Another delayed post:
It’s really nice to be home after so much travel. Time away from the fam made me realize that even though they are sometimes overwhelming (namely Boutayna, who is all over me all the time), they are so sweet and I am so glad to be part of their family. We had a little dance party the other night to the belly dancing on TV. I’m also getting more and more comfortable with Boutayna’s mischief as I get more comfortable and aware of social norms and what’s going on around me. I’m not sure I’ve talked about it before, but she likes to walk the line between acceptable and scandalous (I think it’s a thirteen-year-old rebellion thing, though she seems more boy-obsessed than the typical teenager). I’m considering actually playing her little game of social chicken. She’s been feeding me slang to say to the shopkeepers, and while I’m not sure how appropriate it is to say “Where’s it at, piece of meat?” (I think in this case it’s more vulgar than homeslice), I did get a piece of candy out of it yesterday.
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