Okay. Apologies for last week. That will NEVER happen again. I so swear. Ugh. I HATED not emailing. Now. To recap the past two weeks. Let's begin.
May 20-22
We did exchanges. Ugh. Not a fan. I mean, I don't know. Maybe it's just because I have the best comp EVER. And it was weird. And all our appointments fell through, and even contacting didn't go that well. So that was weird. But there was this guy - he legit wouldn't believe I wasn't Polish! He asked Sister Holmgren where she was from, and she was like, "The States." And he was like, "And you're Polish?" And I was like, "Sorry?" because I didn't understand the first time around. Embarrassing. And then when I got it, I was like, "Oh. No." And he just laughed it off. But, like, four times in the conversation he told me I was Polish, and I was funny for pretending to not understand. Dude, if I understood Polish, I would NOT pretend otherwise. Seriously. So apparently I really do look Polish. Elder Walter said it's because I have high cheek bones, a sharp nose, and wide eyes. Może być.
May 23
We were supposed to go the Kielce for special training. Long story short, we missed our bus because we were told it was supposed to be a trian, so we took a later bus, but couldn't get to Kielce from Katowice. So we just went home and had our own personal special training with Pres. and Sister Nielson. That was fun. It was a good little motivational, "I'm going to be the best missionary ever!" sort of thing. Those are always fun!
More Specialized Training....(in more cities than we expected!)
Friday, May 24, 2013 (from http://nielsonsinpoland.blogspot.com/
Thursday morning we headed out early again (6:30am) for Kielce to continue President's Specialized Training with the Kielce and Krakow Missionaries. Traffic wasn't too bad and the weather was somewhat sunny. As we drove a couple of things changed. It started to rain and get cooler (and we already shipped our coats home) and the Krakow missionaries missed their connections (not their fault!) and wouldn't be attending the meeting.
Now what to do with our Krakow missionaries? President really wanted everyone to have this training. Taking into account that we wouldn't be back this way again, he decided to drive to Krakow (with roads so crowded this time of year because of tourist season!) and hold training at 4:00pm. So off we go.
May 24
We made tortillas, but I put in too much salt (I have no idea why I was trying to double the recipe. What a goob). There were still edible. Speaking of food - they have this carrot juice with fruit juice in it, and it's INCREDIBLE. Who knew carrot juice was so great? I love it. Also, I love cereal and dried apricots now. And - wait for it - I FREAKING LOVE PEANUT BUTTER! I don't know what Poland's doing to me! And Peanut Butter isn't even really a thing here! But you can find it, and thank goodness for that. I love peanut butter. It's like I'm not even the same person anymore. Freaky.
May 25
Boring. It was a boring day.
May 26 - SURVIVAL DAY
Oh man. What a day. We went WAY OUT to have a lesson with this girl in a little place called Brzegi (cutest place EVER. I want to live there. It's so fetching cute). It's a tiny town just outside Kraków, but it takes forever to get there because the bus schedule is a little whack. And we missed lunch because of how long it took to get out there. So I was starving. Then we had the lesson (it was great), and walked back to the bus stop. Only to see that the next bus wouldn't be there for AN HOUR AND A HALF. That was not happy news. So then we decided to walk to the next stop. Except, I have a tiny bladder. And she was QUITE full. So we had to stop, walk this sketch little path into the woods, and take care of business. Right there in nature. In Sunday best. Yes. This is my life as a missionary. Why? Why is my life so especially awkward? I don't understand. So then my feet were killing me (we walked for fetching ever) and I took off my shoes and walked barefoot part of the way like a wandering gypsy. Then we got to the next stop and had to wait another forty five minutes for the bus to get there. So basically, I was starving, I'd just walked a gazillion miles part way barefoot, and went to the bathroom in nature like a heathen. Survival Day. Who knew missionary work was so intense?
May 27 - SURVIVAL DAY PART II
Here we go again. We went to Aushwitz. I'm not really sure what to say about it, you know? It was good. I'm REALLY glad I went - I feel like it's something people for sure need to see and be aware of. However, I don't really feel like I need to go again. It was just hard. It was a very heavy experience. So that happened. Didn't get lunch again. We had to hurry back to Kraków in order to be on time. We didn't get to email. Which was REALLY awful. So we waited for a bus back to Kraków for about thirty minutes (it was WAY later than it should have been). And then we were on that bus for like five minutes, and it went to some weird little place and parked. And we sat there for about twenty minutes. Then we got onto ANOTHER bus (because apparently than one just wasn't going to work). And then, after being on that bus for about 5 minutes without going anywhere, they made us get onto ANOTHER bus! Honestly! And there were a gazillion people on this little bus, and we had to stand for the whole hour and a half bus ride. Ugh. It was ROUGH. Oh - and on the bus ride up, what song did we happen to hear? St. Elmo's Fire! On a bus to Aushwitz in Poland. IS THAT NOT THE CRAZIEST? I was pretty excited. Like, SUPER pretty excited.
May 29
We had a chill day. Which was QUITE welcome after the last two. Oh boy. We needed it. Also, I heard the song "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" in the mall. THAT rocked.
May 30
We went to Warsaw because Sister Allen had some meeting or something. So I did a free table with some of the Warsaw elders and Sister Barth and Blake. Basically we get a table, put all our pamphlets and KM's (Księga Mormona's - BofM's ... If you didn't connect those dots) and ulotki (pass along cards) and stuff on it and and contact. It was okay. Just kinda weird, because it was a big Catholic holiday and there was a big Catholic parade going on down the street.
May 31
We had pancakes. They were really good. I love pancakes.
June 1
It was a SUPER wet day. Oh my heck. So much rain. We were SOAKED. But we got a couple of lessons and KM's, so it was great anyways! It actually was a really incredible day.
June 2
Fast Sunday. Woot woot! I love me some fasting! We had dinner with the Onkens from the branch, so that was really fun! They're such a cute little family! Also, we had a lesson with this guy while we were tracting, that was pretty cool. And we were walking home, and we saw this girl, and I was like, "Let's have a lesson with her." So we walked by and contacted her and GAVE HER A LESSON. Yeah. SO cool. She was super awesome, and she was interested in the KM so we're going to meet again and get her one. Missionary work is so cool!
Kay - I gotta go. Hopefully this was an acceptable email! It was for sure longer than the last one!
Also - I got a new camera! His name is Zbyszek, and he's beautiful. He's another Nikon (I think he's one step up from Penelope - the one I broke). And I bought him a better protective case, so he's going to live! Also, I'm going to send Penelope home. Maybe you can take her in to Sam's Club? I can't remember if we got a warranty or not. Anyways. That's all.
Love you all SO SO much!
Siostra Young
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