Language Broker

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Coping with the communication barrier had been both enjoyable and protracted in my grandparent’s old beaten house. If the vacations kept me sane by my grandmother’s vermicelli kheer, they became a nightmare when we were introduced to foreigners. Every year, my maternal uncle invites foreigners to our house at the time of holidays and it came to me to introduce my oldies to foreigners.

During those interactions, I had had a chance to be on both sides of the…