Before I say anything else... HAPPY 24th JARED!!! I love you so much big brother! Sorry I missed your day, but I hope this shoutout will suffice ;)
First week at the CCM (mtc...) is done! I absolutely love the Peru MTC and feel so lucky that I get to be here instead of at the Provo MTC. How about that fireside on Sunday?? Bueno, si? So wonderful to hear from the Prophets and apostles of the Lord. The internet is slow here, and I mean VERY slow, so I will try to get as much in as I can in my allotted time. This week has been full of ups and downs so I´ll start from the beginning:
Day one.. the plane ride. AHHH, it was probably one of the most horrible experiences I´ve had, not going to lie. I was sick the whole time and there was nothing I could do but sleep to pass the time. We got to the airport around 1:30 ish... from what I remember. There was a Korean popstar on our plane that I´m sure Justin and Caris know about, I saw him at the LA airport and recognized him from pictures, but the Peruvians totally went crazy when he got there. Who knew Peruvians liked k-pop?
Day two: Lots of instruction about living at the CCM, there were SO many sisters, it´s such a wonderful time to be here and the Gospel is spreading quickly, I love it!! I don´t remember much about my actual first day at the CCM, but I know I was sick again. The food is good but it has taken almost a week for my body to get used to it. We eat rice for like every meal, except for breakfast, and the Peruvians eat meat ALL THE TIME! It´s a huge adjustment.
Day three through 6: I´m packing these all in to one paragraph because my days kind of blur together. We have awesome teachers and I feel like I am learning a lot. The Spanish is coming, not as quickly as I would like, but I know that the Lord is helping me so much. If I were taking a normal Spanish class there is no way I would know as much as I do now in just a week here at the CCM. My teachers are amazing, they speak very little English, but I think it´s better that way, it forces me to learn new words every day. The Latinos are my favorite people ever! They are extremely kind and genuine. The Latino Elders are especially awesome! I sit with them at meals and try to talk with them as much as I can. They always let the Sisters go first in line for meals and will get drinks for us and much more, such gentlemen!
I didn´t really feel like I was in Peru until today, P-day! We got to go to the Lima temple which is beautiful! Small, but beautiful! The driving here is insane! Riding the buses I thought we were going to hit about a million other cars or go up on the curb, definitely something I will have to get used to. We also got to go to this cool store owned by a member. They have ties and scripture cases and lots of other awesome handmade Peruvian things. I don´t think I´ll get the chance to send a package home because it´s really expensive, but I will bring what I can in my suitcase. We went to a store that is kind of similar to Walmart after the temple and I found GOLDFISH, so expensive, but so worth it! They had some great Peruvian candy as well. I wanted to buy some kind of sweater, but I didn´t see many clothes, because believe it or not, it´s cold here! I am wishing I had brought a few things that were warmer!
I´m about out of time, but I want you all to know that I LOVE THIS GOSPEL! It is so true, and it never changes no matter where you are in the world! I pray for you every day and love you all so much!! Adios for now!!
From: Hayley Imbler
ReplyDeleteJun 27, 2013
Hola mi familia y amigos!!!
Before I say anything else... HAPPY 24th JARED!!! I love you so much big brother! Sorry I missed your day, but I hope this shoutout will suffice ;)
First week at the CCM (mtc...) is done! I absolutely love the Peru MTC and feel so lucky that I get to be here instead of at the Provo MTC. How about that fireside on Sunday?? Bueno, si? So wonderful to hear from the Prophets and apostles of the Lord. The internet is slow here, and I mean VERY slow, so I will try to get as much in as I can in my allotted time. This week has been full of ups and downs so I´ll start from the beginning:
Day one.. the plane ride. AHHH, it was probably one of the most horrible experiences I´ve had, not going to lie. I was sick the whole time and there was nothing I could do but sleep to pass the time. We got to the airport around 1:30 ish... from what I remember. There was a Korean popstar on our plane that I´m sure Justin and Caris know about, I saw him at the LA airport and recognized him from pictures, but the Peruvians totally went crazy when he got there. Who knew Peruvians liked k-pop?
Day two: Lots of instruction about living at the CCM, there were SO many sisters, it´s such a wonderful time to be here and the Gospel is spreading quickly, I love it!! I don´t remember much about my actual first day at the CCM, but I know I was sick again. The food is good but it has taken almost a week for my body to get used to it. We eat rice for like every meal, except for breakfast, and the Peruvians eat meat ALL THE TIME! It´s a huge adjustment.
Day three through 6: I´m packing these all in to one paragraph because my days kind of blur together. We have awesome teachers and I feel like I am learning a lot. The Spanish is coming, not as quickly as I would like, but I know that the Lord is helping me so much. If I were taking a normal Spanish class there is no way I would know as much as I do now in just a week here at the CCM. My teachers are amazing, they speak very little English, but I think it´s better that way, it forces me to learn new words every day. The Latinos are my favorite people ever! They are extremely kind and genuine. The Latino Elders are especially awesome! I sit with them at meals and try to talk with them as much as I can. They always let the Sisters go first in line for meals and will get drinks for us and much more, such gentlemen!
I didn´t really feel like I was in Peru until today, P-day! We got to go to the Lima temple which is beautiful! Small, but beautiful! The driving here is insane! Riding the buses I thought we were going to hit about a million other cars or go up on the curb, definitely something I will have to get used to. We also got to go to this cool store owned by a member. They have ties and scripture cases and lots of other awesome handmade Peruvian things. I don´t think I´ll get the chance to send a package home because it´s really expensive, but I will bring what I can in my suitcase. We went to a store that is kind of similar to Walmart after the temple and I found GOLDFISH, so expensive, but so worth it! They had some great Peruvian candy as well. I wanted to buy some kind of sweater, but I didn´t see many clothes, because believe it or not, it´s cold here! I am wishing I had brought a few things that were warmer!
I´m about out of time, but I want you all to know that I LOVE THIS GOSPEL! It is so true, and it never changes no matter where you are in the world! I pray for you every day and love you all so much!! Adios for now!!
Love,
Hermana Imbler