Lost in translation

We have taken in a Japanese Exchange student for a couple of weeks and its all good fun, except the communications.  Her paper work did say her English was poor, but more accurately it perhaps should have said "Limited to Greetings, please and thank you"!  It has definitely been a learning time for us all and our family life has turned into one big game of charades!  My acting skills have been tested trying to describe pre-dinner, what mashed potato's are or a sausage for that matter!  (yes yes we went there and fed her Bangas and Mash, and for the record, she loved it!).  She takes photos of food in the supermarkets, she takes photos of the food we serve her, and I do wonder what on earth her family are going to think of the Apple Crumble in the bottom of a bowl is!

Poor Kanako (her name) walked in yesterday while Kaley and I were play fighting (as you do) and I happened to have Kaley in a head lock at the time.  I immediately let go and Kaley and I both laughed, but poor Kanako went back to her room.  Kaley followed and tried to explain we were just playing, but I am guessing she was either sceptical or wanted no part of that game!  Lost in translation somewhere, I tried to explain again over dinner, when I was telling Adi what happened, but she just kind of looked at me oddly, rather than laugh like we were that Kaley had it coming!

Brodie asked her last night what she was missing most from home and her reply was, "talking"!  Awww, I totally wish we could talk more too, then I could explain that I really don't beat up my kids... often!