So good reading your email, as always! Especially now. This week has been the hardest so far in regards to homesickness. I think it's because it's getting so close to Christmas and I am in another hemisphere. But you are good at putting a ton in your email that catches me up on things!
But yeah, things are going well here! Just getting done with another regular week, I guess. I'm not exactly sure what a 'regular' week is here, but it was similar to the last one, so yeah... I dunno. Not much happened, just a lot of walking, talking, eating, and a ton of español! I feel so stupid during the meetings because I just sit there trying desperately to follow the conversation! It's super awkward many times though, because while i'm attempting to translate, the person who is talking will look at me as if expecting an answer, and I think, Oh crap, they were talking to me... And it's never a yes or no question! I tried just laughing and saying "Si", and seeing if it would go away, and it never does!!! Ugh. But that's ok, everybody knows how super bad at Spanish I am, so they aren't ever offended or anything. Or at least, I hope not.
Last week was special though because we had a special Conferencia De Navidad with all the missionaries from Iquique, Alto Hospicio, and Arica in attendence with President Ferreira and his wife and daughter! It was so awesome! I didn't understand a word! Which sucked, but that's ok! But it was super cool to see all the other missionaries, especially Elder Butcher who was one of the three of us that came from my distríto in the CCM at the same time. It was nice to talk to someone who spoke just as much Spanish as me! He'll be speaking more, though, pretty soon because his papíto is Latino and he has no choice but to learn or suffer. At least my papíto is American. But anyways, the conference was an all day thing. There was a devotional sort of part where we listened to President speak Spanish for a while, and the only thing I really learned was the my mission president knows how to speak Spanish. But afterwards we had a very good lunch, and they had some chocolate fountains running! After the main meal they brought out a bunch of fruit and shish-kebab sticks, and we went to town with them! It was soooooooooooooooooooooo fetching good! (Fun-fact, 'fetch' is apparently a word here too, and Chileans use it just like we do! Haha, what?!) But after this we took a big picture with everyone, and I thought it was over and everything, but then Presidente said something along the lines of "tiempo para la película"(time for the movie)! I was like, no way, but we all set up chairs, turned off the lights, and began to watch a movie! And it was a legit movie! Madagascar 2! Whaaaaaaat?! I almost started crying, it was so awesome! But I've never had more fun watching a movie than with a bunch of deprived missionaries! Every tiny joke in the movie made us crack up! There were times when I was almost crying, and I could barely even understand the joke! (the movie was in Spanish -_-) But it was one of the funniest things to see! Then we took some more pictures and whatnot and it was amazing and I loved it.
So other than that, yeah, just another week! Walking around and chatting with people and sharing the good word! Very awesome, very consuming, very spanish. But now, some question answering. Listen closely, because I will not write this again ;)
You asked about my meals and what it's like. Basically, we're on our own for breakfast every day and for PDay. Often, I don't eat breakfast. After a couple hours of working on the streets, like from 11:30 to 1:30, comes lunch. Lunch here is big, like our dinner in the states. Tuesday and Wednesday we eat with our mamíta, and Thursday through Sunday we eat with various members. The meals are really good, so I'm never really hungry afterwards. But they don't have dinner here. So, study language right after lunch, and after we work from 4 until 10:30 when we need to go home. It's like regular food, but more bland. Usually. But sometimes we get lucky with a family that makes something particularly amazing. Like last night, we had pizza. Here they eat pizza differently. It's like an ice cream cone, but pizza!!! I almost cried (again) when I saw it, it was so beautiful. I ate 5.
After baptism, retention is 'So-so', according to my comp.
But now the important part. Skype. I'm setting up an account today for skype, and will be able to Sunday. I will be skyping at around 6:00 pm here, which should be around 2:00 pm there. I know you have church, but it's the only time we could get. :/ I'm sorry. But it might be a little later than 6, just getting there and getting set and everything, but around that time.
Anyways, I love you all! And miss you so much! Have an amazing Christmas! And Happy Birthday, Bronson!
Elder Schmid
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