Well, a full week in Brazil and I still love it. but it is getting harder. I can really feel the language barrier between me and my companion. the last 2 days we haven't even tried to talk to each other and I'm am 100% sure she has no patience. but then again she told me that and I told her that I am still learning a whole new language and it is hard for me! but I know she doesn't understand that. and she takes the ´´missionary trainer mom´´ thing too far sometimes. she will literally hold my hand to cross the street. what the freak? I mean they have streets in the united states too! and they even have cars on them too! Woah! novel idea that in America.
not much has really happened this week. got sick for the first time. but everyone says that you get sick often. i found some weird bugs in our house and no one really knows what they are. but they laugh at me when I freak out because there are ants in our house running up and down the walls or because these weird bugs that not even the Brazilians know what they are are hanging on our ceiling. I got my first sunburn here. it actually didn't hurt at all. but nothing here really hurts. my theory is that the atmosphere is so much like a song to me that my body is only recognizing the heat. I also have my first two Brazilian blisters right on the ball of my feet. one on each foot. I am so surprised they haven't broke yet because they are pretty big. and I really wish I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if I use sunscreen. yesterday alone I had 5. one of them was a new investigator of the elders. he is 18 and I think his name is Phillipe. but he was trying to talk to me because the elders told him to ´´help me with my Portuguese by asking me questions´´ which didn't work out well because he ended up laughing at me and telling me I had an accent. and I was kind of like no duh I have an accent I'm from the US. but he is a pretty cool guy. I think he is gonna be baptized in the next couple of weeks. ill send you pictures.
we met with a couple new families, but it is really slow getting moving. I would be happy if I didn't have to open a new area. or at least if the next time I did that I actually spoke the language. I think that is the hardest part. but there are a couple of great people that we get to see a lot. but it is really hot. and I have never sweated so much in my life. and I get these weird stomach pains every once in a while and I think it is because the food is kinda gross. if we are being honest with each other. and everyone says ´´expirimentar! expirimentar!´´ and it ends up tasting like poop. but not all the time. just a lot of the time. and I found out that the little bird I ate on my first night here was illegal! WHAT? yep, I ate an illegal bird. and I brought some candy with me. one of the sisters I live with told me those are illegal too. and i shot a gun at a less actives house the other day. that might have also been illegal. i am not really sure. gee. the life of a Brazilian missionary. it is pretty crazy.
also had a member tell me to vai para inferno. which in brazil is not as harsh as the US. (it means ´´go to hell´´) but the meaning is more like ´´get out´´. so that's pretty much my Brazilian life. lots of sweat and tears. I miss home so much. but not in a homesick kind of way. I just miss my friends and American food. but we are making pastels today so hopefully that will make things better.
love you all so much! and its only 15 months till ill see you again!
tchau
sister Thomson
not much has really happened this week. got sick for the first time. but everyone says that you get sick often. i found some weird bugs in our house and no one really knows what they are. but they laugh at me when I freak out because there are ants in our house running up and down the walls or because these weird bugs that not even the Brazilians know what they are are hanging on our ceiling. I got my first sunburn here. it actually didn't hurt at all. but nothing here really hurts. my theory is that the atmosphere is so much like a song to me that my body is only recognizing the heat. I also have my first two Brazilian blisters right on the ball of my feet. one on each foot. I am so surprised they haven't broke yet because they are pretty big. and I really wish I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if I use sunscreen. yesterday alone I had 5. one of them was a new investigator of the elders. he is 18 and I think his name is Phillipe. but he was trying to talk to me because the elders told him to ´´help me with my Portuguese by asking me questions´´ which didn't work out well because he ended up laughing at me and telling me I had an accent. and I was kind of like no duh I have an accent I'm from the US. but he is a pretty cool guy. I think he is gonna be baptized in the next couple of weeks. ill send you pictures.
we met with a couple new families, but it is really slow getting moving. I would be happy if I didn't have to open a new area. or at least if the next time I did that I actually spoke the language. I think that is the hardest part. but there are a couple of great people that we get to see a lot. but it is really hot. and I have never sweated so much in my life. and I get these weird stomach pains every once in a while and I think it is because the food is kinda gross. if we are being honest with each other. and everyone says ´´expirimentar! expirimentar!´´ and it ends up tasting like poop. but not all the time. just a lot of the time. and I found out that the little bird I ate on my first night here was illegal! WHAT? yep, I ate an illegal bird. and I brought some candy with me. one of the sisters I live with told me those are illegal too. and i shot a gun at a less actives house the other day. that might have also been illegal. i am not really sure. gee. the life of a Brazilian missionary. it is pretty crazy.
also had a member tell me to vai para inferno. which in brazil is not as harsh as the US. (it means ´´go to hell´´) but the meaning is more like ´´get out´´. so that's pretty much my Brazilian life. lots of sweat and tears. I miss home so much. but not in a homesick kind of way. I just miss my friends and American food. but we are making pastels today so hopefully that will make things better.
love you all so much! and its only 15 months till ill see you again!
tchau
sister Thomson