June 15, 2009

To start off, if I don´t include something, I apologize, you mailed me over a space of 4 emails. Lol. To start off, the good news, why I took out 40 bucks, and why I took 40 more American dollars to get converted, lol. I found a store that sells American goods, lol. I knew about it, but it´s just kind of far. However we´re going to the hospital tomorrow and it´s on the opposite corner. It´s really expensive though, a can of MOUNTAIN DEW!!!!!!!!!!! is 11 pesos, but ... hey, it´s MOUNTAIN DEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! worth it. They have Honey Maid graham crackers all the candy bars, pop tarts nutter butters, they have symphony chocolate they have all the candy, nerds, mrs fields cookies ... it´s there.. It´s ALL there... oh yeah. $80 going strait to hell. Lol However, you´re probably wondering why I´m going to the hospital, to start off, I´m fine. EVERYTHINGS BETTER NOW! OK. Lol, but here´s the story anyway so you freakout. Wednesday was fine, we started fasting that afternon and arrived at the house really tired. And thirsty... and tired with thirst. That night it rained too! But while I was lying there, just windy I heard something fall, I had been a little short of breath there for a bit and found it a good excuse to get out of bed. I got up, it was a shampoo bottle and then I took a puff on my inhaler. Quick note... I got up took the puff and then got up to get a drink, but felt short of breath again, really short. Rested against the counter breathing deeply and sharply and then started back towards the inhaler and fell over. I just laid there for a bit, obviously confusd at what was happening. I sat up broke the fast. I felt better...ish of the asthma but had a gross headache. I rested for a bit and then set off for bed. I didn´t sleep at all. I woke up and felt horrible, and then felt sick in the stomach and had a gross headache all that day, the next was better at first then worse, by night I wasn´t feeling better still, but asked for a blessing with oil. They gave it to me and by morning I was fine. Went to the hospital anyway, and gave the verdict of gastritis. From eating bad chicken most likely. Erg... Tomorrow´s just a check up and then to La Casita to buy stuff! Woo-Woo! as my roommate elder Garcia always says, quite cheerfully. This week was bad though, minus the sickness, all of our baptismal dates fell through, from 9 ish to 1. And that´s not sure. Marcinillo is his name, he comes from the big family who we were teaching, the others aren´t super animated to be baptiezd, but he says yes, so we´ll see how well that goes through! This week was better with Elder Oakes, its just hard because everything I say one thing and he contests it. I´ve become very defensive I learned today because of it. I believe that´s what it´s from, I know i was rediculously defensive before the mission too. But we went with Chonis today ( YAY!!!) Elder Garcia and I, and she said I was very ´conteston´ or our definition of a defensive person. I feel that´s what it´s from. It´s just tough, I mean everthing you say is challenged. There´s other little things too but, not really important. I´m going to roll. A few things, I just got the photos, THANK YOU!!!!! Lol, that was a sweet sweet surprise, dad´s card and dd´s b-day card with 20 amazing bucks! That´ll buy straight Mountain Dew. Lol. Tell her that. I got the Dear Elder Package you sent me over 2 months ago! Lol. and I heard I had like... 3 packages in the offices, but nobody gets them to me... grr... lol, we´ll see! The changes in the mission are going down here soon too. Next Monday, so next Monday when I write, hopefully, Oakes or I will be in a different place. Learning the area! I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD, stay cool and keep praying for me, I know you want me to waste money so be assured you´ll get your wish tomorrow. LolThank Jon for me and send him my regards as I´m not allowed to write, lol. Tell the guys what´s up and I´ll write them something someday, lolBYE now!-Jake