Thursday, May 24, 2012

5/24/2012

   Just three months ago we were having our last dinner with our family before leaving very early the next morning for the airport.  It hardly seems real - now we're in that lost stage of in between where it seems strange not to be home and feels equally as strange to be living here.  Kind of like writing Spanish and English and not knowing how to spell because you get the two mixed up.
   Ottosons were here for breakfast before catching their ride to the airport to take them to Sweden.  A 20 hour trip with three little girls! I hope all goes well for them - they remind me so much of our families at home.  They are planning to come see us when they get to Utah - we may be dead by then!
Kathryn hadn't been able to get their sheets and towels washed so I went over to wash for her - they even have a normal washer and .... a dryer.  It took me a few minutes to figure out how to set a washer that actually works by itself and a real clothes dryer. The problem with letting your clothes air dry, as we do, is there is so much humidity in the air you can't tell if they are dry or not because they always feel a bit damp.  The funny thing is their landlord's daughter, named Elizabeth, was coming to get their key from me. Snows rent from her parents, the Lees, and for some reason I have always thought they were Caucasian.  Scott called me out when Elizabeth came - and she was Dominican.  It's funny how you get your mind set in one direction and have to reset things.  Anyway I won't make that mistake again. I'm sure we will have the chance to meet the Lees.
   We had an early meeting with another couple of zones today.  This time Scott decided he would translate for me. Talk about unnerving!  Trying to keep a thought going while he interprets is a stretch for me!  We have one more zone conference to go to next week for the East Mission.
  After our Spanish class today we stopped to talk to one of the teachers at the CCM who wants to take piano lessons.  There were two other guys working in the office that want to take lessons also.  So we'll have a chance to get some lesson plans ready and learn how to teach the church's program.
Working with these young men feels so familiar -
  Went to the temple after the meeting. A group of people had come to the temple in a rented bus and were outside having refreshments out of someone's car trunk.  I love seeing the culture here - how the people interact with each other. They certainly have no personal space issues.  I have never seen so many people crowd into seats, booths, taxis, buses, - everywhere!
  











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