Week 3- Achievement Unlocked:

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Que onda todos!
This week has been a super fun week. My district has gotten into a routine which includes waking up at 6:20 and then playing soccer and spikeball at the fields until 7:30. After that we go get breakfast and then do personal and companion study. At 10 we have a Spanish class for an hour. and then we have lunch and 2 more 3 hour classes in the afternoon and evening. 
Last Tuesday I was able to go to Phoenix Arizona to pick up my visa! We had to wake up at 4am to get to the airport. Once we got to Phoenix I instantly loved it. The palm trees, heat, cactus, you name it. Once I got to the consulate office to pick up my visa, the other 4 missionaries and I had to wait for 3 hours before we finally got our visas. It was brutal. When we left the consulate office a homeless lady approached us and told us that she just got robbed and needed help from the missionaries or a bishop. Since we were not the normal missionaries we gave her a number so that she can get in contact with the Phoenix missionaries. I knew that the Phoenix missionaries are doing a good job in their area since she felt comfortable coming up to us and asking for help. Please keep her in your prayers! Afterwards we got chipotle and then headed back to Provo. 
I have been doing really good so far! I love my district and I love all the activities and classes in the MTC. The one thing I am struggling with so far is learning spanish. I can understand words easily but it's super hard for me to remember the words and phrases that I have been learning. Today we start full immersion which means all of our classes are going to be in ALL spanish for the next 2 weeks. Please wish me luck because these next 4 weeks are going to be rough. 
Thanks again for all of the emails! Just know that if I dont respond I still read them all. I love you all so much! Hasta Luego! 


















 

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