Week 41: I AM SO TIRED!!

7/7/14

Hola Familia y Amigas,

So how is everything going for everyone?? I don´t really know because no one wrote me... haha but don´t worry, I already have forgiven all of you!!  At least dads letter from last week came late, so I got that today!!

So first how was the 4th of July.  I wore red, white, and blue that day, but it just looked like I was supporting Chile is all. But that is okay! 

So this week has been so exhausting.  I think firstly it is because I have not had the opportunity to have nap for the last 3 P-days and everyone knows I need my sleep!  We have been going to bed a little bit early everynight this past week, because we have all been so tired.  But I just want more!!  And I won´t have a nap today either because I AM IN CONCÉ!!!

And Concé is so worth no napping. We got to come in from Bulnes (which is a 2 hour bus ride to here) because Hermana Richards need to visit the doctor to get more perscription meds!!  So yeah meds!!  I have missed Concepción. I have not been back to actually do stuff here for 4 months. So I am pretty happy right now!!

Well other than that this week has been pretty great with just doing a lot of service!! We are encouraged to do at least one service project or thing a week to help the members and gain their confidence, BUT THEY NEVER LET US HELP THEM!  And when they do need help they always call the elders.  So we got a bit creative this past week and went all out!!  And we got to know a few members really well and just show that we really do care about them.  So after the international night, everyone has wanted to  know how to make the treats we made. Specifically, no bake cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Rice Krispy Treats, and Brownies.  All things that are unknown to the people here.  So have been teaching people, in exchange to learn how to make Chilean food, such as empanadas which are my favorite!!! Def tots going to make that for yall when I get home!!! A lot!!!

And we also helped a member make a cake for her sons birthday, she was stressing so bad about it.  We helped a lot.  We painted with some new converts. Marilyn is 18 and she wants to serve a mission, so we got to talk a lot about that and really get to know here better and she is a really good painter, but has not painted in like 6 years, so we got here to paint again!  IT WAS SO FUN!! And we also had personal English classes with nonmembers that are friends of members.  All in all it was a great week!!!

Well my time is up and I have to go visit all my favorite places here in Concé still!!  So talk to you later!! AND I JUST RAN INTO HERMANA AYUSO(roommate in first sector) not that any of you care, bu I really need to go know!!

Con AMOR,

Hermana Corbett

p.s. Disfruten los fotos!