Seriously. It´s been amazing. Paranaguá is the city I´m serving in, the ward I´m in is Jardim América. I just couldn´t leave America, could I? (; Haha. We´re on the coast, we live close to a river that goes in the ocean. It´s really warm here. But don´t worry, I wear sunblock! Haha. My companions tease me about being so white. They say, "I saw a pillar of light." Haha! Silly girls (:
So I'm in a trio. Hey! Found the real apostraphe button! I've been using the accent mark. HAh! Anywho. I'm in a trio. Sister V. Silva and Sister Lemes. Sister V. Silva is done with her mission in about 2 weeks, and she's from João Pessoa. Sister Lemes goes home in May and is from São Paulo. They´re super fun.
The language is coming along. Everyone says they're impressed with how much I know and can understand. But it doesn't seem like a lot to me. But that's because I don't understand everything! Haha. Which is normal! I can probably understand a third to a half of what people say. It's hard cause they talk quickly and slur their words. But I'm getting it. Each day it gets better! President said it takes about 6 weeks to understand people.. So great! I'll have 3 weeks after to be able to speak it fluently (: Haha.
My companions know some random English words. It cracks me up. We have so much fun. And we work so hard! We walk every where. And I am pooped! So tired all the time! The main meal here is lunch, so members will feed us lunch, and then becasue we're out walking and working and don't have a dinner appointment, we just pray that someone will offer us food. So there have been nights where we come home super hungry. Haha! If it gets too bad we'll stop into a supermarket and get a little something.
Things I've eaten: chicken flavored chips, this nasty milk stuff that tasted sour that has little worm things in it that is supposedly good for your health, and bull heart. All which were yucky! But I'm trying everything at least once! Haha.
Lots of stray dogs. We clap outside people's gate, instead of knocking on doors. What else... The food is good. I really like it. Rice and beans and meat. It's yummy. Lots of Guaraná, the soda. It's delcious. Brasil is incredible. I'm having so much fun and learning lots! The work here is so different than in America. It's been great! Everything just feels normal. Like I've lived here for awhile (minus the fact that I can't speak. Hah). But it just feels right.
It was crazy, it was my second day in the field and I get a call from the mission office about scheduling my flight home! AH! Already?! Crazy.
To get here, from the CTM, I took a van, a plane, a van, a car, a taxi, a bus, and another car (: It was a day of travel! Haha.
I love my mission. I love my Heavenly Father. I love Jesus Christ. The church is true. It is the same church Christ established when He was here on the earth. I am lucky to be able to serve 2 missions. In my native language and in Portuguese. That I get the opportunity to serve the people here in Brasil, to bear my testimony and teach that they too have have peace and happiness in their life, that the truth has been restored (: What a privilege.
Alright, gotta go! Until next week!
I love you all so very much! (:
Love,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.
P.S. Clara in Portuguese means "clear" or "egg whites" (: hahahah!
Alright, not sure what has sent and what has not, but I have lots of pictures to send, so I´m going to do that first! (:
So that´s it for pictures!
Love you all so much!
Brasil is incredible. I love it here.
Flight to Brasil! It was long!
São Paulo! (:
Got to go to the temple while at the MTC! This is the Campinas temple! Super beautiful! I did the whole session in Portuguese! It was super amazing! I loved it (:
My District (:
At the MTC!The Curitiba South crew!
Amigos!
President of the MTC and his wife! (:
My companions! Sister V. Silva and Sister Lemes. I absolutely love them. Hilarious. I am having so much fun! This was after District Meeting.
We live real close to a river that leads to the ocean (: It´s really pretty
I really love my companions. They´re hilarious! I´m learning a lot from them!
Picked a flower and this stray dog had been following us for about 10 minutes and he started to eat my flower! Cachorros...
But here I am with that flower! It was rainy that day. Lots of rain. And lots of walking. It´s great!
We had a baptism this last Saturday! (And we have one this Saturday too!)
This is Felipe. He has 17 years and his girlfriend is a member. It was a great service. My companions and I sang for his baptism. Which was difficult since I´m still recovering from being sick and didn´t have much of a voice... But it was great (:
This is Felipe. He has 17 years and his girlfriend is a member. It was a great service. My companions and I sang for his baptism. Which was difficult since I´m still recovering from being sick and didn´t have much of a voice... But it was great (:
Sister Lemes. I really have the best companions (: I love them. Sister V. Silve is going home in 15 days! And then I go home soon after her. So Sister Lemes is just killing us all! Bahah. But we have fun!
I am so tired all the time. I´m even tired when I´m sleeping! Not sure how that´s possible, but it is. We sat down on this couch in a members home and we all jsut thought it was SO comfy, we just wanted to take a little nap. Hahah!
Seriously. I´m so tired I can´t even keep my eyes open. It´s pretty sad. HAH!
So that´s it for pictures!
Love you all so much!
Brasil is incredible. I love it here.
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