On Saturday, we were finally placed with our host families. Mine seems pretty awesome. Everybody in the program has all different types, but I have a mom (Mama Malaika), little sister (Malaika), auntie (Silho), and the house help (Grace). Mama Malaika is engaged, but I'm not quite sure how much her fiance is around because he travels a lot for work.
The financial status of families is interesting because pretty much everybody has a house that looks on the lower economic side according to American standards, but the insides are actually pretty nice. It's also interesting to talk to other kids because depending on the situation, some families don't have running or hot water. Luckily, I have both, so I get to take warm showers...for now. woohoo! Also, house help is a common thing for upper middle class to upper class families. Ours name is Grace, but she has been with the family for 3 years and is basically family. She wakes up super early and does a lot of chores, but is treated well within the family and everything.
Yesterday, along with being my first full day with the family, was Malaika's birthday. I don't know what I was expecting, but I think it was something along the lines of being drastically different from America...it wasn't. There were a few exceptions, such as the birthday song was a little bit longer and more parents were around, but it was pretty much the same thing as a 6-year-old American birthday party. O ignorant American. That is all for now.
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