this week went by a lot faster than the first. On P-day, we got to go to the campinas temple and do baptisms which was nice. I told a temple worker Im going to Goiania and he said, "Oh! you will have nice butt form all the walking." After we got back to the Ctm, we got to go out into the city. I had to buy a box for my bar of soap and it took like 15 minutes to explain what i needed to the lady at the pharmacy. My portuguese is improving, but its still not very good. Gross food of the week: jello that looks and tastes like pepto bismol. Best food: pastels. Anyways, I don't have much time so thats it for today!
Tchau,
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NOTES FROM PHONE CALL WITH FAMILY: Spencer seems to be doing well. No pics again but he said maybe tomorrow when they go to the temple he can use the church wifi to send some from his camera. We got to talk to him for a little bit and he said they are no longer allowed to use English at all in the classes so that’s been a bit of a challenge. He said he can get the gist of what the teachers are saying in Portuguese now because they talk slow enough for the missionaries, but native speakers he has no idea. This week the food had a few yummy additions, Feijoada (black beans, rice and sausage), and a chocolate cake thing, and a cinnamon rice pudding. Unfortunately, he had a bad cold last week but was able to combat it with vitamins, ibuprofen and airborne. A lot of the missionaries there have been sick with colds and stomach issues (getting used to all the beans). Fortunately, Spencer likes beans, and ate them frequently at home, so he hasn’t had problems in that area.
Elder Olson
NOTES FROM PHONE CALL WITH FAMILY: Spencer seems to be doing well. No pics again but he said maybe tomorrow when they go to the temple he can use the church wifi to send some from his camera. We got to talk to him for a little bit and he said they are no longer allowed to use English at all in the classes so that’s been a bit of a challenge. He said he can get the gist of what the teachers are saying in Portuguese now because they talk slow enough for the missionaries, but native speakers he has no idea. This week the food had a few yummy additions, Feijoada (black beans, rice and sausage), and a chocolate cake thing, and a cinnamon rice pudding. Unfortunately, he had a bad cold last week but was able to combat it with vitamins, ibuprofen and airborne. A lot of the missionaries there have been sick with colds and stomach issues (getting used to all the beans). Fortunately, Spencer likes beans, and ate them frequently at home, so he hasn’t had problems in that area.
But a couple things he needs are EMAILS and PRAYERS (for him to be able to memorize the vocabulary words). They are supposed to memorize about 90 Portuguese words a day. He said he hasn’t been getting even close to that.
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