Hola everyone! Holy cow, I cannot believe I have already been here a week. It was awesome yesterday to see all the newbies getting here and know that I'm not one anymore :)
So I guess I will just talk about my first week here in Mexico City! The first day was really weird...once we got to the CCM(MTC in Spanish) everything was just really weird and I felt so disoriented. Nothing was really very organized...we had to find our companions and our casas(houses) on our own. Then we basically went and ate dinner and did nothing but unpack the rest of the night. On Friday we had to teach our first investigator...in Spanish. Oh my goodness, it was soo scary! We have taught them three times now(and we are teaching them again tonight) and I still think it is scary. The first two times, my companion and I just kinda read stuff out of the pamphelet. But yesterday, we decided to not do that and to try to say as much as we could without reading anything. Let me tell you, yesterday was the hardest day I have had so far. I love my companion though! Her name is Hermana Gissemen and she is from Virginia. We actually have a lot in common! We both have the same exact birthday and we got our calls on the same day to the same place, and we both don't like talking in class. But what I really like is that she really pushes me. She is like a pro at Spanish(at least in our district) and so she was really putting me out of my comfort zone yesterday. She made me say everything for our lesson without looking at anything, which was SO HARD. Seriously, learning a language is the hardest thing I have ever done. It is really frustrating not to be able to express yourself. But no worries, someday I will know Spanish! I also really love my district! We have two sets of elders, a trio of Hermanas and my companion and I, and seriously it was a blast. There was a girl who flew to the CCM with me from Arizona and she is in my district! It is so fun :) Four of us are going to Honduras San Pedro Sula West, one to another mission in Honduras, one to El Salvador, and the rest are going back to the states.
Lets see what else can I write about...the food here is definitely not what I expected...it is straight up Mexican food. Not like tacos and burritos, but legit Mexican food. Every meal I try something new and honestly I never really know what I am eating. But it is still pretty good! They always have fruit and weird juices and usually they have beans, some type of rice, and some type of jello or pudding. You pretty much have a 50/50 shot at liking things, so I just go for it and try everything. Might as well get used to it not before I get to Honduras!
The campus here is really spread out and soo beautiful! There are small streets and lots of buildings. We have the cafeteria, the buildings with the classrooms, and lots of other random buildings for different things. And from the campus you can see this huge hiil that has a "B" on it for the school that used to be here. And then we have the casas, which is where most people live. Each casa has like four rooms with four beds and a bathroom in each. They also have a ton of tables and chairs, a little living room with couches, and a laundry room. They really are like little houses. So Hermana Gissemen and I live with all natives....we are the only two Americans in our casa. And it stinks because they stay up soooo late! We always get in our beds right at 10:30 and they stay up past 11...lights on and all. We have been really tired because we are so sleep deprived. Oh well, I think they are leaving in a few days...so hopefully we will get some sleep soon!
One more thing I want to say...I just want you all to know that God answers prayers. I know he does. Before I came here, I was really worried that I would have to fly here all by myself. But I asked God to give me comfort and there were two other missionaries that came from Arizona with me. And while I was here, I was having a hard time with my district. A few of the people in there were really getting on my nerves. But I prayed to Heavenly Father to have charity, and I seriously love my district now. All the bad feelings I had went away. So don't ever hesitate to pray to our Father, because He loves you all so much and I know He will answer your prayers!
Alright, thats all I've got for now. I hope you are all doing great and that you have a great week! Adios!
Hermana Whittle
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