I've come to notice over the past couple weeks that I'm becoming food blind. And how do I know this you may ask_ Because there have been several moments now where I'm like, (Wow. These beans are delicious.) This is legit black refried beans with onions. And that's it. And if that doesn't tell you something I don{t know what does. Or another example...we'll get Little Ceasars Pizza for lunch on P'Day and it feels like the best pizza I've ever tasted. I feel ashamed of myself. But hey at least I have something to look forward to when I get back. Mum I would like roast beef. Por fa.
But speaking of the food of Guatemala I had a crap load of Granizadas this week. It{s pretty much a glorified snow cone. But it{s better because it's technically like $0.60 and it has fresh coco y pina on it. And yeah it{s delish. There{s a pic included. Don't worry.
Oh and mangos are to die for. They{re so freaking delicious and you can get 5 for 10 quetz. 8 quetz is a dollar. You can do the math. And then compare it to the price of American mangos. Bananas are also the best. And pineapples. These are the best fruits of Guatemala. They're cheap and I feel like I{m being healthy. Because the rest of the day I just eat 1 quet cookies and drink bags of water. My life is weird.
Anyway now that I've told you about food, because I'm sure that's what you really wanted to hear about, let us talk about something a little bit more spiritual in topic. This week we talked to a drunk man. It was a little sad. He just told us how much he wanted to change and how he wanted to be someone. But in just one moment I saw him for what he really was. A child of God. And it was so sad to see that he didn{t know he already was someone. That he had the power to change. It all just depended on him. I bore my testimony about it and I think me and my comp gave him hope to accomplish his goal. I love the hope and love the gospel brings. That through the knowledge that we have a father in heaven that loves us and gave us a his son as sacrifice we have a way to change for the better. I love it. Just that knowledge alone makes me happy. I{m grateful for the opportunity to share that knowledge with others. Because it really does change lives. And it{s amazing to see that changing affect up close.
Anyway besides teaching and being a good little missionary I did a lot of fun things this week. I helped a lady make a cake for her daughters b'day, had lunch with a councilor of the stake pres., ate granizadas (aforementioned), went bowling and looked around a mall on P'Day, had entrevistas a.k.a took pics with the elders, completed 5 months, hung out with some pinatas, cleaned a church building, and yeah fun stuff like that.
As for funny things not much happened. Shocking I know. I had a lot of people correct my spanish this week. But that's not so much funny as it is depressing. I'll be fluent someday. I know it. But I'm actually quite impressed with how fast I've been able to learn it. It's incredible. Hallelujah for the gift of tongues!
Anyway my people thank you for everything as always. I hope you enjoy these little weekly updates about my life here in a foreign country. If you have any questions feel free to ask! Anyway thats all for now!
Hna Judd a.k.a Marley
p.s. I miss my name.
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