A Day with My Jiddah

On Oct. 4, 2020, my Jiddah started her morning with a cup of coffee. Jiddah is the Arabic word for grandmother. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)

After her cup of coffee on Oct. 4, 2020, Jiddah makes herself a cup of tea and breakfast to eat. Then she watches the news in Arabic. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)

Following her breakfast on Oct. 4, 2020, Jiddah does housework, including washing the dishes and taking the trash out. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)

Jiddah takes one of her two daily walks in the backyard after doing housework on Oct. 4, 2020. She never leaves her home, so this is how she exercises. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)

Before her afternoon nap, Jiddah looks through American magazines on Oct. 4, 2020. She can't read them, but she enjoys looking at the pictures. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)

After her afternoon nap, Jiddah sits in the living room and looks out the window, thinking until dinner time on Oct. 4, 2020. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)

On Oct. 4, 2020, Jiddah watched Food Network, or "Chopped," as she calls it. Her favorite Food Network host is Guy Fieri. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)

On Oct. 4, 2020, Jiddah folded the clothes I forgot to put away. I didn't ask her to do it, but she refuses to let me fold them and gets frustrated if I insist otherwise. (Courtesy of Tarik Meziab // LMU Journalism)