PICTURE THIS:

ME (SOMEONE WHO CAN’T SPEAK, BUT HEARS & UNDERSTANDS ENGLISH) SITTING IN MY W/C SIDEWAYS (SO I CAN USE MY HAND) AT A KITCHEN TABLE PLAYING THE CARD GAME “SKIP-BO” WITH 2 KIDS FROM THE UKRAINE WHO DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH, LAUGHING, JOKING, & HAVING A GREAT TIME!

THIS ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON SATURDAY! IT IS AMAZING HOW WELL WE CAN COMMUNICATE…IT IS MOSTLY THROUGH OUR ACTIONS, THOUGH I SPEAK ENGLISH ABOUT AS WELL AS THEY DO, & DIMA IS LEARNING MY “ACCENT,”& ACTUALLY HAS UNDERSTOOD A FEW WORDS (SO EXCITING)! FIGUES IT IS TIME FOR THEM 2 LEAVE THIS WEEK.