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| 4 sisters in the Jeepney |
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| Jeepney: There are two benches inside and you just cram in as many people as you can |
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| Philippine cemetery |
Dear Family,
Oh man, I am super
jealous that you are in Lake Powell right now. I really really really
want to be there right now. Sigh. Oh well! I'm off on an
adventure in the Philippines instead so that's exciting!!! Haha. Sounds like the house has been crazy lately. Is
Johnny ready for college?? Sounds like he had a super succesful summer
with carpet cleaning.
So time for the funny
language mistake I make this week. One elder in district conference asked
me if I had a boyfriend back at home. I meant to say "wala" (I
don't have) but I said "wahlo" (eight) instead. Super funny and
they all laughed at me. So far I think that's the only funny mistake I've
made. The rest are all gramatical.
As far as food, I
mostly like it here. Good thing I like rice! But5 the other day, we
went to a members house and she gave us something that looked like huge deep
fried chips. I asked sister Mafi what it was and she said it was deep
fried pig skin. They eat every part of the pig here. It didn't
taste that bad but just knowing what it was, I didn't like it. Luckily it
didn't have any hair left on it! Also, this is going to surprise a lot of
people....but my favorite thing that I have eaten here has been french toast!
I think I was missing American food and knowing that it wasn't going to
make me sick. I always say a prayer before I eat anything here and pray
that I won't get sick from it. The sanitation isn't the same here.
Probably my favorite
part of the week was doing our laundry. It was kind of fun to do our
laundry by hand and that was the only time during the week pretty much that i
felt clean. This week I also saw a funeral procession. When someone
dies, they have the hearse drive down the street and everyone walks behind it
moaning and mourning. It was kind of cool to see. Also, their
cemetaries are above ground. They just build a cement box and put the
person inside it. Maybe it's because it rains so much so digging a hole
wouldn't work.
This week we had a
brownout where they turned the power off for the whole day. It was
suuuuper hot with no fans. I learned the literal meaning of the phrase
"Modest is hottest". I also had an exchange with Sister Greene
the other American in our house. She's only been out for 3 months so it
was a little scary to be out teaching by ourselves. After a few
appointments a member came with us and he helped out soooo much.
Also, everyone here
has funny names like Jun Jun, Apple, etc. One of the members here has a
son named Astin Martin. I laughed at that one. And a member last
night told us that a typhoon is supposed to hit the Philippines in a day or
two. So I'm really curious to see if it hits Gua Gua. I really
don't want it to flood.....
I'm starting to be
able to participate a lot more in the lessons. Unfortunately, I don't
understand Filipinos when they talk to me. I can just talk to them.
Part of the problem is that they talk so quietly and the other problem is
that they don't speak gospel language which is all that I learned at the MTC.
But it will come. I can pretty much always understand my companion
in the lessons so that's an improvement! And this week, our senior
missionaries came to help us for a day and we got to ride in a car with ari
conditioning! We felt super spoiled. I'd forgotten what AC felt
like and what silence sounded like.
We had many lessons
fall through this week but they were made up by some really spiritual lessons
that happened because we didn't go to the other appointments. The problem
is here that people feel the spirit but they always say they can't afford the
fare to get to church. Trials are real!
Well, I love you all
and I wish I could be in Powell with you. Thanks for the emails!!
Mahal Kita
Sister Sirrine
PS - Dad, toilet paper
is super expensive here so we go by the 4 square rule. I thought you
would find that funny!
PPS Probably the
best way to talk is through emails but letters will get here I think within two
weeks. But then I have to wait for someone to come up from the mission
office and bring the letter so usually that doesn't happen for six weeks.
So letters work fine but I might not get them for a while! Also, I
mailed you guys a insurance reimbursment form for the shot I had to get in the
MTC. I don't know if you got it but could you mail that in and then put
the money back into my checking account? Thanks!
Pictures: This is a picture of their cemetaries, me
doing my laundry, us four sister in the jeepney and the inside of a jeepney.
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