Well I've been here for a week and it has been an adventure. Here you have 2 sets of companions a Latina and a North American. You teach with your Noth American together in your district. Mine is named Hermana Giles, I was originally solo but then I got a companion. Then I have 2 Latinas, Hermana Huamani and Gomez that are both here from Peru. They're all great, no complaints.
Also something that's new is that I'm going out into the field on June 26th, a week earlier than I was supposed to. This is because my mission president is going to be changing the week I was supposed to go out and that would have been too much or something. Which is totally fine with me because in class I've learned everything they're learning right now and its all a review. But I don't mind continuing my learning becuase I;m sure I'll miss it here once I go out...
The food's great here at the CCM. Which makes me nervous for the field because the food in the real world is probably totally different than here. We shall see next week though!
Today for P-Day we got to go to the temple which was AWESOME! It's a beautiful temple but kind of sad because I don't know when I'll get to go to the temple again since it's not in my mission. It was an adventure getting to the temple today. We had to run across the street and catch the bus which is this little tiny like 15 seater bus and we all (those in my group) crammed in there and headed off with a crazy driver haha.
Well that's all the news I've got! Next email will be from the field of Lima South!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
June 13, 2012
Hola, From Peru!
Yes you read that right I'm here in Peru! On Monday morning I got called down to the Travel Office, not wanting to get my hopes up again Hna. Cardenaz and I slowly walked down expecting nothing. But surprise surprise I got my Visa and they gave me my travel plans to leave the next day, Tuesday. I was so excited but so sad at the same time because I love my companion soooo much. Well I got all packed pretty fast and then went on with my day, saying goodbyes and what not. It was for sure bittersweet because I became such good friends with my district.
Tuesday morning came way too fast and I had to be at the travel office at 5 am. I got on the bus and was on my way to the airport to go to Peru. Our lay over was in Atlanta and I got to call my parents, awesome! Then hopped on the plane to Peru for a 6 hour flight. Most of the flights I slept and read, couldn't watch the movie but that's ok. 20 of us landed in Peru at 11 pm, made our way through Customs and what not and then were on our way to the CCM by about 12:30. We didn't get to the CCM until 1:30, found our room and slilently made our bed real quick and went to sleep. We got to sleep in until 9, which was great and then get pictures taken and what not and now I'm here emailing.
The CCM is way nice. The rooms are way nice, you can tell a million people haven't gone through here before. It's pretty small here there are only about 30 sisters or so. I haven't met my companion yet, but she's from Peru so that's going to be a fun adventure. The weather is pretty cloudy right now, humid but sitll pretty warm, no complaints at all.
I'm going to miss my district in Provo, but it's all alright because they're leaving to go out into the field on Monday and I know they'll do great. It's been said that the Gospel comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable. Obviously I was too comfortable in Provo, but I learned so much about my self and other people, more than I would have if I would have come to Peru on May 22. I feel I'm truly ready to lose myself in the work and endure, with the Lord helping me the whole way.
I don't know when I'm leaving the CCM, I've heard July 2nd or June 26th, but I'll find out soon enough. Until then I'll be learning more Spanish and getting aclimated to this country I already love.
Hope everything is going great there in the States! Have a great day!
HERMANA HARBISON
Yes you read that right I'm here in Peru! On Monday morning I got called down to the Travel Office, not wanting to get my hopes up again Hna. Cardenaz and I slowly walked down expecting nothing. But surprise surprise I got my Visa and they gave me my travel plans to leave the next day, Tuesday. I was so excited but so sad at the same time because I love my companion soooo much. Well I got all packed pretty fast and then went on with my day, saying goodbyes and what not. It was for sure bittersweet because I became such good friends with my district.
Tuesday morning came way too fast and I had to be at the travel office at 5 am. I got on the bus and was on my way to the airport to go to Peru. Our lay over was in Atlanta and I got to call my parents, awesome! Then hopped on the plane to Peru for a 6 hour flight. Most of the flights I slept and read, couldn't watch the movie but that's ok. 20 of us landed in Peru at 11 pm, made our way through Customs and what not and then were on our way to the CCM by about 12:30. We didn't get to the CCM until 1:30, found our room and slilently made our bed real quick and went to sleep. We got to sleep in until 9, which was great and then get pictures taken and what not and now I'm here emailing.
The CCM is way nice. The rooms are way nice, you can tell a million people haven't gone through here before. It's pretty small here there are only about 30 sisters or so. I haven't met my companion yet, but she's from Peru so that's going to be a fun adventure. The weather is pretty cloudy right now, humid but sitll pretty warm, no complaints at all.
I'm going to miss my district in Provo, but it's all alright because they're leaving to go out into the field on Monday and I know they'll do great. It's been said that the Gospel comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable. Obviously I was too comfortable in Provo, but I learned so much about my self and other people, more than I would have if I would have come to Peru on May 22. I feel I'm truly ready to lose myself in the work and endure, with the Lord helping me the whole way.
I don't know when I'm leaving the CCM, I've heard July 2nd or June 26th, but I'll find out soon enough. Until then I'll be learning more Spanish and getting aclimated to this country I already love.
Hope everything is going great there in the States! Have a great day!
HERMANA HARBISON
Friday, June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012
Hola!
This week has been a pretty normal week, nothing too exciting happened. We got to host the new sisters who came in on Wednesday again and that was tons of fun!
However, this rotten deal happened to me on Thursday:
So on Tuesday I went into the travel office asking if they had any info on my Visa, which I do about once every week. They said we would call you down if we had it or put something in your mailbox. So we start class on Thursday and in the middle of the prayer the speaker in our room comes on and calls me down to the travel office. We quickly finish the prayer and Hna. Cardenaz and I speed walk down there. The second I walk in they tell me, "Sorry we still don't have your visa."I ask if they're serious and they say yes. I then ask why they called me down if they didn't have anything new. So they basically just told me something I already knew. No new info. Let's just say it was a roller coaster of emotions. Well they're like we just got a bunch of Peru Visas and yours wasn't in there but we can give you a phone pass and you can call to tell your parents. In a fog, I said yeah I'll take a phone pass to talk to my wonderful parents. So no new news on my Visa, got a little tease thinking I was going to get one and then I got a phone pass to call my parents. Tons of emotions to say the least....
Other than that it's been a pretty normal week! My companion is still awesome and the best ever. We got new Hermanas in our zone and they're living in our apartment so that's something to get used to. But Hna Carrdenaz and I are doing great and enjoying our short time together, because in a week plus a few days she'll be headed to Costa Rica. Sad and happy all at the same time.
Hope everything is going great where ever you may be!
This week has been a pretty normal week, nothing too exciting happened. We got to host the new sisters who came in on Wednesday again and that was tons of fun!
However, this rotten deal happened to me on Thursday:
So on Tuesday I went into the travel office asking if they had any info on my Visa, which I do about once every week. They said we would call you down if we had it or put something in your mailbox. So we start class on Thursday and in the middle of the prayer the speaker in our room comes on and calls me down to the travel office. We quickly finish the prayer and Hna. Cardenaz and I speed walk down there. The second I walk in they tell me, "Sorry we still don't have your visa."I ask if they're serious and they say yes. I then ask why they called me down if they didn't have anything new. So they basically just told me something I already knew. No new info. Let's just say it was a roller coaster of emotions. Well they're like we just got a bunch of Peru Visas and yours wasn't in there but we can give you a phone pass and you can call to tell your parents. In a fog, I said yeah I'll take a phone pass to talk to my wonderful parents. So no new news on my Visa, got a little tease thinking I was going to get one and then I got a phone pass to call my parents. Tons of emotions to say the least....
Other than that it's been a pretty normal week! My companion is still awesome and the best ever. We got new Hermanas in our zone and they're living in our apartment so that's something to get used to. But Hna Carrdenaz and I are doing great and enjoying our short time together, because in a week plus a few days she'll be headed to Costa Rica. Sad and happy all at the same time.
Hope everything is going great where ever you may be!
Friday, June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012
Hello Everyone!
This week has been an exciting week. To start off, I got a companion! Her name is Hermana Cardenaz and she's the best! Here's the story: We get to class on Tuesday and one of the head teachers informed us that we would be moving to a new district. Elder Baker and I moved two doors down to a district in our zone that's two weeks ahead of us, which is nice because I already knew most of the Spanish we were learning and this little boost will be nice. However, our other member of our trio moved to a different district who is 3 weeks behind us or so, which is probably good for him, because he was having a really hard time with Spanish and actually speaking so hopefully that will help him. So this same day Hna Cardenaz's comp. left to go home and she was left to be the only sister in her district. So when they combined districts we became companions. It's so nice because we were already roommates and got along from day one pretty much. She's a great missionary and I've learned so much from her. Couldn't have asked for a better companion to be my first one! Plus we (Elder Baker and I) have new teachers now and I've had to get to know the investigators Hna Cardenaz was teaching so that's been an adjustment. Also, when it comes to what I might have missed with the 2 week lag, my new teachers are way helpful in catching us up and making sure we understand. (The only concept I didn't know that we missed was the subjunctive form in spanish so they're helping us withthat). With this new move, I also got a new mailbox number, now it's 106 instead of 133. Just an FYI, missionaries LOVE letters! :):) Also, on Wednesday we got to host the new Sister Missionaries coming in. Which means you take them to their residence, get their name tags and welcome packet, get their books, and then take them to their classroom. It was so much fun doing this!
That's all the exciting news I have here at the MTC. No word on my visa yet so I'll just be hanging out here until I get any word. Today we went to the temple early in the morning. Now we're going to enjoy the rest of our P-Day.
Have a great day!
Love,
HERMANA HARBISON
This week has been an exciting week. To start off, I got a companion! Her name is Hermana Cardenaz and she's the best! Here's the story: We get to class on Tuesday and one of the head teachers informed us that we would be moving to a new district. Elder Baker and I moved two doors down to a district in our zone that's two weeks ahead of us, which is nice because I already knew most of the Spanish we were learning and this little boost will be nice. However, our other member of our trio moved to a different district who is 3 weeks behind us or so, which is probably good for him, because he was having a really hard time with Spanish and actually speaking so hopefully that will help him. So this same day Hna Cardenaz's comp. left to go home and she was left to be the only sister in her district. So when they combined districts we became companions. It's so nice because we were already roommates and got along from day one pretty much. She's a great missionary and I've learned so much from her. Couldn't have asked for a better companion to be my first one! Plus we (Elder Baker and I) have new teachers now and I've had to get to know the investigators Hna Cardenaz was teaching so that's been an adjustment. Also, when it comes to what I might have missed with the 2 week lag, my new teachers are way helpful in catching us up and making sure we understand. (The only concept I didn't know that we missed was the subjunctive form in spanish so they're helping us withthat). With this new move, I also got a new mailbox number, now it's 106 instead of 133. Just an FYI, missionaries LOVE letters! :):) Also, on Wednesday we got to host the new Sister Missionaries coming in. Which means you take them to their residence, get their name tags and welcome packet, get their books, and then take them to their classroom. It was so much fun doing this!
That's all the exciting news I have here at the MTC. No word on my visa yet so I'll just be hanging out here until I get any word. Today we went to the temple early in the morning. Now we're going to enjoy the rest of our P-Day.
Have a great day!
Love,
HERMANA HARBISON
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