News From Argentina

So, here's the latest news from So. America (just the highlights of today's email):

...Anyway yesterday we went to their (new members) house for lunch and guess what I ate... seriously just guess... kidney, intestines, and ribs. Yeah it was pretty interesting. Ha ha so awesome. I didn´t dare ask what animal it was from and tried not to inspect the kidney too much. I did glance at it and it reminded me of my days in the anatomy lab, as did the intestines... It´s really hard to eat body parts when you know what their function is... Ha ha luckily I got them down and it didn´t make me sick! I have pictures but cannot figure out how to download them on this computer... man I struggle. After dinner my comp went to the bathroom which is like the worst for me because the families feel obligated to talk to me and I can't understand or make small talk... Then suddenly Hector pulled out his computer and played "Listen to Your Heart".... I have never been so happy to hear American music in my whole life. I instantly started laughing and they made me try to translate it for them to help me practice my castellano. It was HILARIOUS!!!! Seriously like the best thing. I think I forgot to mention that they love 80's music here.... the cheesier the better. I´ve heard Tracy Chapman, Bryan Adams, Greece... I love it when we are walking down the street and suddenly I understand the words to something.. It's the best.

The little saying that I say 15 times a day is "erre con erre guitarra. erre con erre barril. erre con erre rueda. las ruedas del ferro carril." I am pretty sure that I have no idea what that means but it is helping me with my r's so that´s what I say as I walk down the street! I am sure that I sound crazy but it´s fine :)

We had Zone Conference this week which was cool. We went by train to a town about an hour away. It was nice to have a little break. It was funny because I was the only new American missionary so my mission President would stop in the middle of his speech and in front of everyone ask me if I understood. How embarrassing for me but mostly I thought it was funny.

So, like every person who has ever had to learn a new language, she is struggling a little (a lot?) with understanding and speaking. It's so good for her though. I know that it'll get better for her really soon. She has such a good attitude and is enjoying all the craziness of being in a new place and learning a new language.

My Dad called me this morning at 7 a.m. to tell me that Jordan was online. She sends an email when she gets online to see we're online and we message back and forth. So, I got to 'chat' a little with her and that was super cool. She ended our little chat with p.s. Fanta here is amazing. I know you're jealous! :) -- she is so right. I am super jealous! Orange Fanta in any other country is like liquid heaven. YUM! Everywhere in the whole wide world, except the US of A, they make it with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup and it is so delicious!

Hopefully, she will figure out the picture thing real fast so we can actually SEE what's going on! Stay posted!