and i don't even know his name....

So, this older guy has been living with my family since Monday. I don't know his name. I don't know why he is here or when he is leaving. His name might be Don Melaton, but that's just a guess from what I have heard my family call him. He was introduced as "a friend" by my host mom and as "the dad of a friend" by Izumi. I have gathered that he used to be a "diputado," but is now retired. (I don't actually know what a diputado is, but wordreference.com told me that is a deputy, representative, or member of parliament. I'm going with representative.) I guess that's an important job. I have a really hard time understanding him and he can't understand me, but that's not uncommon with us and the older people we meet. He is also missing a lot of teeth, so that doesn't help things. He seems to be nice though. And he loves to do stuff with family, like take the minivan to go get ice cream cones. He sleeps on an air mattress in the living room. The whole situation is quite comical to me.