2010 Nov 22
Hola familia!!!
I have two different boxes coming?! That's awesome! Yeah, I know they are really expensive to send so thanks a lot for sending them. What happens with packages is that they get sent to the mission office and then whenever there is a zone conference when the Zone leaders go down (which we had last week) and then transfer meetings as well which are every six weeks. So I guess that, altogether, I get packages about every 2ish weeks.
But, yeah, Huehuetenango really is the epitome of what Guatemala really is, I feel like. I live right in the middle of the city in an area called "Centro." I kind of miss the relatively clean air in America that comes with emissions testing but it's alright. If nothing else, I will be really exciting and appreciate the clean air in America when I go back there. And Elder McGuire said that the ruins are in our area so we will eventually get to seeing those. And that will be really exciting. But, shoot, we are so blessed. The people here are so poor. I told one of my Latino companions in the house that I went to EFY twice and he was like "so are you rich then? (en espanol)" and I was like, “uhh... no” but relative to them, we have SUCH a blessed life. Like our (I thought) regularly sized American-sized house would be considered to be like a mansion. Not even kidding. But the people here are so happy with each other and with everything that they have anyway so they don't really know what they are missing.
Yeah I met my president when I got here last Tuesday, I think. He seems like a really great guy. He's kind of like the powerful quiet type. His wife is what I would call a "strong woman." She is really nice, so don't get me wrong, but she just seems to have a really strong will. But I love them. :) I haven't really had any interes... wait just kidding. There is this one really enormous ant that they sometimes... I actually don't know how they make it but what it ends up being is pinky fingernail-sized little black balls, and they are ants. It sounds really weird but it just tastes like some kind of salty thing. Elder McGuire is from a really small town in northern California. He has, I think, 7 siblings and he was homeschooled from the time that he was 8. He is a little bit quirky but he's a good guy. I love him. And nobody really comments on my tallness as much as they just notice it. I mean, they comment on it and I'm like (haha, si, 2 meters.) It's mostly just the kids who comment on it and I tell them that if they eat their vegetables they will be able to grow as tall as me some day. And the doors haven't really been a problem surprisingly. I mean, they are all short but I think that they aren't really that much worse than the united states. I always just duck unconsciously when I am going through doorways so it doesn't really end up making a difference. But, yeah, it's really not that much worse than the states at all.
But yeah, Elder McGuire and I have been having amazing success. There is this one girl in our ward who is a returned missionary and she has been waiting for the right missionaries to come around before showing them her friends and so yesterday she seriously accompanied us to her friends'/ familys' houses and we have a lot more people to teach. And then we also had the idea of starting an English class because seriously everyone here wants to learn how to speak English. And we were knocking doors (which, seriously, never works) and we ran into these two sisters and they are so amazing, Maria and Amelia and we been having our member friend who also knows them accompany us to their lessons. Amelia's husband died a while ago and, anyway, I think that things are going to go great. And then there is this other guy named Henry who was a reference from his GF Damarice and he is really great too. I can feel the spirit really well when we teach him. And those are the highlights this week! AND I’ve been writing in my journal every single night (okay, I forget like once every 3 weeksish but I think that I'm tearing it up! I already almost have to pull out one of my other 2 refiller packs! Dominated :) But I do need to start taking pictures. So we will see about that.
And the Spanish is seriously coming along so great. Right now, if I'm focusing on what's going on (like I don't have the ability to accidently overhear a Spanish conversation yet) and being said, I know exactly what they people are saying! Talking is a little bit harder and I'm a little bit of an awkward talker and my accent probably isn't the best but that stuff is coming along too! I'm being so blessed right now that it is ridiculous. :)
For Thanksgiving, there is a oldish lady from America who is going to cook Thanksgiving for us on Thursday! So that is really exciting! And I met her while she was doing a presentation for some Latina moms on how to can jam and jelly and tomatoes and.... so she knows what she's doing! But I'll miss your food though and it won't be the same. :)
And that is all I can think of saying.
ALMA 32 (the whole chapter is good but I like 26 and 27 the best and that until the end of the chapter (it's on faith ))
I love you guys!
Love,
Elder Froelich.
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