Email 19 Feb 2006
Excerpts from Sister Welker's email.
oh my heavens it was so good to hear from you guys: thank you so much for sending all the emails it really made me feel loved: everything is going really well here: i love it here: . . . . well to begin i absolutely love my companion more and more each day: we have so much in common and we work really well together: she is really patient with me because i still do not the language very well so i dont speak to people all that much and she teaches most of the time: . . . we have so much fun together: we always sing at the top of our lungs at our apartment: . . . my apartment is really small but i like it: it is very homey: it is kind of all open: we have our kitchen and dining room in one big room with our desks and then our beds are in another and then we have a small bathroom: i love it and i feel at home so thats whats important: i am in a driving area right now: we are the only sisters that have a car: i am so glad i dont know how to drive a stick so i dont have to drive but they are talking about teaching me how to drive a stick. . . . the people here are amazing they are so humble and nice to me even though i dont understand most of the time what they are saying: we have been eating a lot at members homes. . . . they have something called poi here but it is not like the poi in hawaii: it is so yummy i am adicted to it now: it is very sweet and the one we ate was pumking flavored: we have been teaching several people lately there are 3 couples who are so close to being baptized but they have to get married first . . . . all three are trying to get married it is just a long process here . . . . the area i am in is so much different than in the city: there are a lot of homes we call squats which are basically make shift homes: they are tiny and have dirt floors: an average squat size is the size of our living room and your room: but it may be even smaller than that: it is kind of sad because those who live in those houses are the nicest people ever: everybody owns a dog here some people own more than one: they are everywhere: and you know i am terrified of stray dogs: yesterday we went to one house and they had two huge dogs that came up to me and jumped on me and were licking me and stuff: so gross: i was absolutely terrified: but they didnt hurt me: the weather is great here i love it: it is usually pretty warm it does rain a lot though: i havent gotten really hot i have gotten cold though: and it is their summer right now: the kids are absolutely adorable: they really like us because we are different looking: they like to play with our hair: there is one little girl that has really taken to me she is about nine years old: she always just sits and looks at me but the other day she gave me some of her bangel bracelets! she is so cute: my language skills are still really bad but they are improving. . . . . i love it here but i miss you guys tons: i think about you all the time: and i have told my companion all about you . . . . how did the race go mommy? tell mel that i send my love. . . . can you tell all the other kids hi for me and grandma . . . . love ya miss ya: xoxoxoxoxo
oh my heavens it was so good to hear from you guys: thank you so much for sending all the emails it really made me feel loved: everything is going really well here: i love it here: . . . . well to begin i absolutely love my companion more and more each day: we have so much in common and we work really well together: she is really patient with me because i still do not the language very well so i dont speak to people all that much and she teaches most of the time: . . . we have so much fun together: we always sing at the top of our lungs at our apartment: . . . my apartment is really small but i like it: it is very homey: it is kind of all open: we have our kitchen and dining room in one big room with our desks and then our beds are in another and then we have a small bathroom: i love it and i feel at home so thats whats important: i am in a driving area right now: we are the only sisters that have a car: i am so glad i dont know how to drive a stick so i dont have to drive but they are talking about teaching me how to drive a stick. . . . the people here are amazing they are so humble and nice to me even though i dont understand most of the time what they are saying: we have been eating a lot at members homes. . . . they have something called poi here but it is not like the poi in hawaii: it is so yummy i am adicted to it now: it is very sweet and the one we ate was pumking flavored: we have been teaching several people lately there are 3 couples who are so close to being baptized but they have to get married first . . . . all three are trying to get married it is just a long process here . . . . the area i am in is so much different than in the city: there are a lot of homes we call squats which are basically make shift homes: they are tiny and have dirt floors: an average squat size is the size of our living room and your room: but it may be even smaller than that: it is kind of sad because those who live in those houses are the nicest people ever: everybody owns a dog here some people own more than one: they are everywhere: and you know i am terrified of stray dogs: yesterday we went to one house and they had two huge dogs that came up to me and jumped on me and were licking me and stuff: so gross: i was absolutely terrified: but they didnt hurt me: the weather is great here i love it: it is usually pretty warm it does rain a lot though: i havent gotten really hot i have gotten cold though: and it is their summer right now: the kids are absolutely adorable: they really like us because we are different looking: they like to play with our hair: there is one little girl that has really taken to me she is about nine years old: she always just sits and looks at me but the other day she gave me some of her bangel bracelets! she is so cute: my language skills are still really bad but they are improving. . . . . i love it here but i miss you guys tons: i think about you all the time: and i have told my companion all about you . . . . how did the race go mommy? tell mel that i send my love. . . . can you tell all the other kids hi for me and grandma . . . . love ya miss ya: xoxoxoxoxo
posted by Sister Alicia Welker at 2/20/2006
1 Comments:
Hello Sister Welker =)
It sounds like you are having a great time. It's interesting to read about your time there. I just thought i would stop by and say hello and that i think about you and hope that everything goes well. Take care and remember to always smile! =)
~Lacey~
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