Week 2!

Hello, 

I survived another week! I don't know how, but I did. I say that mainly because I am really struggling with the language. It's so hard, and when sister Gomez and I teach, I try to use Tagalog as best I can and every time the investigator says "It's ok sister, you use english I understand". So then I use english and it turns into taglish because I want to practice and they just laugh at me, it's so embarrassing. So I'm not really sure when I will get the language. I actually like using english because then I can get my message across clearly instead to extremely choppy Tagalog. 

This week was long. My area isn't that exciting, it's just a little city 30 mins from Urdaneta so we aren't by the ocean or anything. We just go out and find people to teach, it's hard work. Especially when you don't know what's going on. I swear some days I am doing so great and I actually know what my companion is saying in the lesson and others I have no clue what is going on or what anyone is saying. It's a disaster, but I am just trying to have the faith that the language will come eventually. 

On Wednesday we went to a birthday party for a little girl in our ward. It was so fun, they had a feast! Seriously, so much food! On birthdays, they always have spaghetti- the Fillipino spaghetti is like a sweet and spicy taste with hot dogs and bacon, sounds weird but it's delicious! They had chicken of course and a bunch of others things that I wasn't sure about. They also had music blasting.. it was so fun! They love to party! 

I am slowly adjusting, I  love my apartment because our neighbors like to blast music super loud almost every morning and they play good songs too. This week they played the Josh Groban Christmas CD.. I love that CD so much! It made my week.. but it also made me super homesick. :( We haven't had too many bug problems in our apartment yet, thank goodness. But if we do we have this bug spray-Permitox.. it kills anything! I love that stuff. I really only see big bugs and spiders when we are out teaching. I saw a spider the size of my hand as we were walking down the street. Scary. 

Friday and Saturday we had to be in by 6pm because it was "all souls day" which I guess  is like their Halloween. It was so fun, we got Jollibee which is like MCdonals, I swear they have on every corner, and we watched movies! Gospel movies of course! It was great, we live with 2 other sisters, sister Brown and sister Stokes, they are both from America and they both love Disney just as much as I do so we always talk about Disney. It's great! 

Not much else happened this week, I am still trying to adjust and get used to how things are here. I will try and send pictures too.. I don't know why but the computer won't read my card. Anyways I will try because I want you to see my beautiful apartment! 

TOP 10

1. MCdonalds last P-day!

2. Josh Groban music

3. Lumpia (my comp is a great cook!)

4. FHE

5. CUrfew!

6. Birthday party

7. Zone meeting

8.Ice cream from 7-11

9. Church 

10. P-DAy!!!

1. my apartment 

2. birthday party!

my shower!!!!

MAhal kita, 

sister Chancellor