Good Morning!

Well, it is still morning for you, for me it's afternoon now, but only just barely. H. Miller and I just finished grocery shopping where I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Uptown Girl by Billy Joel on the store radio. :)  

It's July over here... it's hot. But that's okay. I am getting ever so slightly tanner from spending my days out in the sun. However the sun can only tan what skin is showing and seeing as I am a missionary, basically only my arms are getting darker. I just inspected my arms. The right one still has some marks from the bed bug bites and the left has a scar from Oscar. Make that the right AND left arms-- I have marks from him on both, the right one just happens to be more prominent. Dumb dog. (Sorry, I know you love him).

I am not the designated driver anymore! I have taken on the new role of designated navigator, which you would think would be easy, but even though I know the area, l have led us astray more than once. Perhaps I am just directionally challenged in general? T'was a shock for both of us when we found out. I am taking it as a sign that I will be leaving after this transfer and they want H. Miller to get to know the area faster.  

Speaking of H. Miller, let me tell you a little about her. She is from Idaho (a town of only 75 people), is a music education major (she wants to teach middle school band), and has been in the mission for almost 6 months. We are friends. :) 

I am forced to speak a lot more Spanish now. While I was technically the senior companion with H. Byron, her Spanish was better than mine (perks of already being fluent in French as well), so now that I am with H. Miller I actually feel like the older one.

I have had a couple cool experiences teaching in Spanish this week. Its just cool to realize I can do it, ya know? I can understand people, and they can understand me. 

Transfers on Tuesday were a lot of fun! There were a TON of people there and it was great to catch up a little. :) Also I knew one of the new missionaries coming in! He was in my same district in the CCM a year ago, but went home after the first week. It was great to see him again! I am so glad he is here! 

Wednesday H. Miller and I served at Ellis Island (we are scheduled for like a million times this transfer! Okay, not really. But I have never gone more than twice a transfer, usually just once, and they have us going four times.). As we were driving back, my navigation skills proved to be a less than adequate and amidst much confusion we ended up on the side of the fork destined for the Washington Bridge into NYC (!!!). Luckily, we were just barely past the fork and H. Miller was able to pull over to shoulder before we reached the point of no return, i.e. the toll booth. After quickly assessing the situation, I hopped out of the car and proceeded to back my companion down the shoulder of the road until she could turn the car to the other side of the fork. 

There was a baptism yesterday. A woman both the Elders and I taught. Just a super sweet little old lady from Trinidad. We got to help J------ in and out of the font. After, when we were helping her change out of her wet clothes, she was so happy! She literally started dancing and singing a song about Jesus, while completely in the nude. H. Miller seemed a little uncomfortable by the whole thing, but it didn't faze J------ at all! I love her. ❤ 

Love you!

Hermana Croft