u00a0 Even so, our language helpers are curious about our houseguests and tease us that now we have kids\u2026one for each of us.<\/p>\n

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Alma and Dario ready to head out the door with their colorful "backpacks."<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tuesday 1:00 pm: Scrubbed clothes in the backyard with the two kids so they\u2019d have clean outfits to wear for school.\u00a0 Dario was impressed with the size of my underwear and thought it was fun to scrub socks, which I\u2019ve lent to him while he\u2019s here.\u00a0 The kids are used to dirt floors and find our cement floor cold.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 3:00 pm: The teacher sent word home that the little boy needed a haircut.\u00a0 I guess when you sign up to babysit, it\u2019s a full commitment.\u00a0 I put the buzzers on and went to work.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t look at the spot over his left ear, he looks great.<\/p>\n

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A note came home with Dario, saying he needed a haircut.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tuesday 7:00 pm: Rachel makes quesadillas for the kids.\u00a0 I offer them a little homemade yoghurt as \u201ccream\u201d and Dario proves he likes it by licking his plate.\u00a0 And then the bowl after I served him more.\u00a0 And then the serving spoon like a giant yoghurt popsicle.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 6:50 am: I set my alarm for this hour because that\u2019s when the kids usually wake up.\u00a0 I realize we\u2019ve probably been letting them stay up too late with movies when they\u2019re not up at 7:10, 7:20, or 7:30.\u00a0 I eventually have to pull the covers off and shake.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t know if that\u2019s what moms do here, but the kids rolled over, put the pillows over their heads, and moaned, which apparently is a cultural universal for mornings.<\/p>\n

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Dario's new favorite toy is our elliptical.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wednesday 8:30 pm: The honeymoon is over.\u00a0 Rachel and I are busy translating a presentation on high blood pressure and the kids are running around like crazy.\u00a0 They don’t want to bathe, are hungry, and I cop out and put on a movie about monkeys.\u00a0 In bed a little later, Dario starts crying.\u00a0 I ask him what’s wrong and he pulls the covers over his head.\u00a0 This is not a culture of talking about feelings or admiting that you are crying, so I rub his back for a little while and make jokes until I hear him giggle.\u00a0 Lights out for the kids and back to work for Rachel and I.<\/p>\n

Thursday 10:00 am: Rachel translates the doctor’s speech on high blood pressure into Nahuatl. The crowd goes from silent to answering back and repeating what she just said. Both are signs of tracking with the speaker. Thanks, God, and good job, Rachel.<\/p>\n

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Rachel gives the first ever health talk in Nahuatl. People are murmuring to each other and making lots of comments, cultural signs of paying attention.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thursday 1:00 pm: We claim some time off. Rachel makes chocolate chip cookies with Alma and I help Dario with his homework. We read, we nap, and then we get back to work.<\/p>\n

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Rachel and Alma making chocolate chip cookies, while Dario waits for a taste.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thursday 7:00 pm: While playing Uno with the kids Dario says, “Hopefully my mom can come back tomorrow. Maybe if there’s no ride, she’ll walk.” It’s a 60 mile climb uphill, but for his sake, I hope she’s already on the way. Tomorrow will take us to the one week mark of the kids’ stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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