¿Qué Tal, Bolivia?: Cochabamba!

WUT????? I am actually writing you from a different part of Bolivia???? QUE RARO!!!!!!!

Yes..... I am here in Cochabamba..... and it is SO DANG HOT HERE. I really don’t know . I was so used to the cold in Potosi, and I came here and now I am sweating every dang day! It is intense.......

But my area is so pretty. It is SO GREEN! So different. Literally, it is like coming from one world to another. Potosi is so dang different. Here, there are flowers, trees, plants, and not everyone is drunk! And there are no hills!

It actually reminds me a lot of Oregon, which messes with my mind because I feel like I am in Oregon, which means I would be on vacation... but I am NOT on vacation hahahahaha

My comp is super great. I am really grateful for her. It is hard transitioning from a gringa to a Peruana, but I`ll be okay. Hermana Nieves speaks fast sometimes, so it is kind of hard to understand her, but I am adjusting. However, she is really obedient, and that is the most important thing to me. AND SHE LETS ME RUN AND GO TO THE GYM IN THE MORNING. Bless her heart, she is so great. So we wake up at 6 to go run in this soccer field. And there is a gym close by. I am happy. Everyone says that they gain weight here in Cocha, but I will be different! Have I told you that now since I have been home, I have lost 30 whole freaking pounds..... woah....... it kind of scares me. What was Potosi doing to me?!!

BULLET POINT TIME!

- MOM! I want you to send me Insanity as fast as you can! That is the only thing I want. The whole set. I didn’t know that we could do it here! SEND IT TOMORROW! Thats the only thing I want for Christmas (since you keep asking me....)

- FRUIT! Yes, that is one thing I love about being in Cochabamba. There is so much fruit! I eat it every day for breakfast. And it is SO CHEAP. I have eaten watermelon, mango, chirimoya, papaya, for breakfast this whole week. So great. I wish you guys could try chirimoya, it is so tasty. I even convinced my pension to only give me fruit for dinner. And I asked her not to give me soup either for lunch, so I am feeling pretty good

- MOM! So I am more worried about the food here. It doesn’t feel as clean sometimes, so I started putting your stupid lemon drops in my water. DONT MAKE FUN OF ME EVERYONE ELSE IN THE FAMILY. Hahah I dont want to die!

- My ward here is incredible, and I am so looking forward to working with them. It actually feels like a ward that you would find in the states. It is really strong. So different. I am not used to it. My bishop is super cool.

- So if you want to know where my area is, just look up pictures of the Christ statue, and my area is right below it! Pretty cool.

- It is so hot here.... I am dying....

- Everyone drinks Coco Cola... .nasty......

- Our house has so many ants

- We went to a big party for the church this past week. It was the 50th anniversary of the church in Bolivia. There will be pictures in the Dec Ensign! Look for me!

- How is it possible that I completed 7 WHOLE MESES THIS WEEK!? So weird..... it went by so fast! And yet, so slow.... the time here is weird.....

- WE WENT PAINTBALLING TODAY! I was super excited. I have always wanted to go paintballing, and finally I got to go! It was awesome. I totally nailed this one kid in the back like 4 times and now he was all these bruises. Looks like all of our shotgun shooting paid off!

- I took the photo below during a member lunch. They had clothes that they dance in from Tarija, so I put it on and they braided my hair and everything... like a true Tarija Cholita. It was fun.

- We found out today that we aren’t going to be eating with members ever again. Apparently it is too unclean, and people are getting really sick.

- Cochabamba has a Burger King, a TGIF, and even a CHIPOTLE? Wut.... where am I? I am going to try the Chipotle this next Pday. I hope it is the same!

So yeah.... it is really different here. I cannot really describe how different. I actually feel like I am in the states sometimes. But it is so beautiful, and we are working really hard with the people here. I am still trying to adjust, but I know that in the Strength of the Lord I can do all things. We shall see!

I have a talk that I want you all to read. I dont know exactly what it is called in english, but it something like Being Grateful in All Circumstances by Uchtdorf. It really helped me this week. It was a rough week. And I really didn’t want to be here. But I learned to be grateful no matter what it happening.

I LOVE YOU ALL!

HERMANA ZOUTSONG

Fotos....

PAINTBALLING!

Ropa de TARIJA! Dont judge.... I look really girly.......