"Let's speak Plautdietsch and they will think we're speaking in tongues too."

-Dad, while at a Pentecostal church

The DOJ and DHS* need a Plautdietsch interpreter! They have scheduled a language assessment with me for October 20. It seems like SUCH an exciting opportunity! And it's a freelance position, so I would not be giving up my current job.

At the apple farm with my sisters

On the way to the apple farm, my sisters (at right) and their boyfriends took the jeep,

while I sat in the backseat of my parents' car, trying to translate a police report...

ME: Does Plautdietsch even have a word for police?

DAD: Polizae. [German word with Plautdietsch accent]

ME: How would you say Department of Justice?

MOM: Daut Hues woo de Rejchta es.

They were so quick, I knew they'd be perfect for the job. So I had them apply . . . and now all 3 of us are up for the same position.
May the best man win. :-)


*Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security

We love going to the Apple Farm.