Episode 3: Grandma Sonia
TRANSCRIPT
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Montreal, Canada 📞 Sofia, Bulgaria
Notes: In this conversation I speak Bulgarian, while Grandma speaks Russian. Although she is Bulgarian, she religiously speaks Russian to the grandkids due to lifelong regrets about not teaching it to her own kids.
SONYA (Bulgarian):
I thought that the impression itself – it comes from you. When you read it, you add your own meaning to it.
GRANDMA SONIA (Russian):
Sonichka, I think this happened after… Of course, you mentioned this to me before. But last time, I feel like you were compelled to think a bit deeper, and you decided, consciously or not, to write something. And to send it to me. That’s what I think
SONYA:
Maybe, I don’t know, I don’t know how conscious it was…
GRANDMA SONIA:
I understand, it was unconscious, but something inside was working in you. I need to say something to grandma, until now I haven’t had such questions… but in conversations we have actually come to all kinds of objects, thoughts, philosophies… But I wanted to thank you, dear, a big big thanks.
GRANDMA SONIA:
In me there are so many thoughts, so much… I can’t explain it to you. It’s very deep, very serious, this is how it is… I can’t take away time from you now. How are you, what are you up to? So are you arriving in March then, I thought it was February?
SONYA:
We’re arriving on Feb 26 and leaving on March 7.
GRANDMA SONIA:
Back??
SONYA:
Yes…
GRANDMA SONIA:
Oh… I see. Ok, I understand. You will be here as long as you can.
SONYA:
It’s quite a bit, full 10 days… that’s normal.
GRANDMA SONIA:
I know, I know, it’s a question of ability. Ok little one, is there something new with you or not?
SONYA:
Not really, I’m writing my last essay for the year. Vitalyi and I will be going to Toronto for Christmas itself, from 23 to 28 we are not in Montreal. Then from the 1st to the 7th we are in New York, there we’re going to meet some friends, and with Shira for a little bit, cause she won’t be there.
GRANDMA SONIA:
Greet her from me, big greetings.
SONYA:
I will pass it on.
GRANDMA SONIA:
I really like her. I remember quite often about her. I look at the cup she gave me and I just think about her. She has great taste.
Anyways… Are you at home right now?
SONYA:
Yep, I’m home.
GRANDMA SONIA:
Is it very cold now there?
SONYA:
It’s pretty cold now compared to previous days.
GRANDMA SONIA:
OK, go, do your stuff. Say hi to Vitalyi. Aahhh, I didn’t mistake his name this time… Today by the way, I am eating those pelmeni you got me last time before you left. I had put them in the freezer, I boiled them yesterday.
SONYA:
Were they delicious?
GRANDMA SONIA:
Well the potato ones – I didn’t really like them, but the other ones I eat with great pleasure.
SONYA:
Are you sure they didn’t go bad?
GRANDMA SONIA:
No, it’s the freezer at -18 maybe even -25. They’re like little stones in there. No, no, it’s all normal. I already have had them for two days, nothing’s happened, they smell right, it’s all good.
SONYA:
Good, good… Are you going to try to play your disc, by the way, that’s my question.
GRANDMA SONIA:
You know, I tried today. But I’m listening to them on the old CD player. Otherwise, I watch the TV. I turned it on, but it didn’t want to start spinning. Maybe I have mixed up the order of the buttons. I must have done something wrong, I admit I couldn’t turn it on.
SONYA:
Well it’s not a question of admitting…
GRANDMA SONIA:
Last night, I received the CD. I went for the bread and got the mail. Today I didn’t go anywhere, I didn’t talk to anyone, I tried, but… you know, don’t worry, I’ll figure it out.
SONYA:
I’m not worried. I’m just asking cause it’s not that hard…
GRANDMA SONIA:
I like Indian music. It’s so interesting. It accompanies meditation sometimes, right?
SONYA:
Didn’t I send you two discs? I think one is with Russian music?
GRANDMA SONIA:
That was earlier.
SONYA:
Did you receive 1 disc now in the mail?
GRANDMA SONIA:
Yes, one I received.
SONYA:
I wanted to make two, but I guess I didn’t finish the second one.
GRANDMA SONIA:
Just one. Indian music it says.
SONYA:
And the first one was with Russian music, right?
GRANDMA SONIA:
Yes, I listened to that one, those are old romance songs, I listened to that.
SONYA:
Ok…
GRANDMA SONIA:
Ok love, I kiss you a lot and I love you very much.
SONYA:
Grandma, you gotta write me that letter too, don’t hide, as my dad would say…
GRANDMA SONIA:
No, no, with me everything is open, everything is normal… Ok, dear, bye bye, kisses, huge greetings to Vitalyi
GRANDMA SONIA:
I will pass it on, bye bye
SONYA:
Bye
