Well, how’s it
going?
It’s been
another beautiful week in Adrogué! Its still technically winter but its been
beautiful and sunny all week, so its been very enjoyable!
Today is
my companion’s Birthday, so, we decided that we wanted to try an authentic
Argentinean Parilla, which is a restaurant that specifies in meat! We went and
ordered a big platter for all of the missionaries in our district to share.
When the food came it was filled with sausage, beef, chicken, and to our
surprise, other things.... We finished off the normal foods pretty quickly, so
we were left to experiment with what was left. The first weird things to go was
the Blood Sausage, this is actually pretty typical in Argentine Cuisine. It is,
well, a sausage with thickened blood in it, honestly, not too bad. Next was
what we think was a braid of intestines. A little chewy and it was not on my
list of favorites to say the least. After that, the other participants in the
dinner became less adventurous. About
half of us tried the big, dense, black thing in the middle. We never figured
out what it was, but our guesses were either heart or liver. That was followed
with what we concluded was just fried fat. Then there was something that I
don’t even want to know what it was. In the end, we are full, culturally
satisfied, and I don’t know if we will ever go back....
As far as teaching goes, the
Bustamantes brought their two grandchildren to church the other day. They
enjoyed the meetings and primary! We hope that their parents will let us teach
them soon! Other than that, we knocked
on a lot of doors this week, and honestly, at night, people don’t usually let
you in. We are still looking for a family, but we might have potential with one
we tracked into, time will tell though!
So I guess that the theme of this
week is just being tired. It’s been a super busy ! We had a lot of materials to
deliver, and stuff like that. We went all the way to capital only to find out
that the mail was on strike, so we had to return all of the way back! Man, that
was a pain! But overall, life is good. We still run every morning and it gets
me up in the morning, but there is no escaping the afternoon slumps. Man it
gets old sometimes in the afternoon after spending all day at the
computer! Anyway, that’s all I have to say for this week! I have a feeling
the upcoming week has a lot of the same planned, but I hope to sleep better,
we’ll have to see what happens! I’m just plunking along in the office, getting
what I need to get done, done, and trying to make people happy ( probably the
hardest part). But it’s all good anyway.
I know
that Christ lives! He is with us en every moment of our lives, rooting us on!
He will never forsake us, and he always has his arm extended to help us change
and follow his example. I love being a missionary and feeling the way I do
everyday!
That’s
all for this week! Love you all!
Elder Chipman
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