November 17, 2011

hello world.

good news and bad news: i haven't escaped yet. can that count as both? haha ok so i promise i really do love it here, it's just weird to know that i'm basically locked in for the next 7 weeks. oh yeah, so i found out i'm here for 9 weeks and a couple of days rather than the 8 that i was expecting! honestly though, i'm kind of relieved cause i don't want to leave this place until i feel more comfortable with spanish and with teaching strangers! so it all works out.

this week has proved to be even more exciting than the last! of course that means...MORE CHANGES! which everyone knows i absolutely love, right? ok so not really. but it's all working out at this point. what happened was that my class needed to combine with another class because there was only 4 of them and it was kind of a waste of a room to have so few people, but in moving rooms i also moved branches, which meant i needed to get a new companion and move to a different bedroom too! it has been sooo crazy. i think the hardest part was that it was so abrupt, but things have settled down a bit as i've gotten more comfortable with my new roommates and classmates. oh! and we got 2 brand new missionaries in our room yesterday which has been really fun so far. it's always exciting to see the new missionaries and share in their enthusiasm at being so fresh to the mission experience. i love it. and although it's hard to have left my old roommates (who i connected really well with even though i was only with them for less than a week), i'm looking forward to getting to know the new girls better.

so even though this week was extremely difficult in trying to adjust to all of the changes, i really do know that the Lord is looking out for me and that this will all be for the best. this week in mtc choir we sang "be still my soul" and it really hit me. the Lord is on my side and wants me to be happy and successful! this mission experience is most definitely the hardest thing i've ever done (and it's only just the beginning!), but i know i'm right where i need to be.

ok...time's almost up, so here's for the boring details:
my p-day is on thursday, so for any of you out there who decide to write me, you might not get a response until after then cause that's when i have the most time to write! and on that note, THANK YOU to those who have written me already! it makes SUCH a difference in my life when i hear from all of you who i care so much about. so keep it up and i'll try and get back to you as soon as i can, i promise :)

also, i can't send photos while i'm in the mtc, but i should be able to once i get out to chile. but you can send me yours for sure! i'd love to have some evidence of life back at home!

and of course, thanks for all of your love, encouragement, and support. i can feel it every day as i struggle through spanish and all of my daily tasks. so seriously, thank you so much.

gotta go!

love you all tons and tons!
hermana wright