I Made the Wall

Let's play catch-up a bit.

I gave my host family the gifts that I brought. Each PC volunteer (at least, each one that I talked to) brought gifts for his/her family. The giving happened on my first day with them.

Here's a recap of what I brought:

The gifts were a success. The chocolates were quickly consumed. The shot glass was used to imbibe raki. The corn and flag found a home near the TV.

Fiks Fare is a staple on our TV. (Pronounced FEEX FAR-eh.) It would take too long to explain the show. Google it.

Also, American TV is common. Tango & Cash is better with shqip subtitles. Much better, in fact.

But I was most pleased that the Iowa cutting board was mounted on their wall with family pictures. 

Emin and Hanko are very proud of their family. I feel honored that my gift made it to their photo wall. More on the wall later.

I keep falling asleep and dropping my phone, so I'll just do one of these things to wrap up:

PROFILES IN A21: ANTONIA

Antonia rocks pretty hard. I sit by her in language class. She laughs a lot and has a cheerful demeanor. She went to school at UIC and was in Chicago the same time that I was. She studied anthropology (among other things) and is very smart. Today we went hiking and she helped me up a steep incline. I told her, "you're just a tiny person, I should be helping you, not you helping me" but that's not the way it is. I'm glad she was looking out for me.