Another word I’ve warmed up to in the Spanish language is movimiento. To us English speakers it looks very much like the word ‘movement’ and sometimes it can be translated so. The first time I heard it, however, it was used by my middle ‘sister’ Diana when she was describing what she missed when she lived in Ciudad Del Este, a large commercial city on the border between
I recount this memory to try to let you in on what life is like in the Molinas' household. If I was describing it to a friend I would probably say it is ‘crazy busy’ to my mom ‘absolutely nuts’ and to a Spanish speaker ‘demasiado movimiento’. Acting as sort of a central hub being so close to the church there is never a lack of social interaction. There are the daily drop bys of the local young adults, weekly visits from a Swiss family (unfortunately they are not named Robinson) who live about an hour outside of town and stop ins at any moment from family, friends, church members, neighbors, clients of Secundino’s work and any other random visitor that feels free to stop by. This has only been compounded the last few weeks by a surprising amount of birthday parties, family anniversaries and Christmas celebrations.
Christmas in
The family spent Christmas Eve with relatives from both Secundino and María’s side. The morning of the 24th was used to set up decorations, cook and prep the house for the festivities. Secundino’s brother’s family came around