| Approx. time |
Expression |
Explanation |
| 1:14 |
Albion College |
Albion College is the alma mater of
both Mach and Alan; his foster mom Catherine taught there. www.albion.edu |
| 1:45 |
displaced |
moved or forced from the original
place |
| 1:47 |
Duk |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duk_County |
| 2:01 |
North: Moslem/Arab |
The capital city (of Khartoum) and
the historical seat of power in Sudan lay in the north of the country. |
| 2:05 |
South: African/Christian |
The
newly formed country of South Sudan has Juba as its capital. For more
background, go here |
| 2:15 |
flee |
escape quickly, run away from
something |
| 2:31 |
United Nations (U.N.) |
About
the U.N.’s work with refugees |
| 2:56 |
make sense of |
come to understand, figure out |
| 4:36 |
running water |
water that flows from pipes when
you need it |
| 5:08 |
dirt roads |
basic roads without pavement |
| 6:02 |
a big deal |
important |
| 6:57 |
glorified |
praised, spoken highly of |
| 7:55 |
nuclear family |
core family members of parents and
children (as opposed to extended family composed of aunts/uncles, cousins,
grandparents, etc.) |
| 8:17 |
cattle |
cows (an important part of Dinka
culture and economy) |
| 8:25 |
come in handy |
become useful |
| 8:35 |
entrepreneurial instinct |
the sense of how to do business,
how to make money |
| 9:29 |
trench |
a linear groove dug in the ground
to channel water (or pipes or wires) to a certain destination |
| 9:32 |
funnel into a ditch |
direct into an excavated channel
for moving water |
| 9:45 |
irrigation system |
a way to direct a regular supply of
water to crops |
| 10:08 |
come up with |
create, develop, think of, design |
| 10:29 |
middle of nowhere |
a location with no buildings or
services nearby |
| 10:52 |
Anaheim Mighty Ducks |
professional ice hockey team in
southern California |
| 11:52 |
dive in |
to enter directly, without
hesitation |
| 12:22 |
land of milk and honey |
place with abundant food and good
life [from the Bible] |
| 13:08 |
foster parent |
a parent who agrees to take care of
children who are not their biological children |
| 15:10 |
carry yourself |
behave, act |
| 15:24 |
well-rounded |
ability to do and understand a wide
variety of tasks and topics |
| 16:03 |
open their hearts/homes |
emotionally accept and physically
house (the children) |
| 18:11 |
PayMyMove.com |
one of Mach’s two companies |
| 18:31 |
flat fee |
pricing structure that allows one
fixed cost for a service |
| 18:56 |
NationalApartmentMovers.com |
the second of Mach’s two companies |
| Bonus |
More details on Mach’s story |
Go
here for the blog accounts of Mach’s foster mother, Catherine, who shares her
cross-cultural observations of fostering three refugee children |
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