Monday, January 8, 2018

NEW YEAR, NEW AREA, NEW COMPANION, NEW EVERYTHING!!!

So I am getting transferred today, hence the reason I am on earlier today. This week has been a little weird, we had to go to Adroge for my companions visa stuff this week. We were getting ready for the day and I looked outside and saw that it might rain, so I said to myself ´´I think it might rain today... should use my jacket.´´  I then grabbed my sweater and went outside... it rained a lot that day. I got to have Asado twice in one day! For those of you who don´t know, Asado is when people cook a boat load of meat for everyone to eat, it was amazing. This week overall was pretty slow, with it being summer vacation out here and it being the new year, just about everyone was gone. You know  I have always wondered why in the poorer the area you are the nicer shoes people tend to wear. Also MY NEW AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know nothing about it except that it is further south in the mission, and that my new companion is from Paraguay. 
Spanish is coming along pretty well, I bore my testimony in my ward for the last time, it felt good to know that everyone understood what I said. I can hold conversations about a lot of things now, I am not perfect I still make a bunch of mistakes but things are great. I love hearing from all of you guys each week.
Elder Belnap

HOW COULD I FORGET??!!

People think that I am from Brazil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It turns out I have a Brazilian accent (even Elder Firerra (he is from Brazil) Agrees (a little)). But this is actually a pretty funny story. So after we had finished with the visa stuff this Friday we were on our way back and I had the wonderful idea to stop at this empanada shop that I know (because of all the hospital trips and it is right next to our bus stop) and get lunch. So we are all ordering our food, and I am talking with the person that is taking my order, and he then asks me if I am from Brazil, I had a good laugh and said that I am from the United States, he was really surprised and I felt really cool. So yea I talk like a Brazilian, the accent is getting better.

LAST FUNNY THING

Also we aren´t allowed to play board games in my mission right now, but while we were cleaning out the house we found that some elders really really wanted to play a game, and they created a settlers of Katan board out of card board sacrament cups and a bunch of other things. I have to admit that although I was sad to see that elders had broken the rules, I was really impressed that they were able to make a pretty spot on board and were really creative on how they can play. I also have to admit that playing a game of chess would be nice every once in a while. 

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

HIIIII MOM!
okay to answer all of your questions.
1. photos sorry they all are crazy but I only had this one chance to send all of them.
2. Currently I ma not in an Internet cafe they fixed the computers in the church but I don´t know about my new area.
3. New Years we got to go out in the day (working normally, same as Christmas) but had to be in our homes at 6 pm no later.
4. Bleeding: I was bleeding out of three holes in my bum, actual holes it was weird but it turns out they were some infection or something that I drained by doing sit ups in the morning and that was the cause for the blood.
5. My companion and I are better than we have been but I only have him for 3 more hours, I still love him to death
6. Language: Not to brag but dang! I feel pretty good at times and others pretty unprepared, I am studying hard (for the first time) and improving everyday.
7. No we haven´t it was kind of sad we stopped by and he said that he didn't have time until next week, that really sucked (I know you want me to use stunk but this word fits better)
That is about it for my area

ONE LAST THING

 Hey found my charging cord was stuffed in one of my bags. You don´t have to send the other one now, if you are please don´t send it by mail, it won´t make it here at all. I love you very much and how is Lexi Talbot doing as well as Parker Larsen, I would love to know what they are doing. Love you MOM
Your son,
Elder Belnap

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