Oh my goodness I just knew that you all would be anxious when I didn't write as soon as I arrived. Haha. I am writing you as soon as I possibly could though! I love you all! All the emails that I received made me feel so loved.
The Philippines are amazing! I love it here! There are so many new sights and (interesting) smells! Haha I'm trying so many things that I never have before. I keep having the wish that I could just snapshot every moment so that you could enjoy it with me.
The mangoes here seriously taste like candy! Haha I love it. There's also this really interesting fruit that I have no idea what it's called but it's so so so good. I actually like the humidity which is so interesting but yeah. Haha. The Filipinos are so kind! They all are really loving to me. Everywhere I go I feel like a champ because everyone stares at Sister Woodruff and I and yell "Americanos!" Haha so I am basically famous.
I am going to be speaking Waray Waray S. That has been a challenge because I was so good at Cebuano! All the Filipinos would tell me how good I was at it and I felt really confident speaking it. I guess I needed to be humbled. Waray waray has a lot of the same gospel words but the conversational words are not even close. Also I have an American accent so that's interesting. Thank you for fasting for me. That really means a lot to me because I was SO overwhelmed with the language on Saturday. Like really. I felt like I was going to die. But on Sunday I felt so much better about it. I still don't understand a lot but I'm overcoming it.
We have no apartment yet, but we are staying with some sisters in this area and we went to teach nonactives with some members yesterday. All those that we were teaching bailed, but I have learning the language time so that was really helpful.
I just looked over my shoulder and 3 filipino boys were looking over my shoulder at the screen transfixed. Haha. I told you. Famous. (I'm in an internet cafe)
We did laundry today and I will never again complain about laundry in America. We have it so good here.
MAN. This place is built for me. I have seen over and over again the reasons that I have been called here and why they work perfectly for me. I am so happy. The Lord knows what he is doing. I'd better go, but I am safe and sound! I love you! Have a good week!
Sister Sprouse
P.s please tell Jeff and Tiff how wonderful I thought their package was! I was so happy to get it! I felt like the most loved gal in the MTC. Thank them for me please!
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