language blunders

Thought y'all might like a little laugh this morning. Yesterday we spent all day (it was a holiday here) at our neighbor's house, cooking out, swimming (they have a small pool that is perfect for the kids), playing ping pong, hanging out and having a great time. They are a great family that we are really enjoying getting to know. Rodolfo, the husband, speaks great English as he was an exchange student in the states for a year (in fact, their oldest daughter is in Denver now as an exchange student). However, when we are all together we speak Spanish, with the exception of the times we don't quite understand something. So yesterday, he was making us a cappucino, and I thought he was talking about the froth in Spanish. So I asked "Eso es la palabra, foamy?" (that is the word, foamy?) totally thinking he was using Spanish. Everyone died laughing b/c he was speaking English - talking about the FOAM on top!!! We had a good laugh. Then later, he was talking about a trip he was going to take to La Paz, and Bubba asked him "Vas a tomar una floja?" I looked at him and said, "Don't you mean a FLOTA?" Then Rodolfo and his wife Mirtha died laughing because what Bubba had said was "Are you going to take a lazy/weak woman?" When what he meant to say was "Are you going to take a bus?" ARGH! I'm glad we were able to have a few laughs!!! Mirtha (pronounced Mirta) and Rodolfo are joining us in the class we are starting tonight studying the book "The Five Love Languages". Pray with us that this will be a good time of learning for all involved, good fellowship with Bolivians, and a chance to point people to Christ through helping strengthen marriages.