So how´re you all doing? It's been great to hear from some of you in email every week! So far it sounds like everyone's doing alright, and I hope that that assumption is true.
I got a haircut today! It feels kinda strange to get a haircut from someone who doesn't even speak the same language as me, but it went fairly well. It was a chop shop, but what she gave me was basically what I usually get, but less hair as a result. Took about 20 minutes, if even that! It's crazy how efficient everyone here is at doing their jobs! But I guess that just comes with doing the same thing all day every day.
Not all that much happened this week. On Sunday we watched a devotional given by David A. Bednar on Christmas Day at the Provo MTC. It was really awesome, and I'd suggest everyone look it up and listen to the whole thing. Especially if you want to see an impression of Cookie Monster done over the pulpit in front of thousands of missionaries! (He compared Cookie Monster to the natural man.) Inspiring talk!
This weekend it was pretty rainy, but just in the evening on Friday and Saturday. Both days I decided to go on a walk in the rain, and got completely soaked! I might have ruined my purple tie, I haven't tried ironing it out yet. It was pretty cold in the classroom that night, cause I got SOAKED! But it felt good at the time. And I didn't get sick, so it's all good.
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| Saturday night after the rain stopped |
Also, the power went out in the classroom Friday night cause of the rain. So I put a flashlight in my bag, but I probably won't need it the rest of the time here at the CCM. And even if the power goes out, chances are my bag will not be right next to me, and I won't be able to find the flashlight until the lights come back on.
I can't remember if I've talked about this already, but we're teaching two "progressive investigators" right now. They're really just our teachers, but they're posing as people that they know pretty well, and we're teaching them like they're actual investigators! Their names are Carolina and Fernando. But really it's Hermana Gutierez and Hermano Hernandez. They're awesome, and both super friendly! We teach them on alternating days, at different times of the day so the rest of the district can teach them. So like, two lessons in the morning to Fernando and three in the afternoon to Carolina, then switched the next day. (There are five companionships in the district.)
Random fact: Again, no idea if I've already talked about this. But anyway. Some of the guys at the casa think I look like Matt Damon, especially when I wear my black raincoat. I don't see it, but they're all in agreement. But anyway.
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| Two thumbs up! Elder Chamberlain and Elder Powell |
More good news! We actually will get to listen to General Conference in English! I'm so happy, cause I don't think I could stay awake if I had to sit through ten hours of men speaking only in Spanish. Much less worried about Saturday now.
Been playing Volleyball most days during Gym time. I'm not really super great, but it's really fun! Also, since in Spanish they say their V almost like a B, it sounds more like Bolleyball. I'm just used to calling it that by now, so don't be surprised if it's that way for the rest of my life!
Also, last night the Zone Leaders, Elders Johnson and Searl, organized a game of Mafia for P-day eve. Except instead of the mafia trying to kill all the citizens of the town, the Devils were tempting missionaries to go home. It was really fun, and the good side figured out who the devils were eventually. Sounds kinda stupid now that I think about it, but it was really fun!
Other than that, I'm not really sure I have much to report! Sorry if this is shorter than other weeks. It's not so much that not a ton has happened, just that the weeks really are starting to fly by! I can't believe by Saturday, I'll have broken my record for longest time being away from home! And Tuesday was Hump Day! More than halfway done with the CCM! Kinda glad about that, cause the schedule here gets really predictable after a little while. But at the same time, I don't think I could spend six months here and learn everything I need to know about being a good missionary! Oh well. I guess we'll just have to learn on the job.
I love you all! Hope you're doing fantastic! Please write soon!
-Josh
p.s. 'Cool beans' in Spanish is 'Frio Frijoles'! The 'j' sounds like an 'h' so it sounds like 'freeholeys'. But that's just a random fact.
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