April 21, 2014 -Brazil

Brazil, what?

Olá! Tudo bem! ha. First of all, HI!

I love it here. This week was super crazy! We walked everywhere, what was i thinking not exercising before my mission... My legs HURT! Ha but its okay. just means they will be super toned right? :P the people here are awesome. And i love my companion! She has been out for 14 months, AKA shes te best. I am her 16th companion and she has been training almost every single transfer since she was at 4 weeks. Shes that great :)

My area is called, Cachoeira (which means waterfall in Portuguese). But, there are no waterfalls, sorry. hahaah. But i love it. Right before i got here they had 5 baptisms, so this week, we get to find! :) Yay. :) Clap doors and everything! hhah.

My portuguese is sad, but i learn so much everyday. It hurts my head.

Easter was cool.. I lead the music in Sacrament meeting, and i dont speak portuguese yet, and they asked me to get up and introduce myself, but i didnt hear/understand that that was what they said, so i just sat there, smiling. Haha everyone was just staring at me and the branch president was dying laughing haha. So i got up, said "Hi! I´m sister Holden, ive been in Brazil for 3 weeks and my portuguese is really bad!" then i sat down. i was so confused! hahahaha. Hopefully i made a good impression ;) jokes. Hopefully these members practice what the teach about forgiveness! hahahah. After church we had a GINORMOUS lunch. and i couldnt breathe. haha SO GOOD. we had kind of a chicken caserole, but the dessert.. Mmm.

ALSO, you know how i love hot dogs? WELL. Brazil has their own kind of hot dog. Man. i shouldve taken a picture of it... It has mayonaise, ketchup, peas, potato chips, corn, cilantro, cheese, some weird ot sauce... MAN. Eu gosto, muito :) haha. They also have interesting desserts here too, i can explain them.. kind of the consistency of a thick pudding, with brownie type stuff in it.. I´m sorry. I shouldve taken a picture of that too. Ha. Next time.

What else what else.. i love it here. Definitely different, but i love it :)

Hope everything is well!

<3 Sister Holden

PS i will send pictures later on today. and my address if you want to write me a letter to see how long it takes ;)


Also, this is my address!

Sister Janelle Holden
Brazil Porto Alegre South Mission
Av. Princesa Isabel, 342-B
Santana
90620-970 Porto Alegre -RS
Brazil

What an address :)

Tchau!

PS I don't have time to type everyone's name in, if someone could forward it to someone that wants it, that'd be super :) 

São Paulo. Our CTM room had the view ;)

the TV thing in the plane. It took forever for that little guy to get to Brazil haha.

My companion, sister Morales :) she's the best.

view from my apartment now! This is the drveway.