Companion: Elder Tanawut
Hello people of the world,
I have had a somewhat relaxed week. I had to work hard to try to find something to talk about. Yes, I am getting along with my companion, and yes, I speak Thai all day now, except when I am with two members here. They are both from Utah, and are pretty significant people in this ward. One is the second counselor in the branch presidency, and the other teaches English to like a bagillion kids throughout the week. Fun stuff.
So here is my week:
So nothing happened last Monday, except that I cleaned our bikes. Fun. Tuesday was kinda slow, until English Class. That class made me think that I should be either a voice actor or one of those comedy actors that is known for actions, not words. For example, Rowan Atkinson. Wednesday, we traveled to Khonkaen for a special training in the zone. With special guests, President and Sister Smith, they will be gone either this week or next week for home. My zone leader was talking to me and the other zone leader about stuff, especially math. Because he had written extensive math expressions for the date. One of those was 12 in binary code, (10111). Then he shared an experience, "My first zone conference started like this." He starts writing on the board and continues, "This was written on the board when I walked into the room. 'Welcome to the Isan Zone, where we eat rainbows and poop butterflies.'" If you can name that movie good for you. I thought it was way funny. We went on exchanges afterwards, I with Elder Thomas, and Elder Tanawut with Elder Mondragon. Elder Mondragon is the District Leader for us two and Elder Thomas is the other guy. He was way funny, and nerdy, I like that. Our Thursday consisted of us teaching and having a coordination meeting with the Sisters and the Senior Couple in Roi Et. We also had ice cream, yum.
Friday, after exchanges, was slow. We were all tired and it just wasn't working. I talked to Elder Mondragon about our upstairs. Our upstairs is apparently unusable, since 6 months ago? Apparently, it just didn't feel right up there; legend has it, it is Satan. I got permission on Friday to check it out, and if an evil spirit or worse is up there, I should bless the house with Elder Tanawut. Saturday morning SUCKED!!!! I went to take a shower, and when I dried off, I felt funny. I felt like there was something on me-ANTS!! There were ants crawling all over my body, and biting me. I sprayed them off, drownded the towel, grabbed bug spray and sprayed that sucker and then threw it in the washer to drown any survivors. Right now, I am so itchy everywhere, I am getting some anti-itch cream or whatever to help today. Yesterday, at church, the Elders and a member, had a special musical number. We played "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" on guitar, violin and piano. Yeah, we're skilled. We got home and Elder Tanawut said, "Ok, in two weeks, we will do it again." He shows me a hymnal, and I get to prepare "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" for a couple weeks. Yeah. Hey, could I get ALL the words to "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" in English? Thanks. Easy-peasy. I had the opportunity to go home teaching with Brother Yale, it was fun. Mostly, it was the member reading from the Liahona and I translating, but it was good.
Ok, that is my week. Maybe it is the same length that it usually is, but I had to work hard ok?! Also, I think, we already got news that Elder Tanawut is moving this transfer, in a couple weeks or so.
Elder Anthony Susi
Loved the story about the shower. Once on my mission I woke up and it was super cold, you know where you can see your own breth type of cold and I went to take a shower and midway through the landlord shut of the water heater (apparently 5 minutes is a luxury shower!) so I had to finish with ice cold water. Talk about insult to injury.
ReplyDeleteAlso love the photo--you look like a secret service agent that is annoyed both in your menial assignment to guard two teenage girls as well as with your partner who could think highly enough about himself!