Weeks Gone By

Why Hello!

So the weeks keep on travelling by quickly!  I don't know how that is for all of you all in the non-full-time missionary world.

So, my companion and I are working hard and getting things done.  The last week we only had a couple of appointments go through, but we are working hard to find more people with whom we can meet!  It is amazing what you can accomplish when you work for it!  There really wasn't anything too exciting that happened during the last week.  I feel like I am reliving my life of about a year ago when I was a Golden missionary.  However, now that I am training a Golden, I see everything from a different light!  It's a cool experience, but requires a TON of effort!  The job of teaching someone German in 3 months is alone a big task!

I can't think of any single event or two from the last couple weeks that was really cool, but just know that the weather is warming up and so are the people!  It won't be long before "the time of darkness" (What I like to call the winter time here in Germany where it's dark at 4 o' clock and the sun comes up at 11am) is over!  That will mean that people will be happier about the weather!  Including the missionaries.  I am excited for that, and excited for the coming summer.  It has been a while when I could simply wear a short sleeved shirt outside!  it will be fun!

Here attached is a picture of me near the Elbe River again.  Everytime we pass somewhere cool by the Elbe River I just want to take a picture!  Haha

Golden Week!

Well Hello!

I can't believe I am a trainer!  This is crazy!  I get to go around with an American trying to speak to a bunch of Germans in broken German!  Wahoo! haha.  Actually, it's bad.  It is quite a new experience though.

On Tuesday I spent hours in trains going to Berlin, and stayed the night there.  It was a good travel, and luckily one of my old companions, Elder Staheli, came with me.  Since we were both training, we decided it would be fun to travel together.  After staying the night, we woke up and headed over to our trainer training.  That didn't last too long, and then we were introduced to the Goldens!  I didn't know who my golden was going to be right away like I had expected.  It was crazy!  They finally read off the name of Elder Hess as being my new Golden to serve with me in Hamburg-Altona!  What an awesome experience.  Right after the names were read, I ran up to the front and gave him a huge hug (practically tackling him).

Later, we had to wait in the big Berlin Train Station for about an hour before our trains came.  We hung out there, and then took off to go to Hamburg.  Another 4 hours of trains with a ton of luggage.  We traveled a lot with Elder Staheli and Elder Zondler (Elder Staheli's golden) because we were going the same general direction.  They even came all the way to Hamburg with us where we went and got Döners!  Now, for all of those who don't know what a Döner is:  it is a turkan invention, invented in Berlin, and it is pretty similar to perhaps... a burrito.  Except that it is put in a sort of bread thing.  We went there and Elder Hess had his first Döner!

The week has been great since then.  Just a lot of work, and learning.  That's what it is all about!  I am hoping for another great week this week!  Wish me good luck! 

Training!

Wow!

This transfer I am training!  I may be getting a guy fresh out of the United States!  It is crazy!

More information to come next week!  All you need to know is that I am staying in Altona (Hamburg)!

My Address continues to be the following:

Until Next week!