21.1448, I: Still Can't Believe I'm Doing Something I Have Only Dreamed About

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Subject: 21.1448, I: Still Can't  Believe I'm Doing Something I Have Only Dreamed About

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I am standing in the mountains of Motozintla, Mexico, video 
recording a native speaker of Mocho'. His name is Flaviano, 
and he is talking about the herbs he uses in his practice as 
a medico. As I'm struggling to keep the camera steady, he 
brings the bright pink herb up to my face for me to smell. 
'Saq chanh' he says in Mocho', 'saq chanh' being the name of 
the herb used for shampoo. Among the others herbs he next 
shows me include 'wiix', an herb used for diabetes, and 'tiris', 
an herb used to wash out wounds. I smile. I still can't 
believe I'm doing something I have only dreamed about. 

It is in this trip to the field that I'm sure language 
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