Hey!!! So as a heads up,my p-days here are always on Mondays. IT`s been a crazy past few days. I`m in Tegucigalpa serving in the area of La Hoya (pronounced like Jolla). It`s pretty here. Definitely different than the states. I have a Latina companion who speaks no english so i am being forced to used Spanish. It`s a lot harder than I thought it would be. I don`t understand anything and I get frustrated all the time. I can understand why people want to come home. Holy cow. Its way hard. I just constantly feel lost and helpless. Something that keeps me going is knowing that I have members in my family who have done this before. And if they can do this than so can I. I just cant wait until I understand this language. I broke down in a members home on Friday. Haha it was bad. I was only catching bits and pieces of what she was saying and I hadnt understood anything throughout the whole day. So I broke down. She was super nice about it though and gave me a hug and said the best prayer in my behalf. It`s just frustrating. I dont feel like I can communicate with anyone and I dont say anything when were contacting or teaching because I dont know what to say or what we have been talking about. I feel like Im being a burden to my companion. She has been doing everything. Her name is Hermana Chavez and shes been out for 11 months. Haha when i think about that, it seems like so far in the future. BUt shes great. I think she gets frustrated with me becuase I dont know what she is saying half the time and I cant say anything but im trying. And i hope she understands that. The hardest part is just not being able to communicate and say what I am thinking. We have one family that we are teaching. OH were both new to the area so we have been meeting the ward members. ANd the previous missionaries had been teaching only one family so were looking for families. BUt the family is good. They have 4 boys from ages 14-2. The 2 middle boys really like church and praying. The are really sincere when they pray. We taught them how to pray and to pray in their families and such. That lesson has been the best hour I have had here! When I was bearing my testimony, they were really patient and they really wanted to help me. SO that has been nice. I really hope they want to continue listening to us. That would be awesome. And I hope we find other people to teach. I dont like contacting so far. Haha mainly because thats when I am the most lost. But things will eventually get better. ANd the members are all nice and patient with me and they are trying to help. Its a very small ward. Only50 to 60 members but they are great. And everyone loves me even though I cant speak to them. Its just becasue I am from the states. Especially the kids. They all pet my head and play with my hair. Their is one family where the kids are teaching me how to say certain words and speak. Its pretty funny. Yesterday we had lunch at a members home and they gave us pasta with shrimp. Haha i came here for really mexican food and have really only eaten food we have in the states. But you`ll never guess what they used for the sauce... Ketchup. And yes, I ate it. It was really wierd but I guess thats what they use for their sauce. So i guess ill have to get used to it. Oh and on Saturday, the ward sold some soup and so we bought some. IT was good but the meat they used was something I couldnt eat once I found out what it was. ITs called mondongo or something like that and its intestines. Luckily, we ate it at our apartement so i didnt have to feel bad about not eating it but everythime i thought about trying it to say i did i started to gag so I coulndt. I hope people are nice to me and dont make me eat it. So the food has been an experience all in itself. Speaking of the apartement. Its definitely small. And I sleep with a bug net yet I still am getting eaten alive. I think I have one for everyday i have been here. I hope that doesnt stay throughout my whole mission. We live with cockroaches which are so gross. We dont have hot water but thats okay becuase its pretty home most of the mornings. I have some pictures and when I figure out how to upload on this, I will send you some. Its definitely different and smaller but its good. and we have a really pretty view of the city at night. Were kind of up on a hill, which this place definitely doesnt lack. there are so many hills here! BUt its pretty. And i am blessed to be in the coolest area of the mission. I just cant imagine what the other places are like. I sweat here all the time. haha i will roast in the other places. BUt I will say, the one plus side to being so hott all the time is that i dont have to do my hair. Its awesome. I havent done it this entire week. and I dont wear alot of makeup so it doesnt take me very long to get ready in the mornings. I am loving that. Oh and about the card, I dont think i will use mine. they gave me a card on Tuesday when I got here that i will use. So i dont think you need to set me up another one. Thanks for figuring it out though. And anything you send to me, letters or packages, send to this address. It will stay the same for the whole time. They send out everything they get to the missionaries on Mondays. Which thanks for the letter Josh and Carissa! I really appreciate it. I love getting mail. Anyways my address is: Colonia Florencia Norte, Continguo a SEARS Entre Boulevar Suyapa y PriceSmard Edificio Plaza America, 3er. Piso Apartado Postal 556 ò 3539 Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras, C.A. (it should also be in my packet). Oh and if you can, send me some socks but not ankle ones. they are kind of like the smaller ones that Brenna has or had. Oh and you probably wont like hearing this but my danskos are giving me blisters... so if you could send socks quickly i would love it. I want to wear them because they are comfy but they are giving me blisters. SO i can`t wear them very much. That is pretty awesome about Brayden! I can`t wait for my first baptism. HAve the kids started school again? I couldnt remember when everything was starting back up. Plus, I want to stay informed. Tell me whats going on :) PLease and thank you. I hope this wasnt too much of a downer. I do like it it`s just hard and the country is different and i miss everyone and everything. But I know this is where I am supposed to be. I just havent figured out why yet. And I know things will be better in the next few weeks as I start to learn more Spanish. I probably forgot a lot of things but I have been keeping my journal up to date. So youll have to read from there when I send them home. I love you all and miss you. and also, in the field, we have an hour to write. I am very thankful for that. Also this sunday, im pretty excited becuase we get to go to the dedication of the Salvador temple. Which reminds me, the temple here may actually be in the other mission and not mine. Sad day but im not sure. Im right at the border of the two missions. I can see the structure of the temple from our window. Anyways i love you all and hope you are all doing great. Thanks for being such great examples.