hey everyone!
thanks for all your concern and stuff about my sickness, it did suck, but its over now,and i´m doin fine.
soo thats pretty cool that clayton is home, sounds like he had a good but tough mish. tell him i said hi, or hallo. so, this week was alright, we went to the zoo last pday with another companionship and a member about our age named weverton. the zoo was alright, not as cool as the portland zoo or wildlife safari, but it was alright. took some pics, funny thing was, it was only 2 reais to get in. so about a 1.25 american dollars. lol. afterwards we ate some good food at some restaurant in bauru, these mini pizza/pita things, pretty good. then we went to walmart! lol, walmart is way different here, pretty much just like a huge normal brazilian store, but with more stuff. i did get some cereal there cuz it was cheaper than the store in our town, but i found out when i ate it, that it sucks just as much. the cereal here is seriously like eating twigs and dry leaves with milk. gosh.
well thanksgiving was a downer, missed eating lots of food with the company of family and all that good stuff. tday lunch was at this all ya can eat place in bauru cuz our family that day bailed on us and just gave us some cash. so onofre wanted to go to this place. idk why, cuz all the other mishies hav a joke about this place and i guess its known to be pretty mediocre but cheap. anyway, so you have to get some meat in order to have an all you can eat other food, so i got some stuff that looked like fried chicken. then got my plate of other normal brazilian food, and when i went to eat the meat, i found out it was some sort of fried fish. ughhh, and i ate it too cuz i payed for it. so i just loaded it with a bunch of sauce and yeah, that was my tday meal. no delish dinner :(
my birthday, didn´t get to have breakfast cuz we were fasting, but for lunch we had another lunch cancelation, but this time we just bought food at the store, so i didnt have to eat beans and rice! so i got one of my favorites at the store. bread cheese and butter, and tang, went home and made a bunch of grilled chee sandwiches and delish tang. and had some wafers for dessert. still havent rewarded myself with some icecream, but i will soon. that night, our neighbors, who are members, invited us over for birthday brownies and soda. so that was nice of them. then, that night, i woke up in the wee hours with a bad pain in my stomach and stuff, soo i went to the bathroom, had some diarhea, then, surprise! barffed all over the bathroom! i aimed the projectile vomit as best i could at the drain for the shower water, but, most the barf just went everywhere else, and the best part was, i got to clean it all up right after. i thought to myself, at this time at home i´d normally be eating ice-cream cake with family and friends, just wonderful. lol. oh, the reason i got sick, btw, is cuz during lunch that day, my companion made french toast, and he gave me a couple peices. and i ate them to be nice. he later got pains in his stomach and went to the bathroom several times, i guess my system just isnt as accustomed to badly prepped food. oh, the reason for us getting sick was cuz he made the french toast with eggs that have been sitting in the fridge for who knows how long, cuz they were there when i arrived here my first week in marechal rondon. i did go on a couple comp exchanges this week. once for around 24 hours with elder bower in his area, he´s american and is from virginia, went to byu, and we got quite a bit in common. music wise and everything, both play drums. anywho, learned and practiced alot of portuguese with him and celebrated my birthday early with him by getting a pizza that night delivered to his place for only 10 reais! it was good too, and about 14´´ in diameter. made really good mango smoothies in the morning too. that was tuesday to wednes day btw. then on saturday, while my comp had to do some baptismal interviews in the bauru inter-city area for some elders, i got to go with elder souza, a brazilian, teaching and stuff for about an hour or so. it was way fun and the way he taught was far more enjoyable and i learned quite a bit in that little bit of time.
well, had a good lunch with a family after church yesterday, they made a whole chicken, so i´m countin that has my tday dinner. she also made this good pudding like dessert with prunes on top called Manja, i really liked it, 2nd time i´ve had it on my mish, guess its popular around the holidays here. oh, it also rained a ton here the other day, had a gnarly lightning and thunderstorm. the lightning was soo close that when the thunder hit, it set off a car alarm once, we took shelter in a members home. well guys, my companion is making wierd sounds while doing nothing, which probably means he wants to leave, so, i´ll talk to ya guys later.
thanks for all your care and support, i appreciate it soo much! cant wait to open those packages! take care, i love you all! bye<3333333333
-Elder Yuma
Monday, November 30, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Week 13! November 23, 2009
Ola todas!
i´m hopefully going to baptize a 9yr old in a family where only his lil sis and older sis and mom are active by this weekend or next. his name is anderson. then we have a guy that we´ve been teaching named odir, and i think onofre is gonna baptize him this weekend. then we´re teachin two other kids that are both in their young teens with a catholic mother and innactive member father. thier way cool, hopefully i´ll be able to baptize them this weekend or next. i seem to be able to connect with the younger kids and people with what little personality i can show thru my language and actions. lol. anyway, hopefully this week goes better with my birthday and thanksgiving and all. i´ve been writin all my happenings thru out these days in my journal daily, so i´ll have a pretty funny/spectacular account of my mish when i get back home. well, love ya all and to all a happy thanksgiving. peace!!!!! :)
-Elder Yuma
i´m hopefully going to baptize a 9yr old in a family where only his lil sis and older sis and mom are active by this weekend or next. his name is anderson. then we have a guy that we´ve been teaching named odir, and i think onofre is gonna baptize him this weekend. then we´re teachin two other kids that are both in their young teens with a catholic mother and innactive member father. thier way cool, hopefully i´ll be able to baptize them this weekend or next. i seem to be able to connect with the younger kids and people with what little personality i can show thru my language and actions. lol. anyway, hopefully this week goes better with my birthday and thanksgiving and all. i´ve been writin all my happenings thru out these days in my journal daily, so i´ll have a pretty funny/spectacular account of my mish when i get back home. well, love ya all and to all a happy thanksgiving. peace!!!!! :)
-Elder Yuma
Thursday, November 19, 2009
November 19, 2009
IN BRAZIL...
-It is common TO HAVE RICE, BEANS, & MEAT DAILY.
-It is common TO CLAP INSTEAD OF KNOCK.
-It is common TO HAVE STREET NAMES 3 & 4 NAMES LONG.
-It is common TO SEE PEOPLE BEING DRAWN BY HORSES IN SMALL CARTS THROUGH CITY STREETS.
-It is common TO ALWAYS HAVE A GATE OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
-It is common TO SEE LIGHTNING VERY OFTEN.
-It is common TO BE VERY HOT AND SUNNY AND HUMID.
-It is common TO HAVE RANDOM DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.
-It is common TO SEE PEOPLE USING MOTORCYCLE TAXI'S.
-It is common TO HAVE COCKROACHES THAT ARE ATLEAST 3 or 4 TIMES LARGER THAN NORMAL, IN YOUR HOUSE!
-It is common FOR A MOTHER TO NURSE HER CHILD IN PUBLIC.
-It is common FOR PEOPLE TO THROW THEIR TRASH WHEREVER.
-It is common FOR PEOPLE TO START DRINKING IN BARS AT 11am.
-It is common TO BUY MILK WARM, & THEN REFRIGERATE IT.
-It is common FOR ALMOST ALL BRAZILIANS TO BELIEVE IN CHRIST.
-It is common FOR WILD DOGS TO ROAM THE STREETS.
-It is common TO HAVE GRAFFITI ON EVERY WALL.
-It is common TO HAVE A PROPANE POWERED OVEN/STOVE.
-It is common FOR VEHICLES W/ ANNOYING LOUDSPEARS TO DRIVE THRU YORU NEIGHBORHOOD TRYING TO SELL STUFF.
-It is common FOR MOST EVERYONE TO HAVE A FAVORITE SOCCER TEAM.
-It is common FOR MISSIONARIES TO GO WITHOUT DINNER.
-It is common FOR PEOPLE TO POWER THEIR CARS W/ ETHANOL.
-It is common FOR THE CEREAL TO SUCK, YET BE EXPENSIVE.
-It is common WHEN ASKED HOW ONE IS DOING TO RESPOND W/ "VERY GOOD" OR "ALL WELL".
-It is common FOR MISSIONARIE'S MOODS TO CHANGE RAPIDLY.
-It is common FOR AMERICAN MISSIONARIES TO MISS AMERICAN FOOD, SPORTS, ACTIVITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES!!!
Hope ya guys enjoyed this! love ya! -Elder Yuma
-It is common TO HAVE RICE, BEANS, & MEAT DAILY.
-It is common TO CLAP INSTEAD OF KNOCK.
-It is common TO HAVE STREET NAMES 3 & 4 NAMES LONG.
-It is common TO SEE PEOPLE BEING DRAWN BY HORSES IN SMALL CARTS THROUGH CITY STREETS.
-It is common TO ALWAYS HAVE A GATE OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
-It is common TO SEE LIGHTNING VERY OFTEN.
-It is common TO BE VERY HOT AND SUNNY AND HUMID.
-It is common TO HAVE RANDOM DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.
-It is common TO SEE PEOPLE USING MOTORCYCLE TAXI'S.
-It is common TO HAVE COCKROACHES THAT ARE ATLEAST 3 or 4 TIMES LARGER THAN NORMAL, IN YOUR HOUSE!
-It is common FOR A MOTHER TO NURSE HER CHILD IN PUBLIC.
-It is common FOR PEOPLE TO THROW THEIR TRASH WHEREVER.
-It is common FOR PEOPLE TO START DRINKING IN BARS AT 11am.
-It is common TO BUY MILK WARM, & THEN REFRIGERATE IT.
-It is common FOR ALMOST ALL BRAZILIANS TO BELIEVE IN CHRIST.
-It is common FOR WILD DOGS TO ROAM THE STREETS.
-It is common TO HAVE GRAFFITI ON EVERY WALL.
-It is common TO HAVE A PROPANE POWERED OVEN/STOVE.
-It is common FOR VEHICLES W/ ANNOYING LOUDSPEARS TO DRIVE THRU YORU NEIGHBORHOOD TRYING TO SELL STUFF.
-It is common FOR MOST EVERYONE TO HAVE A FAVORITE SOCCER TEAM.
-It is common FOR MISSIONARIES TO GO WITHOUT DINNER.
-It is common FOR PEOPLE TO POWER THEIR CARS W/ ETHANOL.
-It is common FOR THE CEREAL TO SUCK, YET BE EXPENSIVE.
-It is common WHEN ASKED HOW ONE IS DOING TO RESPOND W/ "VERY GOOD" OR "ALL WELL".
-It is common FOR MISSIONARIE'S MOODS TO CHANGE RAPIDLY.
-It is common FOR AMERICAN MISSIONARIES TO MISS AMERICAN FOOD, SPORTS, ACTIVITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES!!!
Hope ya guys enjoyed this! love ya! -Elder Yuma
Monday, November 2, 2009
November 2, 2009 LEAVING THE MTC(week 9)
hola todas!
soo, this week has been absolutely loco! our last week at the mtc was pretty good. we all said bye to our teachers and friends. on thursday night, i stayed up packing and talking til like 2:45ish or so. ghormley didn´t even go to sleep! then we had to wake up at like 3:15 or so to get ready by 4 when we caught our vans for the airport. so i got tons of rest lol. the flight was good, a little over an hour long. Londrina is beautiful! everything is much more spread out here compared to são paulo. its more like a normal big city in america, except lots of brazilian stuff. lol. the air quality is much better, and you could really notice a difference from it and the air in são paulo.
we met our companions, mine is elder Galdino, and jensen´s is e. Azevedo. then we went to our apt. our apt is alright. kinda run down, but it has a living room, kitchen, and 3 bedrooms, and a bathroom. oh, and gecko´s. and bugs for the geckos to eat. lol. our companions are super nice and help us out soo much. during a day i probably speak about 80% português now. the language is tough, but i´m startin to understand more and more about it. we walk soo much! i street contact everyday and invite them to hear our message, i´ve helped teach like 3 lessons so far. pretty crazy!
oh, yesterday was our first sunday so we got to go to church. the churches here are a little different, no a/c, just windows. we had priesthood meeting first, then a gospel class, then we had testimony meeting. i went up and bore my testimony, it was super exciting! :) i did pretty well i believe cuz several people complimented me and thanked me. lol. elder jensen bore his too, i guess we were the first americans to ever bear our testimonies on our first week there!
soo, i´ve found out that i love eating at members houses! they cook some dang good meals and always seem to make soooo much food. i eat soo much food during lunch, because thats the main meal here and the members provide us with lunch everyday but p-days. so i just eat lots during lunch and moderate breakfasts and light dinners or snacks at night. we were teaching the 2nd lesson at an investigator´s house and after the lesson they offered us some food to eat. it was the BEST FOOD i´ve had in brazil yet, it seemed like gourmet, idk, maybe i was just super hungry. but it was like this delicious bread wrap thing with delish meats, cheeses, tomatoes and herbs all wrapped into like a cinnamon roll type thing. it was sooo good, then they had us eat this like choclate cheescake like large brownie type things for dessert. i love brazilian people, they´re soo nice, they like kept telling us to eat more food, and i was like, this stuff is really good, i dont want to eat it all. she ended up sending us home with like the rest of the sandwich roll thing because they said it´d probably go to waste anyway. soo bomb!
did i mention it is FREAKIN HOT here?!!! gosh, it´s probably been in the upper 80´s F. plus lots of humidity. it sucks! my clothes are soo sticky and gross by the end of the day. lol. but, i´m handling the weather just fine i think. i was told that the worst part of the year is january, so i just can´t wait for that. oh, today, (monday) is now the day of our p-days for the rest of my mission. so everyone right me on sunday nights and keep me updated on exciting things, and i´ll do the same back! ;)
alright, well, i get transfered tonight or tomorrow morning depending on where i go, if its tonight, i guess you go to iguacu falls area, which would be super tight. but, i´m just stoked to get my real trainer and my own area where i can dominate and work like crazy and then speak fluently. well, wish me luck! i love all ya guys!
-love elder Yuma :)
soo, this week has been absolutely loco! our last week at the mtc was pretty good. we all said bye to our teachers and friends. on thursday night, i stayed up packing and talking til like 2:45ish or so. ghormley didn´t even go to sleep! then we had to wake up at like 3:15 or so to get ready by 4 when we caught our vans for the airport. so i got tons of rest lol. the flight was good, a little over an hour long. Londrina is beautiful! everything is much more spread out here compared to são paulo. its more like a normal big city in america, except lots of brazilian stuff. lol. the air quality is much better, and you could really notice a difference from it and the air in são paulo.
we met our companions, mine is elder Galdino, and jensen´s is e. Azevedo. then we went to our apt. our apt is alright. kinda run down, but it has a living room, kitchen, and 3 bedrooms, and a bathroom. oh, and gecko´s. and bugs for the geckos to eat. lol. our companions are super nice and help us out soo much. during a day i probably speak about 80% português now. the language is tough, but i´m startin to understand more and more about it. we walk soo much! i street contact everyday and invite them to hear our message, i´ve helped teach like 3 lessons so far. pretty crazy!
oh, yesterday was our first sunday so we got to go to church. the churches here are a little different, no a/c, just windows. we had priesthood meeting first, then a gospel class, then we had testimony meeting. i went up and bore my testimony, it was super exciting! :) i did pretty well i believe cuz several people complimented me and thanked me. lol. elder jensen bore his too, i guess we were the first americans to ever bear our testimonies on our first week there!
soo, i´ve found out that i love eating at members houses! they cook some dang good meals and always seem to make soooo much food. i eat soo much food during lunch, because thats the main meal here and the members provide us with lunch everyday but p-days. so i just eat lots during lunch and moderate breakfasts and light dinners or snacks at night. we were teaching the 2nd lesson at an investigator´s house and after the lesson they offered us some food to eat. it was the BEST FOOD i´ve had in brazil yet, it seemed like gourmet, idk, maybe i was just super hungry. but it was like this delicious bread wrap thing with delish meats, cheeses, tomatoes and herbs all wrapped into like a cinnamon roll type thing. it was sooo good, then they had us eat this like choclate cheescake like large brownie type things for dessert. i love brazilian people, they´re soo nice, they like kept telling us to eat more food, and i was like, this stuff is really good, i dont want to eat it all. she ended up sending us home with like the rest of the sandwich roll thing because they said it´d probably go to waste anyway. soo bomb!
did i mention it is FREAKIN HOT here?!!! gosh, it´s probably been in the upper 80´s F. plus lots of humidity. it sucks! my clothes are soo sticky and gross by the end of the day. lol. but, i´m handling the weather just fine i think. i was told that the worst part of the year is january, so i just can´t wait for that. oh, today, (monday) is now the day of our p-days for the rest of my mission. so everyone right me on sunday nights and keep me updated on exciting things, and i´ll do the same back! ;)
alright, well, i get transfered tonight or tomorrow morning depending on where i go, if its tonight, i guess you go to iguacu falls area, which would be super tight. but, i´m just stoked to get my real trainer and my own area where i can dominate and work like crazy and then speak fluently. well, wish me luck! i love all ya guys!
-love elder Yuma :)
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