This also will be a short email, because I have a ton to do today. My apartment is trashed, and I am trying to get the other elders to help me clean it. So we are going to do that real quick before Pday ends. That's the tough thing about always doing something PDay, is that you have no time to relax, or do things around the house. But oh well!!
This week really, really, really sucked! And it might pretty much be my fault... you know how I was telling you last week that my feet got a little burnt? Well... that was an understatement. They got seriously burnt! Tuesday, I couldn't walk because they got so swollen and everything and were hurting a lot, so I went to a nurse who lives in my ward (actually, she's the stake president's wife.... we have an interesting relationship. I'll explain later). She works in a clinic, and she looks at it. Little backstory, we had lunch once with her, and she has an interesting personality. If you get along with her, she's mean to you in a really sarcastic way, but she does not hold back on any insult or any comment... it's kind of fun, and I have to try hard not to give it back haha but I guess I'm a missionary and that wouldn't be good. But anyways, that's what she is always like with me, just super super straightforward, and often mean. But anyways, I go to show her my burn, and as I'm taking off my sock, I hear her let out 'Oh, this idiot!!!' Haha, she told me it was going to continue to hurt, and that I would probably come back, but for now we are going to wrap it up. So that's what we did, and she was right. I couldn't work, and the Pres had us try to find some members to do divisions with, so I could stay in their house while Elder Bravo had to go with someone else to work. Nobody came. We barely found someone with whom I could stay the day, and that was... fun. When an elder stays in, he can't do anything. You just sit. And sit. And sit. But anyways, the next day I decide to work, because we had things to get done! That was a mistake. I made it a ton worse. The next day I took of my shoe, and it looked like I had leprosy. Bubbles were forming, the skin went from red to purple and dead. I called the nurse again. We went, and she had to take off all the dead skin. I took off my shoe, she called me an idiot again, and told me 'Now, elder, it's going to hurt!' She knows how to give me encouragemnent so well. But she was telling the truth. It hurt. And I couldn't walk again. So we had another day inside. This time, Elder Bravo went with the zone leaders while I stayed in a members house. The next day I decide to try walking again... this time, the nurse caught me. We are walking, and we here ''Elderes!!!'' She walks over to us, and gives a nice warm handshake. Then she looks at me, and smacks me upside the head! ''Idiot! Why are you walking?!'' I told her I was a missionary! Haha she almost hit me again! She made us go home, and she walked with us to make sure we went. But, long story short, I didn't get much work done this week.
In terms of the work, we are back at square one. Kevin moved. We don't know where. He doesn't answer his phone. We are working with some of the people we've contacted, but there is nobody here in Copiapó. Not just our sector, all the sectores are suffering a bit. But my sector is a bit more wealthy, so we are suffering a lot, because everyone goes to vacation. But oh well! Hopefully we can get the Barrio's help! We talked with a few of the leaders of the barrio, and layed down goals and plans. We are going to have the activities, but not for a while. We need to wait until everyone comes back. Even the mormons are going on vacation! Our ward assistance got cut in half! It's insane! But we are going to wait until the first month of March, because that's when the summer vacation ends and school starts. Then the fire starts back up! WOOT WOOT
But that's pretty much all. OH! Also, I cooked the Nasi Goering, finally!!! And some dutch meatballs. And my comp absolutely loved it! It took me so long how to find out how to say Leek in spanish. I was trying to remember your email, and I remember something about giant onions. So that's how I described it to everyone! ''My mom says it's like a giant onion'' and they just looked at me wierd. Then I remembered you said green onion. So I said that, and the first person knew what it was. Ugh. puerros. But nobody had any puerros, so I ended up using just onions. But it turned out great!!! And now I have a ton extra! WOOT WOOT. But anyways, prettty much that's my life! The work moves forward! This week is gonna be better.
Les amo a todos!
Elder Schmid
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