After that first visit, Claire and I got together and talked about what we should do for our second visit. Claire told me she was going to bring some maps of Chicago, St. Louis (where she is from) and a world map. I thought this was a great idea, as it is another way we can make a connection with our family. But I wanted to do something else for them. I thought about what did I like as a kid growing up. I remember every year my mom would get me the newest Guinness world record book. And I loved it. It was always so colorful and filled with pictures and the craziest records you could ever think of. So I brought the newest one with us and Claire and I gave it to them as a gift. And they loved it! The book is great because it is a “world” record book, so there was a bunch of pages that dealt with their culture. And they loved the pictures. We literally spent probably like 2 hours going from page to page and them just pointing out pictures and asking
“what is going on” or “what is this called”, and then telling us what it is called in their language.