Dear Mom and Dad,
In all honesty the ¨ocean¨ isn´t really ocean. San Antonio Oeste is a little peninsula (sp?), and we have little tiny beaches, but when I think beach, I think Oregon Coast, and so far these have not compared. If I am still here in the summer, we´ll see if they get any better. SAO isn´t very big, it is long, but not very wide. It only runs about six or seven blocks in centro, where we live. So on either side of our apartment about four block is the ocean. And again I stress ¨ocean¨. I have noticed it being a little colder, but not too bad. I have had a couple of nights that I have been a little cold, but nothing I haven´t experienced in our house!! (For those of you who don't know, my dad runs about 10 warmer than I do, so when we have air conditioning on, it is FREEZING!) I haven´t purchased a sleeping bag, and I don't think that I am going too. I haven´t really needed one yet, and to get one for the very end of winter only to have to haul it around till next winter really doesn't seem worth it to me. How ever, I am thinking about getting a new suitcase. I have two small ones and a big one, and I can have two big ones and one small one. Moving just showed me how much I don't want to worry about space. And I have a lot of books. A lot a lot of books. And I have gotten a couple things already, and there just isn´t space! We´ll see what happens though.
I will never have heat like we have it in the USA. We have little radiators. This apartment is a little bigger and we have two. You don´t need to worry about me being warm, it is cold and windy, and this week, rainy outside, but inside I am warm! I still don´t have very many cooking appliances. But, this apartment has a hand mixer!!! Such luxury! I dont´even know what to do! In fact, I haven´´t used it yet. I forgot until right now that we have one!!! I am not quite sure when tourist season starts. I am going to guess end of November ish. If I am remembering correctly that is when school gets out for the summer. It sure is going to be odd to have an uncomfortably warm Christmas!
There was a funny thing that happened this week. It has been raining a lot, and that means a lot a LOT of mud. Everywhere. And sometimes it can be deceiving. For instance, you are walking to a cita (lesson).And you are doing great, so far you haven't gotten any mud on you, it is a record! And then the next thing you know, you are stuck. And your companion right next to you is NOT stuck. And you are wondering, we are less than five feet away. How am I stuck and she not? And I was good and stuck. Mud completely covered my feet. We had one of the YW with us and I had to have her and Hermana Salas help me out. How embarrassing!!!
There was also a ¨funny¨ thing that happened this week. Remember how in Punta Alta we were without electricity for 4 days? Yeah. Well I now have something that can up that. We have been without water in our shower since Wednesday. Yup. Almost a whole week. And why do you ask that we have water everywhere else in our bathroom and apartment except the shower. I will tell you. For some odd reason there wasn´t any hot water coming out of the shower on Wednesday. So we called the landlord and he came and looked at it. And in good old fashioned Argentine style, he started taking things apart, and then announced that he could not fix it so we were going to have to call someone and have them fix it. So we told him that we had and investigator who fixes things like that. So Christian agreed to come over that night. Christian told us and the landlord, that he would be able to fix it, but that he needed a part and the stores were closed. Not a big deal. We could go without showers for a two days. Well long story short, he couldn´t find the part. Nor could he put back together the shower. I don´t know why. But he is coming over tonight with the part and we are going to be clean!!! I am so excited! Its like coming home from Girls Camp! (minus the smoke smell).
By way of news about our investigators, Christian is on the road to baptism! His date is for August 27 and he is getting really excited! He is reading and praying, and has started to have family prayer when his sons stay with him. (He is 33 years old, divorced, has two sons Rodrigo 9, and Maxi 12, who live with him every other week). So far he has yet to have any problems with anything of what we´ve been teaching, which has been refreshing. Although, I am waiting for something to come up. No problems with the law of chastity, we´ll see how the Word of Wisdom goes.
We also have a mother Norma and her daughter Roberta! They didn't come to church yesterday, so we are going to have to change their baptism date, but they both want to get baptized and I am sure that it will happen!!!
We have continued to find this week. Oh, last Tuesday we went to Viedma for District Meeting. It is two hours each way! Because of the distance we only go every other week, instead of each week. But I like my new district, they are a group of good elders! This week we have zone conference, so tomorrow at four Hermana Salas and I will get back on a bus and head to Bahia Blanca. I´ll try to get a picture, the only good thing about riding the collectivos to Viedma and Bahia is 1) they are double deckers and I am just enough of a child to enjoy that and 2) they are ¨semi cama¨, which means they recline very nicely and we can sleep a little bit. So we´ll leave tomorrow, have district meeting on Wednesday, and we´ll either come home on Wednesday night or Thursday, we still aren´t sure. I am not very excited to be leaving our investigators for that long, but those that are progressing will be having members check up on them and make sure that they are doing well!!!
I will let you know if I get the contacts. If you sent the prescription as well, I don't think there will be any problems. Is Zac really taller than Kami (don't tell him that she told me he was). I am glad to hear that the doctor and you feel like you are making progress!!
I am doing very well with Hermana Salas, I really have been impressed with how much Spanish I already know! That being said, I still have leaps and bounds to learn, and sometimes it is overwhelming how far from fluent I am, but we haven´t had any problems with communication! Such a miracle!!!
I love you!!!
Corinne
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