Well..... here I am. The beginning of my 7th moves in country. Crazy. And I'm officially OLD. Yes... I never thought I'd be this old, let alone be a missionary at this age too.... But hey. Life couldn't be better.
Let me tell you about my week.... It was ridiculous and I loved every second of it.
Tuesday: We spent the day teaching (our awesome investigators who will be baptized next month!) and then preparing for our English "showcase" night. This time we did Army, and it was sooo fun! Not to mention i got to drive around a tank... (just imagine a wheelchair transformed into a tank....yes....we're that good. Pictures to come sometime soon) Tuesday night was great and fun and we just loved showcase English nights.
Wed: Taught at the Church. Then hopped on a train around 4 pm to go to Bangkok for "moves" meeting. We were all kinda excited to take this train because we were going 1st class.... because of our brokenness.... (Normally we go 2nd... which is honestly just fine and I highly recommend it) However, when we got on the train, they said. "oh sorry...this train doesn't have 1st class car..." (even though they said it did) so we were just in a really nice 2nd class car....(which was find) UNTIL.... 20 min into the ride, the electricity on our car WENT OUT....taking the air conditioning and fans with it. It was the HOTTEST Train ride I've ever been on. And it was such a tease, too. Every station they would restart the engine and the air would come back on (Hallelujah!) but then 20-30 min later, it would die again. So at 10 we tried to go to sleep...but because of the no air issues, and the curtains that transform your bed into a HOT POCKET OF DEATH.... there was little sleeping. I read a lot of the good book. And then around 1 am... one of the Elders and I both simultaneously threw our curtains open and we've both just covered in sweat. It was sooo hot. And so we couldn't sleep so we just ended up talking the whole night about random things (like Hollow Earth, Admiral Byrd, etc, and how it fits into the gospel and such.... hahhah.. RAY! Oh....Actually we talked about that astronaut who said there was aliens behind the moon...it was on CNN a year ago..... who was that again?) It was ridiculous.
Thur: Got off the train at 6 am.... and hoped on the song taws to go to moves meeting. ... Had the meeting (My "mom" died .... Sister Wichittra is done! and so did one of my other comps, Sister Bradfield. SAD!) then we went to the renew my visa. Ate lunch at the local missionary favy...Que Pasa... then waited at the church until we got back on the song taws to go wait some more at the train station, it get on the train again (at 9pm...cause it came late) This time, they did have the 1st class car and it was quite lovely. :) We are definitely spoiled. This train ride was much better, except for the fact that it ended up being a little engine that COULDN'T so we spent a total of 18 hours on the train (3 or more hours spent just sitting on the tracks in various places...) It was fun though. Especially because of all the candy and treats from the packages. Thank you Family!!! Lisa and mom (and clan) you're packages were successful and my whole district thanks you. Packages with candy from the America are the BEST packages ever... So thank you. when we finally made it back to Chung Mai, we had to go to a wedding. It was so cute too. .. Mame, our recent convert got married, and then another couple (Bro. Uan and Sister Pin) got married and it was fun. They're so cute. Thai Mormon weddings are strange....They gave us ear cleaning sets as a party favor....yes.
Sat: Recovered. We taught and did the normal missionary things... but also has a stop at the dentist for my comp.
Sunday: Church.
Now today. And we're going to make brunch with the elders at the church to celebrate a new moves.
So.... I think that's about it. Thank you to everyone for everything. I just really love you all. My birthday was fabulous..... esp. the Party at the park.... ;) (can't wait to see pics)
Umm....ok....
Farewell to Manzanar...
Love, Sister O'Neil
P.S. .... my new e-mail address is hilary (dot) oneil (at) myldsmail (dot) net.... it's fancy and new and looks just like gmail....please use that from now on. :)
Happy birthday to everyone too: Amy, Quasi, Jelly Bean, Bagel.... Aunt Brenda, etc. etc. .. !!
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