Making A Run for It

There were two days in a row this week that I didn’t go outside - at all. I temporarily went insane. The following day my comp and I were so stir-crazy, during our ten minute break we ran down four flights of stairs, outside, and across the parking lot. The president's wife later said she saw two Hermanas out her window that looked like they were making a run for it. I have started running. It has been a terrific outlet for me. I run around the temple lawn; it probably takes 10+ laps for a mile but it is a great outlet. Its a great way to clear my head after being in a classroom all day.

 

We made it to the University this week. It was very crowded. It's good to practice being bold. It can be intimidating approaching someone and striking up a conversation using my broken Spanish. But for the most part everyone is very kind and loves to try and help. They are a very social people and enjoy talking. Tomorrow we are all splitting up and going into the field with missionaries. I'm nervous but it will be a great opportunity to taste what it’s going to be like.

I LOVE my teachers. LOVE LOVE! They are the neatest people and are all hilarious. And I have learned so much here! So much. And I am so glad that I have a good gospel foundation and knew some Spanish coming in.

 

 

All the missionaries that have been here with us left for their assignments this week. When you are around the same people all day long you get close and it’s sad to see them go. Our district was alone in the CCM for a couple of days but today a huge group arrived. There are around forty new missionaries and the majority of these are sisters. There is another big group coming when we leave. The sisters are going to have to change sides of the building with the Elders, where there is more room. It is so fun to be a missionary at this time; there is so much energy with all the changes. Because there are not that many Hermanas currently in the field and so many are coming, we have been told we are going to be training very quickly. EEK! I am going to have to step it up with the Spanish seeing I won’t get to rely on a senior companion for very long.

I am grateful for the things that have challenged me in my life: soccer, school, the Romney campaign, and my jobs because those hard times are helping me now get comfortable feeling uncomfortable.

It’s warm and beautiful here. Life is good.

Love,

 

Meg

 

You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety

- Abraham Lincoln