2014-10-13 Life in the Philipines

So This week was good! I don't have to much to write haha. We saw general conference the past two days. The Saturday and priesthood sessions were english, but the sunday sessions were in tagalog! That made me sad, i wanted to understand them... I understood partially, but it wasnt them same! We got a knew missionary here in Taytay this week. He's from Tonga. He speaks pretty good english too! Fun fact that he told me is that the Prince of Tonga, and only heir to the throne, was just baptized! 

So in answer to the following questions:

WHY would anyone eat worms.  Is it something they eat often?  Have you tried any new fruits or vegetables?  Send pictures of the place you live.  How do you cook your food?  Do you wash your own clothes?  What do you do on Sundays?  Do you teach primary?  How is the language coming? 

I ate worms to say that I did it. It's not actually eaten that often. I ate some guava today, but I can't really think of the names of the other fruits I've eaten, I actually have eaten coconut a few times, which I didn't really eat back at home. I will try to send pictures of where i live tomorrow. I cook my food over these fire stoves we have in our apartment, in just pans and whatever. I cook with garlic and onions, and oil to cook my ulam (this means rice toppings). I'm also getting good at cooking pancakes haha. On sundays I go to church, and no, I don't teach. I just go to sunday school, my companion teaches primary sometimes,  the church (house) is so small, I can see him while i'm sitting in sunday school, we're like 10 feet away. and there really isnt like seperate rooms haha. And the language is hard. I am getting better though. It just can be frustrating sometimes. It really does make you rely on the Lord a lot though! I know that although it is hard, I can do it! I can communicate some already but I am nowhere near fluent yet haha. Even missionaries that are going home are not fluent. Haha they just are able to communicate.

nakakapagbagabagag This is a new word that I read this week, it means bothersome.

Haha It's still hard to pronounce.

love you goodbye!