culture differences

Not so long ago, I overheard E explaining Sea World to Jackline. The conversation went something like this:

E: Jackline, have you ever been to Sea World?

J: What?

E: Have you ever been to Sea World?

J: I don't get what you are saying (this is a common response from Jackline when talking to the kids).

E: Oh, you should go. They have sharks and fish and all sorts of sea animals. They have a thing where you can go in a tube and the fish are swimming all around you.

J: Ok.

Today, the conversation went something like this:

J: E, unapenda wali? (Do you like rice?) After E had requested two big spoonfuls of rice for lunch.
E: yes. Do you know about the movie Wall-E?

J: What?

E: I've seen this movie with a robot named Wall-E. He smashes up trash into squares.

J: Oh.

E: You should watch that movie sometime.

I love and laugh about how the kids have no idea about our differences. Jackline has been to Nairobi once in her life, she's obviously never been to or heard of Sea World. She probably has no idea about sea animals. She's never going to watch the movie Wall-E and I'm not even sure she knows what a robot is. Jackline has never been to America and doesn't really know much about it. Today, Jackline and I talked about the different "types" of Americans after she asked me how many tribes there are in America. I think she understood what I was saying, but, for all I know, it could've been like the conversation she had with E about Sea World.

I look forward to the other things the kids will tell Jackline about. I also look forward to the many things she will teach us as well.