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Hello! Hello! Hello!
안녕 Hello informal 안녕하세요 Hello formal여보세요 Hello on a telephone First, a bit of wonderful news: Sis. B and I taught our lesson entirely in Korean without having to read a pre-written script for...
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A Day In the Life of...
First, to answer Dad's question-- What to expect from a typical day here at the MTC: 6:30 am: Rise and shine! There are 6 sisters in my room, all going to Korea, and we all get up a little before or...
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How Do You Know...?
Wasn't Conference amazing!It was like Christmas here at the MTC! That whole Saturday and Sunday was so relaxed and filled with the spirit that you could noticeably see every Elder and Sister smile a...
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Catching up
Two weeks ago--(October 11)Hello! This week I punched myself in the face. Really, I did! It happened while I was playing volleyball with my Mandarin district friends. My team won the point, and I was...
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Field Trip
Hello all, Wonderful news: My cough is officially gone! It's a relief to not be so inhibited by my own body! (Thank you, thank you Berdan family for the amazing health kit you sent--it saved my life!...
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CELEBRATION!
Good Morning!First off...a very important announcement:I LEAVE FOR KOREA IN 6 DAYS!!!GAH!Whew. Okay. Just had to get that off my chest.It's so crazy to think that I'm actually going to Seoul in less...
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First Steps on Korean Soil
DAY OF DEPARTURE: Up at 3 am to pack and board buses to airport. Excitement in the air like a fog--you could taste it. Layover in San Francisco--got to call Mom and Dad. 13 hour flight!...
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Winter is Here!
Dear Family,It is officially winter weather here in Korea. When we walk to our appointments or tract outside I can taste the cold (does that make sense? I was trying to explain it to my...
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즐거운 성탄절 보내시고 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (MERRY CHRISTMAS)
Dear Family, Hello from 연 수! Things are just rollin' along here, and I can't believe Christmas is already coming up next week! Holy Cow! This week has been quite a whirlwind. Here's the low-down in...
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December 18, 2011 An Amazing Experience
Dear Washburn Family, I had an amazing experience this week! I want to tell you all about it. Thursday Sis. Kim and I had to walk to an appoinment in an area we don't normally visit. As we made our way...
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January 1, 2012 Happy Christmas
Hello, hello! Merry Post-Christmas! So fun to hear all of you! When you sang "Famillies can be Together Forever" I ran over to my companion and let her listen too--she smiled and whispered that you all...
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January 8, 2012 Dopelganger
DISCLAIMER!My ldsmail account has a glitch and won't let me send any mail (the SEND button disappeared) so after some frantic calls the office Elders told me to send my weekly report (which goes to my...
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January 15, 2012 Got Warm?
Your email felt so cozy, Mom. I could just imagine you in the computer room, sipping your honey tea! I felt warm and happy just reading! And thanks for the Labyrinth "ello" :)From what I hear January...
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January 22, 2012 Food!
I'm forgetting how to spell! Really. I'm pretty sure that learning a second language involves forgetting your first language. So now I'm just equally bad at both English and Korean! Holy cow. What an...
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January 29, 2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dear Family,So fun that the Dilts are coming to stay! I loved the letters that they sent me and the stickers are so cute--I love to see the scribbles from the kids too, it makes me smile.I don't have...
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February 5, 2012 Flood Warning!
We had a little adventure this morning. During our personal study, around 8:30am, we got a call from a man who was walking past our church (our number is on a huge billboard in front of the church for...
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February 12, 2012 Three Stories
Goodness gracious. This week was wild. Here's three short stories to illustrate:1. Last Sunday we decided to teach Steve about the priesthood. (I think I mentioned him before, his Korean name is 위한갑...
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February 19, 2012 TRANSFERS!
TRANSFERS!I've been transferred to 부평 (Bupeong) which is just a few subway stations away from my last area, 연수 (Yeonsu). My new companion is 정현정 (Sister Jung). She's amazing! It really is a blessing to...
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Waffle Man
My new ward here in 부평 (Bupyeong--sorry if I spell it differently every time, I'm not sure how to spell it phonetically…) is so fun. It's a pretty small little ward, maybe 30 or so come every Sunday,...
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Greetings
Hello, hello!Today for P-day Sister Jung and I are going to the bathhouse. The bathhouse is separated into two buildings, one for men and the other for women. Each section basically has one large...
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