Suzie's First Letter!

Oh I miss you guys so much! I'm sure you're all thinking I've been bawling my eyes out for the past seven days but you couldn't be more wrong! I have been having the time of my life and I haven't cried once (except for spiritual reasons).

So when they took me away last Wednesday, I grabbed all of my stuff and they took me straight to the classroom where my teacher Hermano Angel was waiting and I couldn't understand a word he said.... Everything was in Spanish!! Then my companion was the first girl to walk in the room! Her name is Hermana Gosney and she has to be one of my most favorite people in the whole world! I'm not too sure what she thinks about me but at least I like her, right?! Haha her first name is Elizabeth if you want to look her up on FB ;) haha She is 25 she's from Washington, graduated from BYU has had some pretty amazing jobs and I just love her to death!

There are 6 boys going to Argentina and 6 of us girls all going to Santiago north in our district. We seriously have the best district in the world! It's great and I love everyone in it.We are all trying our hardest to learn Spanish but seriously.... SPANISH IS HARD!!!! I have been struggling so bad with it! We all are. But then I look back at where I was a week ago and I'm shocked! Our third day here we were given an investigator (fake of course) that we had to begin teaching in pure Spanish! I was freaking out but we have now just taught our fifth thirty minute lesson to him and he is getting baptised!!! Holla!!! Hahahaha Seriously though, everyone said that role playing would be so weird and annoying but I wouldn't have any other way. It is so nice to be able to practice teaching on somebody that won't be loosing his salvation if we mix up the word embarrasssed and pregnant (believe me, its easier than you would think. Just look those words up). Btw whoever I was talking to before I left about how missionaries always come back and pretend like they can't remember English words and weird stuff like that?... Well it's real!! Haha I have been cramming Spanish words into my head all day everyday for the past week and you would not believe how ridiculous my English sounds at the end of my day! It is so annoying but hilarious! hahahah It's real so don't make fun of me if I say I can't remember an English word or something.

So, my living quarters.. Hahaha We have all six girls crammed in a room about the size of my BYU dorm. yeah it's super small and guess what?! I haven't quit sleep talking either! Hhahaha The only difference is that Hermana Schow has been writing everything down! Hahahahaha (she's on the bunk above me) So the first night I gave them all a fair warning that I wouldbe sleep talking but I said if I can make myself sleeptalk in Spanish, that is when I will know I can learn the language! Second night I said Si and Santiago Chile!!! Hahahaha You have no idea how happy I was to hear that! I'm gettin there guys!

K so I only have 5 minutes left on email so i'll just let you know whats up. I'm going to go write everyone letters that wrote me but I don't have barelty anyone's addresses so send me letters on dearelder.com and type in your address too so I have it. The letters get here the same day you send them so I can read it right when I get it and I can physically keep it. BTW everyone says that receiving letters makes them more homesick but seriously I am exact opposite! I love it and it makes me work even harder! You guys have no idea how happy it makes me to get your letters and I miss you so much!!!! There is so much more I want to tell you guys but I will just have to write you later today cause it's my P-Day! Please keep writing me, I lmiss you like crazy! Oh my goodness! All the packages were heavenly! I had the best Valentines Day ever and I'm pretty sure my district did too haha I shared!

The spirit here is like nothing I have ever felt before! Our branch President came to talk to us the night after we got here and he told us that millions of spirits walk these halls daily and its obvious! There is no other place I would rather be right now and I am so grateful for this opportunity to be serving a mission!

Ok so there's a list of things that I need that I might need to continue in a letter but here it is...

Headphones, a warm robe that covers garments, send my yoga pants especially the knee length ones, my tights that i somehow forgot, I really need my black ones, my blessings, all the extra shirts I left, there was a flowy black skirt that I left that I need, and more casual longer flowy skirts like that green one we got at Nordstrom, more black skirts in general haha only if you can make it happen though, another plastic bar of soap container ( I dropped mine in the shower and it broke :() PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES, maybe a warmer blanket, our room is freezing, maybe a ctr ring,  ;( only if you can though.

Ahhhh I love you so so so much more than you know mom and Dad! I am working harder than I ever have in my life though and i will make you proud! I will write your letter later today cause I definitely did not fit everything in this email. They only give us thirty minutes!!! Tell everyone hi for me and I have loved all of your letters!

Tell Grandma I love her and I'm praying for her! I know she'll get better soon!!
Remember, tell everyone to Dearelder or whatever website you have been using. It's way better for me.

Sorry it's so short.

I LOVEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU