OKAY THIS IS GOING TO TAKE FOREVER TO WRITE BUT IT IS WORTH IT BECAUSE YOU ARE MY MOM AND I LOVE YOU.
First off, camera. long story. The screen didn't work. So i bought a new one in the MTC, then i got back from the store AND MY OLD CAMERA STARTED WORKING. i was so mad slash happy because that one is higher quality. So i had to return the other camera and it was SUCH A PAIN. They ended up giving me pesos instead of money back on my card but i turned the pesos into Paraguayan money in the airport. So it worked out. but..... now the screen on the other camera isn't working again. I can attempt to buy a camera here, but its pretty easy to share with Hermana Dewitt so if you want to send me one you can. Sorry, i don't know what happened with the whole screen thing. It just turns white randomly and wont work for days and then it will work again and then it wont work again. super weird.
HERMANO LOPEZ ADDED YOU! I actually sent you a message from his phone on messenger on fb. Did you not get it!? He will probably message you once a week about just letting you know i am good. He is the grandpa zayas of Paraguay. He's a little crazy, he always says he has gifts and can like tell the future which weirds me out, but he's harmless according to everyone else and has been taking care of the missionaries for over 30 years. His wife does our laundry, but we wash our own garments. I wouldn't mind if she washed my garments but my comp doesn't like it because the elders go over there a lot and she just hangs out all the clothes to dry outside and my comp feels weird about it. But yeah you will hear from him a bit and you can reply if you want. He will make me read it but its okay i feel like its fairly harmless haha.
Meals, oh mom i am so blessed. Familia lopez feeds us lunch twice a week and other members feed us every day except p day, and there is an empanada place right by us and lomitos super close. My comp is not healthy, so i have been pushing to buy fruits and stuff so that we can have an occasionally healthy thing. I am good at drinking water and I'm trying to encourage her to be good at it as well. She has just gotten lazy. I do drink the water here, it's just impossible not to. I am careful about what water and from where, but it's better to just drink it and get used to it now. I haven't felt at all sick yet but every missionary goes through a day or two of shivivi, diarhea haha, as well as throwing up. I am sure it will come soon.
My comp. mom she is AMAZING. I know I told you i struggled with my comp in the mtc, but I thought like i could handle someone like her in the field. i didn't imagine coming here and loving her so much. She grew up playing soccer, she is half argentine, which makes it so i now speak with a sh sound when i pronounce the double L hahahaha, she is very obedient, but very relaxed. I pictured I would either have a comp who is obedient to the point that it's exhausting and difficult and the hardest thing ever, or a comp I would have to drag out of bed and convince to work. She is the PERFECT balance. She follows all the rules, but works with calmness and happiness. It's amazing. I am so so blessed. She is the coolest ever.
The ward is way bigger than in Puerto Rico. It's a normal ward. They are all very nice. I can't understand them, but they are very nice. i will be playing the piano in sacrament for suresies.
The apartment is awesome. pics below. toilet works well and I have HOT WATER! so spoiled.
Hermana evans is JUST LIKE YOU! in our health talk she talked for like 2 or 3 minutes about having clear pee hahahahaha. it was so funny. i was really struggling my first day because everyone told me the field was harder than the MTC and it was already so hard in the MTC and I was so scared because the MTC was so hard, but mom it is SO MUCH BETTER HERE!! I am happy and I can smile and laugh and work and meet amazing people. I can't speak well but it will come. I can't understand but I smile a lot and the kids make it better. I love it. The president and his wife are amazing, not strict, but in a good way. We can listen to EFY music, we can do fun things on P day, we can wear cute clothes. I feel very safe and happy and man mom, this is COOL.
The only safety issue is the men here. But this area is okay. My comp got pulled out of an area because of men who kind of followed them, so we are very careful and come home around 7 to study because its dark, and we come home even earlier on the weekends. We are very safe and there are Elders just around the corner if we ever feel unsafe or anything. We never see them but they are our district leaders, so if we ever have a safety issue they can be there in a flash. super cool and safe mom. I am so happy.
I LOVE YOU!!!! TELL EVERYONE I SAY HI!!!!! everyone says you grow to appreciate your family more in the mission. boy oh boy is that true. i miss Andrea, my friends, Jake, but if I had one phone call or Facetime I would call you and dad right up and tell you everything. There is non one i want to talk to more than you !!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU MOM!!!!
Hermana Mal Pal
HERMANO LOPEZ ADDED YOU! I actually sent you a message from his phone on messenger on fb. Did you not get it!? He will probably message you once a week about just letting you know i am good. He is the grandpa zayas of Paraguay. He's a little crazy, he always says he has gifts and can like tell the future which weirds me out, but he's harmless according to everyone else and has been taking care of the missionaries for over 30 years. His wife does our laundry, but we wash our own garments. I wouldn't mind if she washed my garments but my comp doesn't like it because the elders go over there a lot and she just hangs out all the clothes to dry outside and my comp feels weird about it. But yeah you will hear from him a bit and you can reply if you want. He will make me read it but its okay i feel like its fairly harmless haha.
Meals, oh mom i am so blessed. Familia lopez feeds us lunch twice a week and other members feed us every day except p day, and there is an empanada place right by us and lomitos super close. My comp is not healthy, so i have been pushing to buy fruits and stuff so that we can have an occasionally healthy thing. I am good at drinking water and I'm trying to encourage her to be good at it as well. She has just gotten lazy. I do drink the water here, it's just impossible not to. I am careful about what water and from where, but it's better to just drink it and get used to it now. I haven't felt at all sick yet but every missionary goes through a day or two of shivivi, diarhea haha, as well as throwing up. I am sure it will come soon.
My comp. mom she is AMAZING. I know I told you i struggled with my comp in the mtc, but I thought like i could handle someone like her in the field. i didn't imagine coming here and loving her so much. She grew up playing soccer, she is half argentine, which makes it so i now speak with a sh sound when i pronounce the double L hahahaha, she is very obedient, but very relaxed. I pictured I would either have a comp who is obedient to the point that it's exhausting and difficult and the hardest thing ever, or a comp I would have to drag out of bed and convince to work. She is the PERFECT balance. She follows all the rules, but works with calmness and happiness. It's amazing. I am so so blessed. She is the coolest ever.
The ward is way bigger than in Puerto Rico. It's a normal ward. They are all very nice. I can't understand them, but they are very nice. i will be playing the piano in sacrament for suresies.
The apartment is awesome. pics below. toilet works well and I have HOT WATER! so spoiled.
Hermana evans is JUST LIKE YOU! in our health talk she talked for like 2 or 3 minutes about having clear pee hahahahaha. it was so funny. i was really struggling my first day because everyone told me the field was harder than the MTC and it was already so hard in the MTC and I was so scared because the MTC was so hard, but mom it is SO MUCH BETTER HERE!! I am happy and I can smile and laugh and work and meet amazing people. I can't speak well but it will come. I can't understand but I smile a lot and the kids make it better. I love it. The president and his wife are amazing, not strict, but in a good way. We can listen to EFY music, we can do fun things on P day, we can wear cute clothes. I feel very safe and happy and man mom, this is COOL.
The only safety issue is the men here. But this area is okay. My comp got pulled out of an area because of men who kind of followed them, so we are very careful and come home around 7 to study because its dark, and we come home even earlier on the weekends. We are very safe and there are Elders just around the corner if we ever feel unsafe or anything. We never see them but they are our district leaders, so if we ever have a safety issue they can be there in a flash. super cool and safe mom. I am so happy.
I LOVE YOU!!!! TELL EVERYONE I SAY HI!!!!! everyone says you grow to appreciate your family more in the mission. boy oh boy is that true. i miss Andrea, my friends, Jake, but if I had one phone call or Facetime I would call you and dad right up and tell you everything. There is non one i want to talk to more than you !!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU MOM!!!!
Hermana Mal Pal
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