This week was better than last. We started out the week on Tuesday with
going to Encarnación again... just so the nurses of the mission could tell us
some more information that could have easily just been emailed to us. But oh
well, I was only low on money because of the trip for a couple days.
On Thursday I had the opportunity to go to Natalio, the area of my district
leader, on splits! I was with my leader´s comp, Elder Worthington. He´s newer to
the mission than I. It was actually kind of cool being the missionary with more
experience for the first time. I got to help him a little bit with his Spanish
and teaching and everything. We also tried teaching English to a group of young
women in the branch over there. It was a lot harder than I thought... and the
weirdest thing ever trying to teach your own language to someone else.
I´d say, alright, I means yo, you means vos, we means nosotros, his, her, they,
etc.. and they´d just stare at me. We ended up doing something apparently more
simple, colors, numbers, and random vocabulary words. And we learned some more
Guaraní words while we were at it. It was fun, something I´d do again in a
heartbeat.
While we were there in Natalio we met this random Jehova´s Witness
missionary that knows English. It was kind of fun talking to him. He didn´t want
to accept one of our pamphlets when we tried giving him one, but Elder
Worthington was persistent enough that he eventually took one.. I doubt he´ll
want to read it, but you never know. On the bright side my comp and our district
leader found 6 new people to teach in our area! The good stuff always happens on
splits, I swear.
So we have this ice cream place here in Obligado that I kid you not tastes
just like American ice cream. We went there when I got back after splits and got
milkshakes. It was like I walked into the states for a few minutes. SO GOOD.
Something I´ve noticed this week that I actually like about this area and
that may be part of the reason I was sent here: I fit in really well with the
people. They´re all really relaxed, not too outgoing, and they actually
appreciate my relaxedness. I feel bad because my companion´s really outgoing and
he feels like the people just think he´s weird.. but at least I know now that
there are people, even in Paraguay, that appreciate someone with my
personality.
In my studies this week I´ve been reading Jesus the Christ a lot. I´m on
chapter 20 now.. it´s so good! You all need to read it.
Saturday was kind of a mess.. We went to Trinidad all day with this guy
Justo that lives over there. He was showing us around to some of the less
actives and his sister that´s not a member yet. Justo´s really weird.. he talks
a LOT and kept saying puretaso!! Which is just like saying awesome... and he
took us to the main road to wait for the last bus back to Obligado, which
supposedly leaves at 5. But my companion and I both know that the bus schedule
is messed up here and it always leaves like a half hour before that. We got to
the road at about 5 exactly, and then Justo left. We soon realized that the last
bus had already left... and we would have to wait for one of the big ones
that runs from Encarnación. We thought that the bus wasn´t even going to come
for a while and my comp tried hitch hiking. No one took us though.. and my
comp´s hand got pooed on by a bird while waiting. After an hour and a half a bus
finally came. We couldn´t help laughing at how bad our luck seems to be here.
There´s always gotta be something like that that happens to us.
Anyway, there´s my week in a nutshell. A lot more fun and a little more
successful than the last. Talk to you all later!
Elder Taylor
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