speaker: then nancy shaw is waiting for rebecca. welcome to san francisco. it's good to be here. mother. nancy? rebecca, is that you? yes, it's me. hi, how are you? nancy shaw is a very opinionated old lady. see that building? that's the transamerica building. some people like it, but not me. it's too big. speaker: they drive through san francisco. nancy shaw drives an old, old car. speaker: it's a big old american car. her uncle edward is a very distinguished man. edward is in a retirement home because he's not able to really function well on his own. i'm afraid these visits here are rather tiring. they take the wind out of my sails. melaku is from ethiopia. is it melaku? yes. melaku is from ethiopia. melaku is away from his family and being away from your family is not fun. angela is from the philippines. she's a "whoa!" kind of person. hi! angela, this is rebecca casey from boston. she'll be living here, too. hello. oh, terrific! nancy tells rebecca she has to pay rent. i'll need to ask you for some rent money to help pay the house expenses. speaker: that was something that she