Translations

I'm very much looking forward to tomorrow night when we meet our local Polish translator, a senior at the University of Central Oklahoma and a Pole. He's been here going to school and was terribly excited (I hear) to be offering his knowledge to us. We'll be handing over words for him to convert to Polish, but we'll also be handing over our open hands, hoping he'll pass to us helpful culture hints about our visit.

We've written our presentations, but are eager to hear feedback on what he thinks. As a guy who was raised in Poland and has spent 4 or so years in Oklahoma, he's sure to have an interesting perspective.

In other news, my daughter (age 6) is starting to get a little doe-eyed and weepy when we talk about Mommy's trip to Poland. (She says it POLE-land.) I tell her that I'll love and miss her very much, but only when I reassure her that I'll return with presents does she perk back up and Tigger-bounce into the rest of her afternoon. Priorities.