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Cinco de Maio!

(NOTE:  Received May 5, 20100

Greetings from the muito grande area of Vila Industrial! I am still in the city. My companion is Sister Frame, and I like her very much! This is going to be a quick email without a ton of information, because I already wrote a letter letter yesterday for you that has way more details about my last week at the CTM. I hope I get around to mailing that soon..probably on Pday, Monday. I get to write today because I basically didn't have a Pday this week, and I guess we have to email every week or something. And this Sunday is Mothers Day so we can talk on the phone! So, I took a ton of pictures the last few days at the CTM, so I should get you some of those maybe next week or something. That would be fun! Pops, know how you like to pick on the new missionary to pray...always? Well, I now am on the receiving end of that! I have prayed a few times already at people's houses, and it's only been half a day! I guess today we have district meeting later.

So, I live in a tiny little apartment with two rooms, without a laundry machine. So I get to enjoy the lovely experience of doing my laundry by hand for at least 6 weeks! I'm pretty excited. I'm not being sarcastic, actually. When I thought about going to Brazil, doing laundry by hand and living in crappy apartments were at the top of the list of things I thought of. That and not knowing the language, and look, all have been fulfilled so far! :) I have to keep a good attitude about it because otherwise I will get frustrated. I think I have actually gotten way more laid-back, at least about living situations and whatnot...because I had no reaction when I walked into our tiny apartment.

Oh, and I have now experienced the worst driving imagineable, being on a bus here in Sao Paulo! That was a crazy experience.

We have lunch every day with members, and we have it with the other missionaries in this area. In this area (which is aparently pretty big), we have two sisters and two Elders. I like it. We haven't been too busy in the last 24 hours though, so I guess I can't really say much about being here so far! Haha, but it will get busier. And I will end up doing more...because right now I basically understand nothing and can say nothing. I hate when people talk to me, and I just stare at them blankly because I have no idea what they're saying. Even when I ask them to slow down, I still don't know aLl the words. Oh well. I'l get there. :) Just say a lot of prayers for me, and I will continue to study my face off.

My Pday is Monday. Até mais. Eu amo vocês.

Love,
Karen
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