My family consists of Maria, host mother, who is about in her 60's and has a lovely home located in La Colonia (The Colony) neighborhood. She has her daughter, Cecilia about 30, and granddaughter, Denise 4 turning 5 on Saturday, living with her at the moment. Maria speaks no English, which poses some problems, but Cecilia comes to our rescue b/c she is wanting to learn English, so it's a nice give and take partnership:)
Last night we stayed up and watched a movie with Cecilia in English but with Spanish subtitles, so therefore everyone was pleased. My spanish is getting better and Melinda is very helpful with my poor attempt at a new language. Thank goodness for helpful people in the DR!!