Popcorn

M. stood staring at the microwave with her hand over her mouth. At 50 years old she is just learning to count and today, for the first time, she pushed the numbers on the keypad of the microwave. "It's hot, when you take it out," we showed her, teaching her how to open the bag. M. laughed and laughed when she tasted it. "It already has salt! Americans make everything so easy," she said in Somali. We counted to ten over and over as we ate pre-salted popcorn and spiced chai tea.