Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Almost Lost in a Strange Land

Yesterday I went on a home visit with Imishaye, my practicum person, to visit someone from the disabled group that had been in the hospital recently. It was a long walk and once we got there, of course the entire meeting was in Romanian. So I just sort of sat there, feeling really out of place. Then I walked back to the family center with Imishaye, but from there I had to find my own way home. I didn't exactly know which direction to go, so I just sort of picked one. Thankfully, it was the right direction, though I have no idea how. Then today I had to find my way from The House on the Rock-where my language class is-to the family center. All I know is that the family center is through an alley that is under an arch of a sea foam green building. You'd be surprised at how many sea foam green buildings there are in Sighisoara. And again, I wasn't exactly sure which direction I was supposed to go in. Then I saw a sign with a four leaf clover on it that looked familiar, you don't see many of those around here, so I went that way and miraculously found the family center. I'm so directionally challenged so I'm not surprised I've gotten turned around. Although, it is very good that I've been able to find my way because the only thing I know how to say in Romanian is 'how are you?' and 'what time is it?' I'm pretty sure neither of those phrases would help me if I were to get lost. Interesting things I saw and heard on my way to the main st.-I know my way there. I heard a British woman say she killed someone last night and I saw a very pretty old building with old time shutters with a dragon emblem on them. And above the dragon? The words Fast Food.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you want me to get a map of Sighisoara streets and then send you some written directions for your steering wheel??
I love you and pray for you many times each day(whenever I think of you which is often).

Dad

jdjones said...

When you met your practicum person for the first time, did you say, "Imishaye, huh? What a coincidence, I'maShaye too!"?

Unless of course, her name isn't pronounce that way. Then it wouldn't be as funny as it sounds in my head.

Shannon Lee said...

It's not exactly pronounced I'm a Shaye, it's more like the im from him and i from it and then shaye. But yeah, I definitely thought something very similiar.