ok so within an hour ill be starting my 18 hour trip back down to Rio Gallegos. why? becuase im freaking getting transfered back. im going back to my place of birth but this time in a different area. Ill be going to San Benito which pertains to the branch 6 de Abril. Ill be with Elder Escobar who i met in gallegos and who was in my district in comodoro for 6 months. hes another argentine from Buenos Aires (Avellaneda, zona sur). hes a good kid and we go home together so hes now the first comp ive had with lots of time on the mission. but also hes kinda interesting in a strange way so we´ll see how things go.
im in a mix of weird feelings because i thought for sure i was finishing my mission here in trelew and im SO used to being in one area for 6 months that being here for one transfer feels too short.
but also im not too stoked about returning to gallegos. it wasnt my favorite place to be. but at the same time i have high expectations becuasse im thinking i passed it badly mostly because of the language so now that i can manage myself in the language it might be better. and ill be able to see all the same members and make a better relationship. that will be good. and at least i already know the city like the back of my hand.
also i talked to some people there and its supposedly pretty cold already so that will be weird to go from hot to cold.
It's just so weird I'm like feeling so strange to be leaving already. And I HATE packing. It's honestly my LEAST favorite part of the mission. It's the worst. I hate it. I hate it. It makes me so uneasy. And I just lose all desires to do it.
But I finished. So come what may and love it, right? It looks like I'll be finishing the mission in the place where I started. It's gonna be a journey for sure. But overall looking for the positives.
But for now, this week was chill. I made waffles for a goodbye party for Hna Rodriguez. She left on Saturday. It's weird because we came together and I remember when I met her in Buenos Aires and I tried talking to her and we didn't understand each other hahaha oh how things have changed.
Also I'm up to date on my reading of The Book of Mormon. It was especially good this week. But then also it was part of the Isaiah chapters and like I could kinda understand it but at the same time it was rough. You all know how it is. But I think it's easier to read those parts in Spanish because the language isn't so confusing. But ya I defs recommend it.
Also yesterday I gave my first real talk!!! I'm growing up. I didn't read it. I mean I had notes to follow but it went well. In my head at least. And some people said they liked it. So that's good. It was about the gospel so really it was broad and easy to talk about. And I talk about it everyday so it was a no brainer really.
That's my recent news. Keep me posted.
Miss yall.
Colin
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