Hey everyone!
Great
week in Riverhead. Today starts the last week of the transfer. I also had my
four month mark this last Friday! Crazy to think I've already been out that
long. 1/6th of the way.
Definitely makes me want to push harder and work harder. Next Monday I will officially be
done training. I will be very very glad to be done with that. I will also find
out if I'm leaving Riverhead yet. That's pretty exciting! Elder Purcell, an
English speaking missionary here has been telling me some crazy stories about
Jamaica Queens. Sounds like the place for me! Definitely one of the more
dangerous places here, but it's probably still okay (you're welcome mom). I'm
super excited to see more of the city. Just the parts I have seen are crazy.
Just a tiny bit different than good ol Boise Idaho.
This
week has been a little disappointing because we got dropped by about five super
promising investigators. I guess that's how it goes sometimes! Soccer this week
was also kind of a flop. We invited around twenty or so people and one person
showed. We played hard none the less! Fútbol is something that I'm getting
better at slowly, but I'm enjoying it a lot!
I.
Love. Spanish. Because I'm in the states I didn't really think I would get to
learn it as well as other people. Wrong! I think that here in NYC I have an
advantage over most missionaries! Por ejemplo: so far today I have talked to
four Guatemalans, a Columbian and a Dominican in target! Yesterday I talked to
some Hondurans, Ecuadorians, el Salvadorians, a Mexican family, and some
Colombians. I get to hear every Spanish dialect there is! And yes they're all
very different. I love learning new words and new better ways to say things. In
the mtc you learn a lot of Spanish that helps you teach the lessons, but
actually talking to people is completely different. I love it! It's great! The
best thing ever is when we knock on a door and someone says, "no hablamos
ingles." We say, "ah si esta bien por que hablamos
español!"
What's
the news with Star Wars seven? I heard there was a new trailer for it. I hope
it's good! If the movie ends up being bad, I'm gonna have to have a word with
J.J. Abrams. Messing up Star Wars is like insulting a close family member (yes
we're all looking at you Jar-Jar).
