could we have a table for two, please? flor says something to her in spanish. the daughter waves it off and when the mother persists, she translates.
we're celebrating.
wow, expensive.
this is just for the starter? flor, encouraging her daughter's spirit of adventure, places her hand over the prices in the menu.
this is very embarrassing but-- "what's wrong with you? i'm with my daughter for god's sake!" then hostess, flor and finally cristina laugh. cristina relishes getting back to ordering from the menu. in a moment that is a bit noteworthy.
and i would like to begin with the jumbo shrimp.
try it on. flor asks again in spanish. trying to find a precise phrase.  the nuance important to her.
please try it on? flor knows the word "please". it's not what she wants. what she wants is a way to say, "try it on" in a manner which is not a request. or order, but is, rather, friendly and caring. her daughter works on the problem.
just try it on?
just try it on.
wow"john clasky es el mejor chef en los estados unidos.
i'm cristina. as all acknowledge each other deborah tugs at bernie's top which is half tucked in.
my mother says it's best if we get out of the way and put our things away.
i've never been anyplace but mexico and texas. before today. john goes to a big toy box and opens it up. it is filled with beach paddles, frisbees and boogie boards.
thank you. thank you so much.
sin acento.
thank you. there's an a.p. total fluency class where they work you pretty hard at sounding american. flor doesn't want her daughter to have an extended conversation with deborah of which she doesn't understand a word.
thank you. i am thrilled to be here.
oh, hi. so beautiful. i was just excited.
yes. i just .  i didn't know what to say?
i don't know what that.
i don't want to wake my mother so early.
it was an adventure which i'll remember.
just recently i've had a dream in english.
i am so sorry. i -- uh. i'd . i uh, can't tell . this is so uncomfortable.
i, uh, guess so. but i do.
not right now. flor puts an arm around her shoulder, leading her off and speaking to her forcefully in spanish.
no. you don't have to pay. i'm sorry. don't worry, please.
i have.  many times. i didn't sleep. i counted.
it depends on whether you consider these four a color other than green, brown or clear.  she takes them from her pocket.
i agree.
unfortunately. he smiles broadly. the kid's a trip. he likes her.
eleven hundred and one dollar. he reacts. then.
my mother wishes me to represent exactly what she says, nothing else.
it's hard to translate. she takes half a beat. finds the word and now spits it out.
culpa, guilt, sė. we know. we are catholics.
we know.
good night as they exit. their backs to john, daughter following mother. flor speaks to her daughter.
nada.
well, your mother just said she could use my help on a few errands while you're in class.  bernice nods. then unconsciously moans.
what?
why do you go then?
what do you mean they failed?
oh. i see. forgive me, i don't have a real sense of humor.
the joke is?
hello. a pleasure to meet you, ms. folsom. i couldn't believe how beautiful the grounds were as we drove in. i just think the balance of the buildings to open ground is so wonderful and must have been very difficult to achieve. deborah smiles with pride at the elegant first impression cristina is making. all are grinning. the two adults suspiciously so. sharing their delight.
please, dear god. enter my mother's heart and make her understand what this school would mean.
amen.
oh, thank you.  as she shoulders it and almost falls over.
this is a great school.
hey, mom. is it okay if we don't leave right away? the others call greetings. save evelyn who studies the situation and gets out of the pool. flor is awkward. no idea how to handle this. so she goes direct.
how? and now deborah calling "flor" is getting hard to ignore but flor manages.
goodbye, mr. clasky. i am very sorry we will not see each other as frequently. she offers her hand, which john shakes while patting her on the back.
no. no. you can't. i won't be able to forgive you. it will be the end. i won't let you. and then cristina moves her hysterics to spanish as she stops walking and her mother takes her hand and pulls her along with enormous dedication. camera begins a pull back. cristina dropping presents. picking them up. one of them left by the wayside. people noticing. cristina's conduct violating tacit zoning laws.