Hola!

Sebastien has a way of making people feel good just by being in the room with them. I really believe it is a gift he has.
We went to the foot doctor (Sebastien called him Dr. Toe) today and when we got there, he looked around the waiting room , saw four grouchy looking patients (all adults) and decided he wanted to leave. As usual, you could hear a pin drop in that waiting room until we came in. Nobody looked at each other or said a word while I filled out a 100 page medical form. That is until someone said something in Spanish. Sebastien then yelled out..."He is saying Spanish". The man then asked him if he spoke Spanish and Sebastien said "yes I do". (he is taking Spanish class at school and knows about 10 words).

Well, the whole waiting room erupted in Spanish conversation. It turns out that everyone spoke Spanish and very little English. Bash ended up having a half hour Spanish lesson in the lobby. He stood in the middle of the room listening to every one of those patients. They were all so kind and patient with him. Each one of them left with a smile on their face and a kiss for Sebastien on the forehead. Bash and I were the last ones waiting for the doctor when the receptionist said to me that she has never seen Mrs. So-and -So and Mr. Rodriquez look as happy as they did today and they have been coming to the office for years.

What I learned today: Try not to hush your kids to much, you'll never know what they can learn from complete strangers. Let them stand in the middle of the waiting room.