It's great to be a Kid again

Something that I'm still not used to here:

American swear words don't mean anything to the people here.

And the f-bomb is everybody's favorite.

Nemi (the cute little boy from last week) was running around with his toys during a cita we had with his grandma yelling "what the f***, what the f***" and I´m sure I was white from shock because I´m a little innocent missionary while his Mom (who is a member) was smiling and laughing and giving him cookies to eat which only made him swear even more he was so excited.

haha!

Capturar La Bandera

Last week we had P-day de zona and spent it with another zone playing capture the flag. It was hecka fun but all of us were so sore the rest of the week. Even me, and all what I did was run around pretending I knew what I was doing haha classic Amy D. At least all the Latinos thought I could run fast. It cracks me up though because everyone thought that the team that had all the college football players would slay the team with all the small skinny Latinos but it was the opposite. Do not underestimate Latinos. They play real fútbol (soccer) and they know how to dominate. 

See the Child in Everyone

So my mom last week told me in her letter to think of everyone as little kids and I really took that to heart and learned a lot from that. I shared this with her in a personal letter but I think I'll go ahead and share it with everyone.

"One thing that I have learned here is that there is NEVER enough time. We are just never going to have enough time to do everything. But then I think of Gandalf from Lord of the Rings when he says something like "It's not about the time we have but what we do with the time we have been given," or something like that Josh could probably quote it better. But its so true! I don't have a lot of time on the mission, or rather, I don't have enough time in life so it´s so important to LIVE right now and do as much as you can because you're not going to get this time back.

Something that me and my companion talk about a lot (we have a lot of deep spiritual conversations on the mish haha) is that we see so many other missionaries worrying about life after the mission. School, sports, marriage, work, all of that stuff but it's like they forget they are still on a mission. Sometimes I find myself worrying about these things too but I came to a realization the other night talking with my companion is that I have done this almost my entire young adult life. I've always been sooo worried or constantly thinking about my future that I don't ever enjoy the present. Sometimes we think so much about the future that it takes the joy out of living in the present.

When you told me in your last letter last week to think of everyone as a child, I really took that to heart and tried to imagine myself as kid. Or this week I really tried to remember how I felt about life when I was a kid. Kids are just so perfect because from the moment they wake up, all what they worry about is how to enjoy every moment of that day. They don´t worry about who they are, what they look like, who other people are or what they look like, or even what they´re going to have for dinner that night but they just focus on enjoying life right now.

I think it has really helped me enjoy my time here more because I feel like this transfer has been rough for so many different reasons, but I've been trying to remember who I AM, the little kid in me that is sleeping inside. I find myself loving myself, my companion, and the people way more for some reason. I'm not as worried of what people think about me or what I think of other people. Life is just simplier and more enjoyable. It feels great to be a kid again."

Moral of the story: kids rule!

Have a great week!

Con amor, Hermana D

Quotes of the Week

me: I have to use the bathroom

Hermana Nomellini: me too

Hermana Nomellini: I have to use the bathrrom.

Me: Me too.

Cada freaking dia.

We're on the same schedule haha