Week One w Warszawie. In progress. And I'm GUESSING (this isn't super legit - I don't know everything - this is simply a guess) that I'm going to be here for the duration. To znaczy, until August. So. I'm going to try really hard to think this place is awesome.
Let's see ... Interesting things that happened ...
Oh, right. I left Bydgoszcz. That was interesting (to say the very least.. If I wanted a more appropriate word, I might go for "depressing". But we'll stick with "interesting". Interesting can have a good connotation, right?). Man. Leaving Bydgoszcz STINKS. That was maybe my least favorite transfer of all my life. I just really love it there. A lot. I love it a lot. And leaving things we love - that is not fun. But it's all good. Leaving home wasn't easy either, because as much as I love Bydgoszcz, I definitely love home more. And I've survived, haven't I? I'm still kicking, aren't I? So it's okay! It'll all be okay. But I didn't leave Bydgoszcz until Wednesday - I'm getting ahead of myself.
On Tuesday we got to have District Meeting. We don't normally have District Meeting the week of transfers, but we did this week, and I am SO GRATEFUL for that. It was SO NICE to spend one last District Meeting with that District that I love so much. Elder Swicegood did a super awesome job (as per usual), and I learned something new (that's always fun), and I got to play the piano (an activity I thoroughly enjoy) - basically it was just good. We had lunch after with Elders Swicegood and Retallick. That was SUPER fun. Dang it, I just love that stupid district! Why does this district changing crap have to happen, anyways? I am not a fan.
We had dinner with the Kagele's. It was DELICIOUS. Sloppy joes and brownies and ice cream. I basically died. It was so wonderful. They Kagele family is SO COOL. I love them. I'm gonna miss them too.
That night was my last call in to Elder Swicegood in Bydgoszcz. That was tragedy. We played 20 Questions. It was really fun. He chose really hard things. What a punk.
I left Bydgoszcz the next day. That was DUMB. The elders (bless their cute little hearts) helped us with all our luggage, since we both left and we would have DIED without help. Elders rock. Elders Swicegood and White both agreed that I had downsized and my suitcases were significantly lighter than last time, but they said I still have too much crap. ... They're right. But downsizing is HARD! Elder Retallick and I were on the same train into Warszawa (he passed through on his way to Lublin), and that was fun. He is hilarious.
And then BOOM. I ended up in Warszawa. Where I remain until this exact moment. And for the foreseeable future.
So far it's okay. I don't hate it. It's VERY different from all the other cities I've been in - THAT'S for sure. But it's okay. I really like the metro. Having a metro is VERY cool. The branch seems good. I really like Sister Mikalauska - she's awesome. The district has potential.
Fun Fact - Remember how Sister Young hates change? Yeah. Well. She ended up in Warszawa (HELLO change!) and then they split her new district (change - is that you again?), and put her into a new zone that was just created from a split of the Warszawa Zone (man, this change crap has GOT to stop). So here we are. I am living in a change fest. I probably should learn to be okay with that. ... Or maybe not. Good grief.
Thursday was Tłusty Czwartek. To znaczy, Fat Thursday. We ate pączki. (Just like a good missionary ought to do in Poland. When in Rome, right?) Elder Stockford (Mr. District Leader) wanted our district to eat 100 pączki (which comes down to 10 per person - of course, this was before the district split. We only have 3 companionships now). To "create district unity". We were like, "GROSS. That is SO MANY PĄCZKI." So. We ate eight. ... Each. NEVER AGAIN. That was SO MANY PĄCZKI. Disgusting. It was disgusting. I am sick with myself this exact second for eating so many pączki. (A pączek is a doughnut. But it's bigger than an American doughnut, and it's full of filling and doesn't have a hole in the middle.) So that was a gross experience.
I think that was all the interesting stuff of the week. So yeah. That's all.
Love you all!
Siostra Young
Siostra Young
John 16:33
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