Doing good! Talk about getting
thrown into the mix of things though! Castellano (the Spanish language they
speak there) is tough but fun! I am continually learning a ton! I love
Argentina though! The Food is really good! No problems with eating anything
yet! It is super different though! All the people in Argentina are generally
really nice but super arrogant as well! The houses are usually barely standing
when you get further out into the wards or areas! I got up and introduced
myself in the ward yesterday! But luckily I had a few minutes to prepare a
little espanol! My companion is Elder Santos from El Salvador! He is a super
nice kid! He has been out about 10 months and is able to speak spanish and english
so he kind of helps me learn new words and stuff but he is really quiet when he
talks so i never understand anything he says! and especially when he talks in
castellano and quiet is when I really don´t understand anything! I understand a
lot of what they say here and stuff but trying to respond is different because
of all the tenses/conjugations! Still doing good though! It will come
eventually! We are going to play some soccer later today though with the other
missionaries so I am excited for that! We are living with 2 other missionaries
as well right now and they are both super cool and funny but only speak spanish
so We have been helping them learn english and me castellano! We don´t have a
ton of investigators right now because my companion Elder Santos has been sick
for a while and some of the ones he had before are moved or don´t want to hear
anymore! So that has been tough but we did get one new ivçnvestigator named
Martha this week who was super nice and accepted the gospel super well! We
taught her the restoration and it went well! So we will see what happens when
we go to teach again! We haven´t been putting our full effort into this week
though which has been really frustrating especially since we could have been!
Elder Santos has been kinda using the I am sick excuse for going back to the
pension and doing nothing which is rough but I don´t know what to say! We get
along well but its definitely hard when we can be working harder but aren´t!
Other than that though I am loving it here! Its not easy but it is rewarding to
see non less actives or new investigators like Martha understand so much! Love
you all!
Les Quiero
Elder Gillett
Yep
I’m in a Cafe! I am in the area called Berazetegui on street 14 and between 12
and 13 if you want to try and find picture and stuff but I will try to send
some as well if I can but I dont know if I can from this computer!! We have a
strip mall right close but its not in our zone! They have the area split into
wards and each ward has at least 2 missionaries! Laundry is done in the sink or
given to a hermana in the mission but it takes a week to get back whatever you
give to her...
I
know we can be giving more effort! Love you! pictures will have to wait until
next week though.. i thought the computer would take a SD card but it is older
so it doesn´t have the right slot so i need the cord for my camera to connect
it! Sorry!
The
bread is really good as well! If you ever have the chance or can find some on
the internet try to buy some dulce de leche! Super good kinda caramel thing
that is super big here in Argentina! Or Empenadas which are like a roll with
good beef and a few veggies in the them, and then milonesa which is like a
fried chicken almost! Which is super good as well!
The
other 2 missionaries are named Elder De Loayza from Peru I think! hahaha
haven´t figured out exactly! And then the other missionary is Elder Denis from
La Plata Beunos Aires! Haha his house is in our mission and for whatever reason
he got called to be in the zone next to where he lives! :) They are both super
funny though and we all get a long really well so it has been a lot of fun! And
I have ben learning a lot of kick boxing while I have been down here because
its really big here in Argentina I guess and Elder Denis fought Semi Pro before
his mission!
The
members down here are really good about feeding you everything you want and
more! So I am only usually hungry right before bed! Haha So far everyday for
lunch we have food at the members houses! hahah its super hot and humid here
today! The summer is going to suck! Its going to be super hot! its about 70
outside today but feels about 80 with humidity!
It
was hard to say goodbye to Elder Reynolds and Elder Trotter but I was excited
to really start the mission!
Nope
not usually dinner! Lunch is their biggest meal! Yep siestas pretty much
everyday day! They always joke about there being a holiday pretty much everyday
because the people are hard workers but lazy and need their siesta! haha they
joke about having holidays of hot dogs and milk because of every holiday they
have! not sure about mothers day yet but i have to go so i will let you know
more when i find out! I have to go though! Love you!
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