A'ight everyone, this week was really crazy. At the beginning of the week we definitely had week 6 syndrome. Week 6 syndrome is where you start to get super anxious because transfers are coming and then everyone quitars (cancels on) you so you just want to sit in a colmado (store or restaurant) all day but you don't but sometimes you have to get a frambuesa kola real (coke) so that you don't freak out. Yup, that was basically our week. Tuesday we were having a somewhat slow day but God blessed us with a couple funny experiences that made us laugh and have a better day. First, we were walking down the street and the lights came back on. and we saw like ten kids in a row yell... llego la luz! and then start dancing in the street. All the kids here like to booty bump and its really funny. Then we were walking up a dirt hill and we saw a lady sweeping the dirt with her broom. That is one thing I will never understand but people do it here all the time. Also, all the old people like to get up really early and sweep the trash in the gutters. Which is nice I guess. Then we were searching so hard for mangos becuase they are going out of season. We finally found some so we bought 6 each. Then a lady gave us a huge bag of guyaba and another lady gave us a huge bag of chinola so our backpacks were sooo heavy and we have enough fruit to make juice until the end of my mission. I have realized laughing can make any day better. Wednesday we went up to parra. I love parra and I can't even say it enough times. The people up there are so great! bad news though, both ladies who usually feed us were unexpectedly gone. So we had to buy colmado snacks and eat them on an abandoned porch. We felt a little homeless but it was fun. While we were sitting there a man came and asked us if we would be his wives. Then his real wife came up and yelled at us and I was thinking cool it lady your husband is 70 and does not have a job so no thank you. And also I am a missionary .
We had a bunch of great lessons. We are seeing a lot of miracles with the young women's and the women up there. We started this new thing with the young women. We give them a topic and a scripture and we ask them to read it, find another scripture and write a small paragraph on it and it has been working really great. They are all growing and developing such great testimonies. By the end of the day M&E had figured out that we didn't each lunch so they made us stay extra late and E made us dinner while I painted M's toes because she has a cast. They made us eggs, banana verde and eggs and it was really good especially because we were starving. It was so late when we left they made their boys walk us home which was really nice because it's an hour away and if they hadn't gone with us we wouldn't have made it (um..what does that mean exactly?)
Thursday we found out that our mission banned writing letters to other missionaries in the mission and they also banned conference calls and also that 15 hermanas are entering the mission and that 11 are American and that they are opening 5 new hermana areas.. needless to say we all had a little freak out. The letter and calling thing isn't a huge deal but we are all a little sad because we love writing letters to the other hermanas and calling on special occasions. But, president knows what he is doing. Also, that is SO many hermanas coming in. It just made me way more nervous for transfers.
Saturday in Parra was an adventure. We had English class and several lessons when it started to POUR. I have never seen rain so hard in my life. The problem with Parra is it is not paved at all, just dirt roads and they flood super easily. The sky was white which meant that it wasn't going to stop so we had to buy plastic bags to wear as dresses because we didn't have our umbrellas. Then we had to run home super fast in the rain (4 miles). Luckily it let up a little until we got home and then it just rained for the rest of the night. Super crazy but fun as well. The rivers were so high that we had to cross that by the time we got home we were drenched. Everything in Ocoa is always an adventure. Then we made hot chocolate and put on all the sweaters we could find because we were so cold.
Sunday we went to church and tried not to freak out because transfers were that night. But then it started raining so hard again and we couldn't leave the house all day. I was dying! Hermana D had a scary panic attack but now she is fine. We had nothing to do all day. We studied and then talked and then ate and ate some more and talked some more. Then we made salsa and guacamole and mango batidas and had a fiesta. And then we had a dance party to e.f.y. music
and then waited around the phone for transfer calls for a long time. And then ate some more and got ready for bed and finally calls came around 10:30. Here is the big news I am leaving and I am training! ahh! Do I have a lot of responsibility or what? I am super excited. I honestly thought I was going to stay in Ocoa with Hermana B for one more transfer so I have a lot of mixed feelings. We didn't get to go up to Parra so I didn't get to say goodbye to anyone so I am really sad about that. They didn't tell us who our new companions will be or where will be going which was weird so I am super nervous about that as well but we will find out today. Overall I am super excited for this transfer. It is honestly a huge honor and it just means that president thinks I am ready to train. I have a ton to learn still and my Spanish isn't the best and I am going to a new place but I know that God will help me. This is just an opportunity for me to have a lot of faith and pray a lot. It will definitely be an adventure, that's for sure. Today I will just have to finish packing and then we will be off to the capital! These next two transfers are going to be so great. I am really sad to be leaving Hermana B. We have had a great transfer together and she has taught me soo much. I love Ocoa and I will really miss a lot of the people here but I know that I will love my next area as well.
So, some fun facts about the D.R. Sometimes they pick weeds and tie them to a stick to make a broom, and then they sweep the dirt. Sometimes I think they just stick their hands in the closet with their eyes closed and wear whatever they pulll out. Plaid on plaid is the best but plaid on cheetah is even better. Sometimes they take English words and make them their own, like the word super. Also words like stress, stretch and spaghetti. They just say them etress, estretch and espaghetties. When it rains they all walk around with shower caps and plastic bags on their heads. Anyway, I love you all a lot and hope you have a great week!Hermana Rush
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