OKAY. I KNOW THAT YOU
ARE ALL WAITING FOR MY CAMBIOS.
You are never going
to believe this...
MY NEW COMPANION IS A
GRINGA
Wut......
I didn´t even think
that that was allowed....The elders called me last night and told me. Her name
is Hermana Black. She is from Washington D.C. She dies in 2 cambios. I never
thought that I would have a gringa companion in my whole mission. With Pres Dyer,
gringo companionships weren´t allowed. But with this new president, I guess
it´s allowed. Weird, right?!
I have mixed feelings
about it. I am super excited about it. But at the same time, I am nervous. I
really really want to improve my spanish, and I hope that I can do so with a
North American. I will just have to make sure that we are pretty much always
speaking spanish to each other. It will be so easy to fall into the habit of
speaking English with her, so I have to try hard. I really want to improve. I
am at the point now where I feel really comfortable with my spanish. And I just
want to keep improving.
But Heavenly Father
put us together for a reason! So we shall see. I am excited to meet her.
So yeah... right now
I am with 4 other hermanas. I am kind of an awkward 5th wheel right now. I have
been sola since Friday morning, when I said goodbye to Hna Francia. I miss her
so much. She is amazing. But I think this transfer will be one where I will grow
so much. I am looking forward to it.
This week was crazy
by the way! It was my last couple days with one of my best friends here,
Francia. And we had so much to do before she went home. The elders called me
Tuesday night and told me that I had to get on a bus in 2 hours for tramites.
WHAT. So Hna Hullinger and I had yet another 11 hour bus ride in the middle of
the night to Cocha. But I was excited. I love going to Cochabamba. I get to eat
so much fruit and salteñas there. And it is SO WARM. I love it. And I got to
see my old companion from the CCM, Hna Webb. And I GOT TO GO TO THE TEMPLE! I
got back Thursday. The night before my comp left. She was disappointed because
she wanted to spend more time with me.
She left Friday
morning, and I have been with the other sisters since. They are super nice. And
I have also been going with members to teach lessons so that I can still work
in my area. I felt like a boss. I am finally learning to lead and not be in the
shadow of my companion. It feels so cool. I also went teaching with one of my
converts. It was a lot of fun. I realized this week while being alone that my
spanish is a lot better than I thought. I can understand anything, and say
pretty much anything I want. It is awesome. I love learning Spanish.
Other things I want
to tell you---
- MOM. I don´t know
what is happening.... but every time I go to Cocha, I find out that I have lost
more weight. Don´t worry, I am not sick or anything. I feel great. But I have
lost 10 kilos. That is about 24 FREAKING POUNDS. Yeah.... I was honestly shocked
when I found out..... But I do notice it. My bones are sharper. But I am not
dying....
- Also, I have made a
list of all the things that I want you guys to look up on the internet and try
to make.
SALTEÑAS. With
chicken
Sopa de Mani.... it
is peanut soup, and it is my favorite thing in the whole world.
JUGO... Okay, this
one is easy. And it is my favorite thing ever. You just take fruit, whatever
fruit you want, and blend it with milk. My favorite is jugo de platano y
papaya. You just blend them together with milk and it is literally the best. I
could drink it every single day.
Yeah... I cannot
remember what else I wanted to tell you guys. Cambios, Cocha, jugo de platano,
that I am turning into a skeleton, etc.
What is new with you all?
I LOVE YOU! I am
going to send this off, and read your letters. GOOD LUCK.
Qué la fuerza está te
acompañe!
Hermana Routsong
P.S. This is a foto
of my district. A lot of them had cambios. And I am sorry that I couldnt send
more! I was without my camera for a few days.....
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