My big important meeting

I had my first big important meeting...ok it was really a meeting with the house mothers. Quite unique. In this area people speak one of many languages including Thai, Burmese, Mon, and Karen. The meeting was kind of like playing telephone, I say something in English (which one mother speaks...kind of) then it is translated to another than another language. I had nice things to say but I am guessing that by the time it made it to the last language they thought I was talking about boogers or something.