Hola! Buenas!
Wow, so many dogs everywhere. I don't know if I'll ever want to own a dog after my mission. Sure there are some cute puppies in members homes, but it isn't enough to convince me to want a dog. I have seen dogs of all shapes and sizes and colours and types. Mangey, scrawny, chubby, hairless, dirty, matted, etc. The dogs will sleep everywhere, they will leave little gifts everywhere that it is impossible not to step in it every now and then. Sometimes the dogs will travel in groups of 4 or 5 and will bark and try to circle you. But you just throw some rocks and kick them if they come near. We have two specific dogs near our house: angry dog and happy dog. Angry dog always comes up to us and growls and barks at us whenever we come home, he will follow us through the whole barrio. And then happy dog always will stand up and walk to us tail wagging and is muy tranquillo. Another experience with dogs today (this has happened a couple other times), we were about 10min walk from home and this big black dog with two different coloured eyes starts following us. Just walking with us and around us having a jolly time. Barking at other dogs trying to get near us. We named him Daryll. Then when we got to our house we left him outside. Feel kinda bad haha.
Now the kites. Everybody here flies kites, it is amazing. All the kids, all the joven and even all the big rough burly gangster guys. It is funny, one day you will see gangs smoking and drinking, and the next day they will be flying kites with the biggest smiles on their faces as they are just enjoying life with a kite in the air. Sometimes when they are feeling competitive they will have kite fights. They put glass in the string and try to cut down other kites. It is highly illegal porque these strings are very dangerous and can cut a person very badly. But it is very cool to watch the kites weave trying to cut each other down.
No one in my ward plays the piano. We just sing acapella and end in a different key. So after church on Sunday I went up to the conductor and said "Yo se como tocar el piano" (I know how to play the piano), and she got so excited! Demanded I play a song on the spot so she would believe me. And now I am playing the piano for my ward for church! I am excited!
I went on a couple intercambios (exchanges) this week. An intercambio is when 2 companionships switch one person. So for one of them I went with Elder Jensen and Elder Jensens comp went with Elder Call (my comp). So I got to spend the next 24 hours with Elder Jensen in his area. I learned how to street contact with him. The second intercambio I got to go with Elder Gomez! He is one fun and hard working elder. He is Australian and when he speaks spanish he kinda has an australian accent haha. I learned how to set high goals and work your hardest to accomplish all of it, and it is alright if you don't accomplish all of it because a) it is impossible to b) you got a lot more work done then if you set a lower goal and c) you realize how far a little effort and hardwork goes.
Something I have learned recently is trust in the Lord and His promptings even if you see no outcome. The Lord guided you to do something that may have an effect later down the road. I don't know what God has planned, but all I can do is be an instrument in His hands and bless other people's lives!
Weekly question: What is a valuable lesson you learned this past month?
It can be something small and simple or something amazing and profound haha. I would love to here your responses!
I hope everyone is doing fabulous!
¡Cuídese!
Elder Spencer
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