Things I Do When My Compy is Sick and Sleeping in Her Bed

Hermana Ostler’s Update – September 16, 2013

  

My companion is still sick. But getting better! One day I wrote down all the things I do when we can’t leave our room.

Praise my creativity please!

1. Write this list

2. Read BOM (Book of Mormon) in English

3. Then in Spanish 

4. Cut pictures out of magazines

5. Think about how I am going to use these pictures for people’s cuadernos de memoria 

6. Think about how I need to buy glue to paste the pics in people’s cuadernos 

7. Watch “Finding Faith in Jesus Christ” for the billionth time in Spanish 

8. Start watching “Finding Faith in Jesus Christ” in Chinese. Because, you know, there may be a Chinese family in Urubamba, Peru. Always prepared, you see 

9. Count all the chapters in the Old Testament 

10. There are 1,023 chapters in the Old Testament 

11. Added up how many days I have left in the mission… And then forgot it

12. Did the math on how many chapters of the OT (Old Testament) I need to read each day to finish during my mission: 3 chapters a day 

13. Thought about reading the 3 chapters for today... and then didn’t

14. Looked out my window wistfully and watched all the people and dogs walk by 

15. Why do all the dogs run down the streets with such purpose here? It’s like they have a special purpose in mind. It’s weird 

16. The answer to the above question: they smell lady dogs

17. Wrote in all the dates in my planner -- for 6 whole weeks

18. Folded my towels 

19. Read some Jesus the Christ. Something about “Shiloh” being a person or place...I don’t really know. I was definitely thinking about buying galletas at this moment in time 

20. Wrote my mom a VERY long letter. Like 8 pages. Tronky much? (Tronky is slang for missing home really badly here in the mission.)

21. Counted all the days my compy has been sick during my mission. It was ugly 

22. Sprayed windex everywhere because I like the smell of lemons

23. Put lotion on....again. You can never be too moisturized 

24. Zumba. This is my life. I seriously live for it. Liz Brady, if you are reading this, just know that I think about you every time I dance with Beto. Every time. Hope you are doing well! 

25. How-Long-Can-I-Hold-My-Breath-Experiments

If you fell asleep reading this post, just be grateful that you are reading about it and not living it. 

But no! I am so happy, I promise. Sometimes I get bored, but if you know me, that is just a challenge to have more fun. 

I love you all! 

hermana alex