where do i start? I Just don´t even know.
My trainer is a Gringa and she is from Colorado. I really like her! We speak in spanish as much as I can and when i have an important question we just go off into English.
I got your package mom, and the envelope from the ward. Nothing else.
So we have been teaching a lot of people! I invited two people to baptism and one didn´t come to church yesterday so we have to push his date back a little more, which is a bummer, his name his Pedro and we just don´t know how much he really wants it.
We also teach Victor Hugo, he has so many questions about our religion but he is so open to everything! I gave him my book the other day and he seemed hesitante but excited. He is also really patient with my lack of spanish and it is great. He is way nice.
So the Elders were taken out of Las Cuadras so out area is double in size. It was because it was too dangerous! Chiste, it is because the Cancha takes up half that area! It´s this giant marketplace. We actually went today and i bought crap. Anyways the Cancha area is up this GIANT and SUPER steep hill, then we have to climb stairs that are too Mordor i swear! We teach a family that is well, classic Bolivian. It is hard for me to understand them becuase of their accent, but i try and contribute as much as i can. Which my trainer said is a perfect amount.
We also teach Ester and Carolina in the cancaha, they own a tiendra there. Carolina is 9 and so smart. I was looking through a church picture book and she was telling me all the stories. Her mom can hardly read though, she is learning. They have a baptism date for February! it is hard for them to come to church becasue she has to work every other sunday.
We went to the super market today and i bought rootbeer. Contrary to popular belief i am not in the middle of nowhere, thats potosi. I am in Cochabamba!! i related my area to bountiful, small suburbuan area next to a big city. It is great. We have a shower, toilet, stove, and lights! Can´t get much better than that. We also eat at a Penchinistas house. WE aren´t allowed to eat with members. too many people got sick.
For christmas we don´t know exactly we are doing, we have some stuff planned but who knows. We are going to eat API though, it is like a scone.
To get places we mainly walk. Which isn´t that bad, i like walking. Sometimes we have to take TRUFFIS. It is like a bus, but more taxi sized. I don´t know, they have taxis, buses, micros and truffis here. We have lots of stuff. We mainly just walk but occasionally take a truffi.
Totally forgot! First day we got here President took us all up to the Christ Statue. The view though is unbelieveable!! This city is gorgeous. We are also going to the temple on Viernes. ll
The people here are really humble and so amazing. It is teaching me a lot. WE are in an expensive part of town, but you can´t really tell that. It makes it harder for some people to accept the gospel and we do get shut down a lot. One guy, Junior, made fun of my spanish and then basically threw us out. WE aren´t going back. That was the second day and my spanish has improved somewhat since then!! haha. The other day we had a devo with all the missionaries in Cochabamba. WE watched the share the gift video and other little things. Hermana Hansen made four cookies for each missionary, we are saving our for christmas. We can open our packages!! i am excited. Hopefully tonight at our zone activity i will get the other ones!!
love you and i hope your christmas is merry and bright and white!! mine is blue cause it rains so dang much.
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