Translating

SO I show up at DISD the next afternoon to help translate for this movie with Krystal Balalaika. The administrators of the building and the video crew was very grateful for my presence and very kind.
So here is the gig.
They are shooting an educational video for Dallas public schools that is all about these awesome Russian instruments.
It was basically a q&a interview with me doing the interviewing in Russian, but not translating into English. They would do a voice over later. I asked the group member pairs a series of questions about themselves, their instruments, and just funny stories they can recall about their visit to America.
I learned a lot about the band members. For example I learned that they all have had na classical musical training beginning in 3rd grade.
I also learned about these instruments. I now know the difference between a garmon, a bayan, and an accordion. All very similar but not.

The shoot took a little over 3 hours so I missed an appointment at school, but I did feel great about myself to have met and interviewed these talented performers.