Numbers:
Honestly I can't remember off the top of my head, but I have
them written down in my journal. I just don't have access to that book at the
moment.
Monday: We went and visited some ceramic beds that are
fairly close to the house and then we ate some food at a steakhouse wanna be by
the mall all while I was on the hunt for a gift that as under five euro for a
secret Santa that will take place on Tuesday. When I had eaten my food and
acquired my gift, I came to the church and applied for some schools and just
waited for people to wake up so that I could talk to them. A pretty succinct
day.
Tuesday: We had district council today so that way we could
have it before I went to Rome that night for a technology conference that would
be held on Wednesday. It was by far one of the most spiritual lessons I've ever
given and there were very few dry eyes by the end of it. We exchanged gifts,
and then piled into a bus so that we could go to a sushi place that was on the
other side of town.
The sushi was nice, and towards the end
of the meal the sorelle had to leave so that they could make it to an
appointment on time. Well, we went to pay and literally nobody had brought cash
along with them and the card reader was broken. So, happening to have just
over hundred euro that I had pulled that morning for no particular reason
ended up buying the lunch for most of the district. I had just enough cash to
get home in the coming days, and that in and of itself is a miracle that I
cannot deny.
Shortly after the lunch, I packed a bag
for the coming days and then we rushed ourselves to the airport. Upon arriving,
I realized that I had forgotten my passport, but I had other forms of
identification so I went and tried my luck. They let me on the plane and I made
it to Rome without a passport, and was greeted by the assistants to the
president who then took all of us to the villa where grilled cheese and
homemade tomato soup was waiting for us. It was a great day.
Wednesday: The whole day was just a five to six hour
conference on how to make memes, invites and social awareness things on
Facebook, and the effectiveness of finding on Facebook. There was food
available and offered to us, and a nice night of grilled hamburgers and sausage
at the villa where we once again spent the night. It was weird being in the
villa when I know that I'll be heading home in the next six months, and
sleeping in the same bed I had when I arrived here a year and a half ago.
Thursday: I spent the day at the airport where I played
Foosball against the national champion of Nigeria. I lost, but I got 5 points
to his 10! So that's good for a first time if I say so myself. As soon as we
landed in Sicilia (once again, no passport but I still made it through somehow)
we went straight from Palermo to caltinisetta where we taught English course.
The reasons for this are mostly due to government and legal registration
requirements of Italy and the weird process of Permesso applications. But, I
was in Caltinisetta with anziano Officer and Sabin for a night.
Friday: We spent a good two hours driving home and then I
spent a good chunk of the day applying to colleges and hopefully I'll get
accepted into one or two of them when they have the time to send me the letters
of acception or rejection. Other than that, it was arincina day here in Italy,
and the filled, fried rice balls were all over the place for cheap! I ate well,
if not a little unhealthy.
Saturday: we spent a good portion of the day weekly planning
and then cleaning up the house before going to the church to organize our area
book and align ourselves on the same pages while also brainstorming different
directions that we want the branch to go in the sense of parties and other activities
for this coming year.
Sunday: A day of carols and calls! we all went to bed with
high nerves because we know that transfer calls are on Monday! I am staying
here and I am receiving a new companion, named Anziano Taylor. If that name
sounds familiar to you, it's because it is! But, the person that this name
belongs to is not the same Taylor as before, so I will have served with both
the Taylor's in the mission! Fun stuff!
Photos to follow, I love you all!
Anziano Anderson
Christmas decorations
Tech conference highlight
Nativity set at temple
Dog at the ceramic beds
The Taylor who isn't my companion
The view from the airport train ride home
Me eating too much sushi
