He didn't label any of these so next letter I'll ask.
Monday, December 26, 2011
day 68
ok well so im finally adjusting to just how poor it is here. its 300percent different from the states! its extremly humbling to know that little old ladies are spending their weeks wages on bus transport just to get to church every sunday. they live so spread out in the jungle its soo crazy.
we have to take a jeepney to the bukid, the jungle, then we walk forever and get to one persons house. its super funny to see their little hut thats like 10feet by 6feet with rock floors and sheets as walls then to see their HUGE stereo systems and large tvs. its kinda sad to see that but what can i do. the people here love their karaoke. we will be walking along and all of a sudden we will here a journey song or another famous american song just blasting from one of these little huts. its fun. we sing along too :) well my apartment doesnt have rats or mice, it does have ants though. but they are the tiny ones that are super cute that you just dont even notice theyre there till all your food is gone. today we went shopping at the store. its a legit store! they have a check out stand and isles and even a dude standing in front with a shotgun!! whoohoo haha oh and today its raining like wicked crazy!!!!!! holy cow. we walked like 3 blocks and we are sooo super duper soaked!!! i bought some root beer today. it tastes like garbage. ha oh well. now im going to try to attach all my photos and possibly a video. we will see. its only letting me send like 5 at a time. ill send another email.
love you all and hope you all have a very merry christmas!!
elder smith
He didn't end up sending another email.
we have to take a jeepney to the bukid, the jungle, then we walk forever and get to one persons house. its super funny to see their little hut thats like 10feet by 6feet with rock floors and sheets as walls then to see their HUGE stereo systems and large tvs. its kinda sad to see that but what can i do. the people here love their karaoke. we will be walking along and all of a sudden we will here a journey song or another famous american song just blasting from one of these little huts. its fun. we sing along too :) well my apartment doesnt have rats or mice, it does have ants though. but they are the tiny ones that are super cute that you just dont even notice theyre there till all your food is gone. today we went shopping at the store. its a legit store! they have a check out stand and isles and even a dude standing in front with a shotgun!! whoohoo haha oh and today its raining like wicked crazy!!!!!! holy cow. we walked like 3 blocks and we are sooo super duper soaked!!! i bought some root beer today. it tastes like garbage. ha oh well. now im going to try to attach all my photos and possibly a video. we will see. its only letting me send like 5 at a time. ill send another email.
love you all and hope you all have a very merry christmas!!
elder smith
He didn't end up sending another email.
day 68 Questions and Answers
Have you adjusted the time clock in your body?
well not really, its gonna take some time. but its getting better.
Who is your comapanion and where is he from...I'm hoping that you get a native and get the language down even better.
benicia california kevin wood. been out 9mths
Do you have potty paper?
i have one roll left. itll prolly last the week and then.... well we'll find out.
What's the oddest thing you've seen....or make a list.
hmmmm... prolly the 8 grown people crammed on one motorcycle!!! it was flippin crazy!!
What city did you end up in?
Merida
well not really, its gonna take some time. but its getting better.
Who is your comapanion and where is he from...I'm hoping that you get a native and get the language down even better.
benicia california kevin wood. been out 9mths
Do you have potty paper?
i have one roll left. itll prolly last the week and then.... well we'll find out.
What's the oddest thing you've seen....or make a list.
hmmmm... prolly the 8 grown people crammed on one motorcycle!!! it was flippin crazy!!
What city did you end up in?
Merida
Saturday, December 24, 2011
day 66 Christmas day in the Philippines
Around 10 p.m. on Christmas eve (our time) we got a call from Christian saying to call him back. We could hardly hear him when we called him back. It was Christmas day for him around noon. He was at a church about a block away from his apartment. Yes, I said apartment...he doesn't live in a shack or a hut. And he doesn't have mouses. Yay!! He was in his church with air conditioning and loud music in the background. People all around do karaoke in the streets. Little kids give him high fives and ask him if he's an actor...We told him he should say..."yes, my name is Ricky Schroeder". He is doing good and is in a city called Merida with a companion from California. It's the first time their area has had two white elders together. His companions name is Elder Woods. He still didn't know his first name after a couple days together. He likes him well enough.
He has a shower with two buckets and a ladle...he also uses that ladle when he uses the bathroom. No he doesn't have toilet paper. It's kinda like he showers over the toilet too...He uses alcohol for his left hand...enough said. And he seems ok with it... He seemed in pretty good spirits. His pdays will be Mondays same as Jensen, but we'll get his email Sunday sometime. With the 15 hour difference.
At the time we talked he still hadn't opened any presents yet, so I don't know what his thoughts of them were. And hopefully this time we'll get some pictures right away. We got to "talk" and repeat things over and over for about an hour. It was so nice to talk to him again and know he's ok. Best Christmas present ever.
He has a shower with two buckets and a ladle...he also uses that ladle when he uses the bathroom. No he doesn't have toilet paper. It's kinda like he showers over the toilet too...He uses alcohol for his left hand...enough said. And he seems ok with it... He seemed in pretty good spirits. His pdays will be Mondays same as Jensen, but we'll get his email Sunday sometime. With the 15 hour difference.
At the time we talked he still hadn't opened any presents yet, so I don't know what his thoughts of them were. And hopefully this time we'll get some pictures right away. We got to "talk" and repeat things over and over for about an hour. It was so nice to talk to him again and know he's ok. Best Christmas present ever.
Monday, December 19, 2011
day 61 Filipino Missionary trials
I've been reading this sister's blog and thought I would post this link to this particular post. I had heard from someone at the "flag store" to always send toilet paper to a missionary in the Philippines and I brushed it aside. Now hearing this... So send toilet paper even as packing material...
day 61 Twelve minutes is just too short!!!
Here are the things that I wanted to know...
Are you going straight to the MTC in Manilla?
No, going to the field. The MTC in Manilla only teaches English and tagalong. He has to learn a little tagalong, waray waray, and ilonggo.
Did you open your Christmas stuff?
No, it's not Christmas yet.
Was your new suitcase ok? Was it too big?
Yes it was awesome and no it wasn't too big. I've filled both suitcases full already.
What airline are you travelling?
Eva
Are you going straight to the MTC in Manilla?
No, going to the field. The MTC in Manilla only teaches English and tagalong. He has to learn a little tagalong, waray waray, and ilonggo.
Did you open your Christmas stuff?
No, it's not Christmas yet.
Was your new suitcase ok? Was it too big?
Yes it was awesome and no it wasn't too big. I've filled both suitcases full already.
What airline are you travelling?
Eva
He got to the sl airport at 130 p.m. today and flew to la. Then to Taiwan, manila, tacloban
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
day 56 Hosting Pictures
How cool is that? This is Ian, Christian's good good buddie from soccer and high school. Christian was "hosting" and picked up Ian. What a treat!!
Marica Maryott (Ian's mom said this on fb from the comment below this picture) "Can you believe that, he actually told the other Elder he would take care of this Elder."
Marica Maryott (Ian's mom said this on fb from the comment below this picture) "Can you believe that, he actually told the other Elder he would take care of this Elder."
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