Hello everyone!
I made it safely to Ecuador and yes, I am still alive and parasite free, knock on wood. My p day is today because we get to see President Nelson on Monday!! I´ve only been here for 5 days, but it has been QUITE the adventure. Not gonna lie, it´s been hard and so different, but I´ve been so blessed since I got here! My area is called "Mitad del Mundo", which translates to Middle of the World, because the equator runs through here!
A few things I´ve learned about la vida Quiteña:
- The dogs here are scary, but the men are scarier :´)
- Doing laundry by hand is kinda fun
- The food here is AMAZING so far! Or as they say here, "muy rica". They serve juice with every meal made from fruit that´s not in the US, and they mix in brown sugar to any beverage haha.
- Half the words here in Quito are Quechua... not Spanish... there´s an indigenous group of people here called the Otavalans who speak Kichwa (Quechua) and so lots of the words they use are from their language.
- People here speak with a wild accent haha. Any "y" sound is pronounced with a j. For example, "yo me llamo" is pronounced "jo me jamo"
This week was rough - mostly because I can´t understand the language at all. It´s hard to not even be able to understand what people are saying. Yesterday we had a lesson with a lady who spoke half in Kichwa, and I literally had zero idea of what was happening. My companion had to tell me what subject they were talking about when I had to take a turn to speak, and the woman laughed at me every time I spoke because I don´t sound like a native and I didn´t know what to say. I was about to cry because I was so discouraged, but don´t worry, I played it off like I was teary because of the Spirit ;) haha. Last night though, I was reading in Mark 10 and got an answer to my prayers.
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, aWith men it isimpossible, but not with God: for with God all things are bpossible.
Although it may be difficult right now, I know God put me here for a reason - to share the joy of the gospel with the people here. I am so grateful for the chance I get to be a missionary and to wear Christ´s name on my chest each day, and I am grateful for your support and prayers! I love you all!
Con amor,
Hermana Harris
Pictures:
- My trainer and I! I am SO BLESSED to have gotten one of the very few gringas as my first comp.
- With my mission president & his wife
- Shoutout to Anne for this super cute dress ;)
- View from my apartment
My trainer and I! I am SO BLESSED to have gotten one of the very few gringas as my first comp.
I made it safely to Ecuador and yes, I am still alive and parasite free, knock on wood. My p day is today because we get to see President Nelson on Monday!! I´ve only been here for 5 days, but it has been QUITE the adventure. Not gonna lie, it´s been hard and so different, but I´ve been so blessed since I got here! My area is called "Mitad del Mundo", which translates to Middle of the World, because the equator runs through here!
A few things I´ve learned about la vida Quiteña:
- The dogs here are scary, but the men are scarier :´)
- Doing laundry by hand is kinda fun
- The food here is AMAZING so far! Or as they say here, "muy rica". They serve juice with every meal made from fruit that´s not in the US, and they mix in brown sugar to any beverage haha.
- Half the words here in Quito are Quechua... not Spanish... there´s an indigenous group of people here called the Otavalans who speak Kichwa (Quechua) and so lots of the words they use are from their language.
- People here speak with a wild accent haha. Any "y" sound is pronounced with a j. For example, "yo me llamo" is pronounced "jo me jamo"
This week was rough - mostly because I can´t understand the language at all. It´s hard to not even be able to understand what people are saying. Yesterday we had a lesson with a lady who spoke half in Kichwa, and I literally had zero idea of what was happening. My companion had to tell me what subject they were talking about when I had to take a turn to speak, and the woman laughed at me every time I spoke because I don´t sound like a native and I didn´t know what to say. I was about to cry because I was so discouraged, but don´t worry, I played it off like I was teary because of the Spirit ;) haha. Last night though, I was reading in Mark 10 and got an answer to my prayers.
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, aWith men it isimpossible, but not with God: for with God all things are bpossible.
Although it may be difficult right now, I know God put me here for a reason - to share the joy of the gospel with the people here. I am so grateful for the chance I get to be a missionary and to wear Christ´s name on my chest each day, and I am grateful for your support and prayers! I love you all!
Con amor,
Hermana Harris
Pictures:
- My trainer and I! I am SO BLESSED to have gotten one of the very few gringas as my first comp.
- With my mission president & his wife
- Shoutout to Anne for this super cute dress ;)
- View from my apartment
With my mission president & his wife
View from my apartment
Shoutout to Anne for this super cute dress ;)
Breakfast
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