Hey Mama! Guess what? I'm in the MTC! Seriously, the trip here was totally crazy. We didn´t get to the MTC until 1 a.m., and then no one who spoke English was there to help us, so it was a big game of charades. I have a super nice companion though, and all of us that flew into Altlanta last night are basically best buds considering what we went through. The MTC looked pretty creepy last night when we drove in, but in the daylight, it's actually beautiful here. Everyone is so nice, and we've been sitting around all morning going from room to room doing different stuff, but this guy, Hermano Rodriguez, has been helping us practice our Spanish all morning. I can´t tell you the number of times my brain has substituted a German word for a Spanish word I don´t know. But I've learned some very useful phrases, and I still have six weeks until I need to actually start teaching. For now, all us Hermanas have been talking with each other to get better at it.
It sure is different here than the Provo MTC. Seriously, everyone speaks Spanish, and few people speak English. I'm really being thrown into this language, and it's kind of awesome! Immersion is totally the way to go, baby! I think my Preparation Day is Tuesday, or at least, that's what our schedule says.
Ethan and Mark were totally right. There's nothing that can prepare you for a mission. It's just crazy, and a little overwhelming, but also exciting and otherwordly. I'm so excited for my mission, and I'm super excited to actually get to Ecuador and start teaching, but I definitely need some more practice with Espanol :)
Tell everyone that I love them. I love you Mama and Papa. And give Chiefie and the kitties some love for me!
Love,
Hermana Kennedy
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