day 75 Questions and Answers

How are your new pants?  Too long? short? too hot?  prolly huh?
well one pair fits like they should but the other is like huge! it says 34 but its like a 38. they are really nice though. they arent hot actually.

I also forgot last time to ask about your presents?  Tell me what you did during Christmas? After we talked...What did you think about your presents?  Jessica's?
well we went to church and then we went home for a little bit and then i opened my presents then we went out and worked. it wasnt much of a christmas. its been hard to have the holidays alone. but oh well.

pictures: (love to see some more today!!)
i forgot my usb chord so ill send some next week.

I know the one with you and elder mahoni in front of the temple
and then one of your district? with everybody there?  and elder mahoni is hiding?
ya that was the district.
and then one of some lights? is that in philippines?
that is outside our classroom at the mtc
and then one of you and three other elders with your suits on your heads?
we were all saying Kangitngit. it means darkness, one of the sisters hated hearing that word, it was fun.

Do they charge you for internet cafe?  Or you can just show up and use their service?
ya they charge 30pesos per hr.

Let's hear any food stories this week?  Yuckiness?
this week i had a food that sounds like beagle. im not sure what its real name was but it was kinda like rice pudding and oatmeal mixed. it was wierd. it had nuts in it so it was gross.

How have you been feeling?  Is your body in it's normal time zone now?
well besides from being tired from working, ive been adjusting just fine. i dont love it here yet. ive been thinking how easy it would be so serve in america. i kind of envy jens right now.

How's the weather there?  For the last couple days we've been watching typhoonish winds go by the island of mindanao?  cagayande oro?  did you feel any effects of that?  Do you have a "plan" for that? like emergency like?
well we have been having super heavy  rains and stuff. there is lots of flooding but not in our area. the elders about an hour away from us in Ormoc had super flooding. they rode in fridges to get across the water. it was funny.

Good this week?
this week has been bad. really hard work. our ward is falling apart. our bishop has not been to church in six weeks. more and more members are being offended for some reason and they are just not going to church anymore. people are gossiping like crazy and its really not good. we are trying our best and doing everything we can. its also magnified 100 percent cuz i cant understand the people so my comp is really the only person who can do anything at this point. we just received word that the stake pres. is going to meet with the bishop and ward and try to get this settled. its really discouraging. sighhh... oh well.

Do you write Jensen?
i havent written him besides an email or two. i dont have any of his contact info.

Do you keep in contact with any people from your mtc district?
well i was gonna try to but i forgot to get their contact info.

Tell us about where you wash your clothes?
well in our bathroom, we have several tubs that we use to wash our clothes. we soak them overnight in soap then  wash them by hand and with a brush. then we leave them to soak in fabric softener for a while then we hang em up. the whole process takes about 3-4hrs. but the president has said that we are getting washing machines sometime. so lets hope its while im still in the mission.

well i dont really have anymore stories besides the one i told you about the ward. so ill talk to you next week!! i love you all and miss you all.
love Christian