She said the trip was really long and she only got about three hours of sleep. She said her name tag is a "real conversation starter." She had conversations with a Catholic man from California who felt guilty talking with her about religion because his mom is a devout Catholic and he hasn't kept in contact with her. Then on the way to Guatemala she talked a little bit with a woman who only speaks Spanish. They had to fill out a form and Hannah thinks the woman said she was having trouble filling it out because she didn't have her glasses.
The flight was scary when it was dark because there was a lot of turbulence. It was very cloudy when they arrived in Guatemala, colder in the morning and getting warmer now.
On the plane ride she read the letters from me (her mom), Grandma Jane, and Jennilyn. She thought the story about the grey skirt was "really neat" and she's "grateful for all the family support" she's received.
She said they haven't done much yet today, that it feels like 11 PM but it's not even 1 PM yet. She really likes the sisters she's serving with. She doesn't remember their names, but she's sure she'll become very familiar with them. She said some people in our family feel grumpy when they're hungry, but she feels grumpy when she's tired. Clearly, she's very tired. She can't take pictures while at the MTC. They took their cameras for security reasons. She will be there for six weeks.
Okay, this is getting too hard to paraphrase. I'll just quote the rest. I guess she'll let me know the blogging rules later. She said it was a little tough to write because she's not used to using a Spanish keyboard. She didn't know where the "enter" button was so she just made one long paragraph. And I guess she doesn't know where the apostrophes are yet either.
"It was a really neat drive to the MTC. One of the men was basically giving a ´tour. Its really beautiful here. The only plants that Ive recognized are grass and pine trees, everything else is new. I havent seen any big bugs yet. I met the mission president of the MTC today. He said that theres three goals for us (1) that we will leave the MTC with a stronger testimony than we have (2) that we will be prepared with everything we need to hit the ground running and (3)...I dont really remember what that one was but Im sure it will come back after a good nights rest."
She ends with "Send my love to everyone. Im sorry I wont be able to send pictures. Love Always, Hermana Koehler."
I've read other blogs from missionary friends where their parents just quoted their whole emails. I'm not sure about the rules though! I am glad you will be updating this. It is exciting! Hannah is amazing.
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