Hey everyone!
I think I'm going to cry....I just spent forty minutes writing this huge long email that was interesting and full of lil' experiences and it was funny and somehow I accidentally deleted it-I don't even know how....
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sigh, there's no way I can recompose that masterpiece in twenty minutes and I have to still write my mission president. MAN!
Ok....I don't know where to begin. I'll try to share the important stuff and...sorry. Man that's annoying.
After I wrote last week it was crazy. We were late for our train (me and my comp and two other elders) with the help of other elders we ran through the streets with our luggage in the rain onto a stuffed bus and to the train station only to not make it so we ran to a bus station and waited there for a bus ride of 6 hours that got us to Krasnodar. The ZLs (zone leaders) picked us up and took us to our "home" I use that term lightly. 8)
Um...it's not bad, I'm used to it now and it's actually inviting at the end of the day. The shower is a lil quirky- the shower head isn't mounted so you hold it in one hand and scrub with the other, but other than that it works great and we get hot water by turning on the gas, lighting a match in this lil box mounted on the wall that somehow heats the water.
Um...the mission home was really nice, 3 to 4 levels and the food was great. We're excited for zone conference this Friday because it will be spiritually great and we'll get good food! 8)
Um....we have 3 investigators right now through knocking which all seem generally open and nice so we'll see (fingers crossed). One is an older gentlemen that is really sweet and likes me-says I'm a good girl. Then another woman is an English teacher (yes!) and another is a really amazing woman who went to jail because her daughter stole something and the mom (our investigator) told them it was her so her daughter wouldn't have to go and while she was gone all of her things were stolen out of the apartment. She prays and reads the bible and seems really warm. 8)
Um....we had English club last night which went really well-our class seems eager to learn and is happy to be there.
Today I will buy some boots for winter-it's not that cold here yet, a lil' chilly and cloudy/rainy mostly but not down-right cold (shrug) hopefully it stays that way.
I'm feeling more comfortable all the time with my surroundings and can't wait for the time when I understand what people around me are saying and I can communicate clearly and show them my personality and really be able to gain personal relationships with people etc. I love my companion-she's really sweet and she knows enough English to where we can adequately communicate so no worries there.
I love you all and am grateful for all your support, and sorry again for not getting the amazing letter that I was working on so hard....sigh, o well-you don't know what you're missing so I guess it'll be ok.
Oh yea....hahha, happy Halloween? I was looking at my journal today when I wrote the date and was like....the 31st....I know that sounds like a date of some kind that matters....what's today? Oh yea, Halloween! Crazy! There's actually some posters up for a Halloween party but let's just say it's an adult holiday here, not kid friendly. 8(
Oh well, I love you and have a great week one and all!
cectpa Richards
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Sorry I'm a bit late in posting. We received Whit's email yesterday. Wednesday is her new p-day...(her- do laundry, chores, recreation, write letters, etc. day). But since I was in Utah for her grandpa's 77th birthday I wasn't able to get to it until today. It sounds like she is having an amazing experience and continues to be a dedicated missionary. Hope all of you are doing well too!
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