We are writing a little bit early today because we have the hermanas from Santa Elena who spent the night over at our place (our zone is having a special p day today.....volleyball on the beach of the Parana River and a member is barbcuing for us.....sweet!) and they need to email as well, so we got a headstart on it all so we arent taking up the members computers all morning.
This week really was so typical I struggled coming up with things to write about. But dont fret! There is always something to write about :)
Earlier this week we were riding a colectivo, which is bus system that EVERYONE uses. Interesting to note is that there is no capacity or limit they have for the amount of people that can be riding it at once, they just keep shoving more and more people on when its rush hour. Anyway we were riding the bus from the furthest part of our area (about an hour walk) back home for the night, when the bus pulled over at the next stop, to let some people off and others on. The new passengers got on, the bus driver put the thing in gear, and seconds after that a car going decently fast slams into the back of the bus. In my head I was thinking, great this is going to take forever....now we have to wait for police to come and check everything out, make sure everyone was okay, and so on....considering that it might be better to just walk home at this point The bus driver got out to go check out the situation, was gone for about 30 seconds, got back on the bus, and kept driving as if nothing happened. I was floored.....thinking.... dont you need to exchange information for insurance purposes in case of necessary repairs or liabilities?! Ha....oh well. The laws are clearly not the same here. May God Bless America.
On Tuesday we had a rainstorm that would put Portland to shame......it was raining SO HARD when we woke up, and was like that solid all day until 4 in the afternoon.....it didnt even stop or let up once. It flooded some houses and made a mess of all the roads, but it cooled everything off and everything looked so pretty with the gray clouds for a backdrop and the moisture in the air that I couldnt be mad. Funny thing though. You know how we say in English that its raining cats and dogs and how even though the epression makes no sense, you still know what it means? Well in Spanish they say its raining pitchforks.....an expression that also makes no sense but everyone here knows what it means. You should have seen us talking to the member about it.....he was trying so hard to explain what a pitchfork was, and we were trying so hard to figure out what the heck he was talking about....that we gave up, wrote down the word and looked it up later. We get it now :)
This week we had a small adventure at the doctors office for Hermana Sainsbury. She has been losing TONS of hair for a about a month now, trying all sorts of different things but with no results. Hermana Giuliani gave us a list of doctors we could go to to check it out.......and Hermana Sainsbury looked at the list and said, "I want to go to Dr. Lawrie.....his name looks the least Argentine and most reliable." I was like.....ha okay. All these docs are going to be Argentine, but pick whoever you want. (Its not that we dont love this country, we do....but when it comes to medical things sometimes being in a foreign country is scary.) We made the appointment for that afternoon, showed up and ended up waiting for 2 1/2 hours.....when the the doctor finally got to us....he read her name and then in English says, "she speaks english, come on lets go into my office!" I nearly peed my pants hearing him talk in English. We got into his office, and he goes onto explain that he was born and raised in La Paz but that his grandma was very strict and that everytime they went over to her house they had to speak in English or they didnt get to eat. He said, "you can talk in english or spanish to me....its all the same concept" and I think he was right. His english was incredible, if not fluent. He said he learned English with a british accent, and it was kind of funny to hear him speak brithsih english with an argentine accent....but he really does know english.....it was so cool! She starts to explain what has been happening with her hair.....and he gets a wicked grin on his face and says, "you know we have a little problem.....I would love to help you but I am an orthapedic surgeon....I have no idea how to help you" Haaaaa...........what a bust. The list of doctors Hermana Giuliani gave us werent all general practice ones like she thought they were. He gave us our money back and we were on our way out. We have an appointment with the doctors brother (works in the same office but is gneral practice and can also speak english!) It was just a huge waste of time more than anything, but we are working on making it all better!
This week really was a great one! Glad to know that the olympics are kickd off and doing well, that the funeral went well, that deer signs are only for people and not actually the deer, that you are doing woodshop, and watching planes, and just enjoying life! So glad all is well!
Oh....before I forget to tell you, I got a box! The one with the bag, socks, a few shirts and a skirt, and my favorite candy (how did you know?! ;) Thank you so much. I also got a bunch of dear elders from mom and grandma, a letter from loertechers and karen darrington, and a birthday card from mom and dad. I am so blessed to have such great people in life!
And also before I forget......CHAD SEND ME YOUR LETTERS. Im not getting them. I dont know if you are forgetting to add me on the list or what, but I want to read them. I have missed 2 weeks now......not cool robert frost. :)
All is well and life is good. We have visitors over for today and its going to be a great day with volleyball and barbeque and zone meeting tonihgt.
Oh mom I was going to ask you...I dont know if you have changed my facebook settings yet or not, but could you change it so that anyone can add me? There are people here that I dont want to lose contact wiht and its easier to just give them my facebook name then to get their phone numbers (which they are always changing) or to figure out their address (becuase none of the houses have numbers).....facebook is the only reliable way, and people have tried ot add me but say they cant. I dont know...its not life or death, but if you have some time to do some detective work and figure it out, could you? MuchÃsimas gracias :)
Okay I am really going to end this email now. Im doing well and love you all. I love you more than all the glasses of chocolate milk I have consumed this summer!
Hermana Withers
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