Doctor Stuffing
She greeted us with big smiles and welcomed us inside. Introductions were made as best as possible. She introduced herself to me, proud to put her English lessons into practice. I learned she and her family fled Syria years ago and bounced between countries until finally arriving in Dearborn, Michigan. Well, with all but her oldest daughter whom she hasn't seen in years. She's never met her two grandchildren. "Very hard," she said to me, shaking her head, "very hard." Google translate became the central means of communication between everyone. She's an expressive lady and needs to say far more than her limited English will allow. She would press the button to speak and we would read the translation. Sometimes this worked great, sometimes not. Despite language differences, we had a great visit. We filled the hours with smiles, laughter, savory lentil soup, thumbs-ups, and thank yous. We consumed lots of tea and roasted watermelon seeds. Finally, the pur