You sent me a Dear Elder letter with some specific questions so I´m going to start by answering those. I have 30 min. to read and write so I´m just going to type and then if I have time I´ll be able to read your email.
1. Where is Hermana Skousen going on her mission?
She is going to Guatemala Central. There are two other sisters that are also going to Guatemala Central. All of the other Hermanas in my district are going to the Panamá mission. The Elders are going to El Salvador San Salvador.
2. What do you like about the food?
It´s kind of hard to describe the food here and really give it justice. It´s easy to say that they cook tortillas, beans, and rice but it´s more than that because of what they add to it or how they make it. Also the breakfast is really different here. We had bread with a sunny side up egg on it, pizza, things that you wouldn't think go together but it just works. Also there are desserts with every meal and they really like cinnamon here :)
3. Do you get to read snail mail letters whenever you want?
Yes! Any time I have free time and I love reading them!
4. How much free time do you have everyday?
I like to get ready quickly in the morning so I have some time to read. Every day we have deportes (sports) and afterwards people take showers. I like to read during that time or study for whatever investigator I´m teaching next. I don´t have much time at night and sometimes I have to choose between writing in my journal or doing
something like laundry. We have a lot of time (a lot meaning an hour or two) where we are left alone in the classroom and we´re supposed to use that time to study and prepare for our next investigator. The only time I can write letters is P-day but typically I have plenty of time to write on those days.
5. How many people do you share a bathroom with?
Well today we´re moving out of the casa and into the CCM. In the casa there were 8 bathrooms and 26 girls. There are two bathrooms in the women's "dorms" in the CCM. Hermana Skousen just moved our stuff into our room and found there´s a bathroom in there. We´ll be sharing it with four other girls. There will potentially be 50 norte girls and more Latino girls all living in the CCM. The bathroom situation honestly is better than the laundry situation. There are two in the dorms and there was only one in the casa.
6. Are your clothes working out? Your shoes?
The shoes absolutely yes! I´m used to wearing them now and they´re very comfortable. I've been having problems with my tops. [edit: modesty issues] The skirts are great but I´m regretting not bringing more colored skirts. People are so dressy here that I feel like I can´t wear the regular T-shirts with my skirts so I have only worn two of my skirts twice.
7. On a scale of 1-10 where was your Spanish when you left and where is it now?
Before 3. Now 6. I feel like I still have a lot to learn but I can speak well enough to communicate. I can understand people when they speak slow enough. My grammar is awful and the Latinos correct me often but they can still understand me. One Latino told me that she admired me for my attitude-my willingness to laugh at myself and then try again.
8. How are you feeling physically?
I sit pretty much all day but I´m exhausted by the end of everyday. I think this shows just how much mental energy I´ve been using! I had a cold a while ago but it only lasted a day or so (Funny story, so today we went to Walmart and everything was in Spanish. I was trying to find mints. So I ended up buying coughdrops...haha) Several other girls have been getting diarhea but thankfully I haven´t had that problem.
9. Have you encountered any insects?
I´ve only killed one spider and it was pretty big but it wasn´t the biggest I´ve seen in my life. Hermana Skousen and I saw a cockroach on our way to our class. We screamed and a Latino Elder and his companion came and squished it for us. I´ve been told that there are more bugs during the rainy season.
10. Are you getting lots of letters from Greg and Jake?
I´ve gotten many letters from Greg and 1 from Jake. Jake said he would meet with the missionaries that week! And he sent me a piece of five gum :D which I've been saving for when I´m having a rough day and just need some gum. Oh how very much I miss my gum! (I´m out of tic tacs...that´s why I wanted to buy mints...is it bad to have cough drops when you´re not sick?...probably not a good idea to have multiple a day...haha)
I love you all very much!! Ready for thissss??? (((((((((CYBERHUGGGG!!!!)))))))))) :D Love you love you love you love you!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. Only one more P-day and then I´ll be going to Panamá!!!!!!! The one thing I´m worried about with that is the weight of the suitcases...If I go extra I would just have to pay more I think...I´m not really sure...they gave me a lot of books. I´m sure it will work out though. PANAMA!!! :D I´m super excited to be able to get out and about. It´s hard to be stuck inside practically all day. Deportes is one of the highlights of my day, and P-days when we get to go outside are the bestest :D Okay 30 seconds left so time to say goodbye.
GOODBYE (CYBER HUGGGGG) Love you! Bye!
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