Tani san is getting baptized!!

dear family,

tis me again. i cant remember when you said you were going on vacation but i guess that is where you are now as there was no letter in the inbox.

this week we saw many new people from our trip to the daigaku. there are at least 7 new people coming to eikaiwa tonight that we know of and we hope there will be plenty more.

it STILL hasnt rained and i am getting impatient. i dont like the sun and i frequently wish it would go away and never come back. but its out and its shining...i think it likes to spite me.

lets see, what happened this week. we had a lot of appointments for eikaiwa interviews which was a welcome relief from the many hours upon hours of finding in the sun which refuses to go away.

in other news, i am rather turning out to be like mommy... i have taken to experimenting in the kitchen frequently (whenever i have time) which is probably not a good thing since i really have no knowledge of how ingredients interact with each other like mommy does. of course...i cant read books about it cuz its not in the missionary approved library and well...even if they were they would all be in kanji.

i have decided that kanji is just a big memorization game. when i was learning to read i remember i had a list of about 25 sight words...japanese people have a list of about...2500...or more =p

but i memorize them little by little. i can now read the word for `parking lot` which doesnt help me at all as i do not drive.

i dont know what else has happened lately that is particularly exciting. just long hours of riding my bike in the sun...which despite what my companion thinks...is NOT that hot. and its not really that humid either...but it doesnt stop her from turning on every fan in the house and turning the air conditioner down to 50 degrees farenheight. (i never could spell that word) =p

lets see...exciting things. i got in a bike accident yesterday. its really not that bad. the streets are narrow and so some guy tried to pass me and our handlebars collided. my hand now has several broken blood vessels and is a beautiful shade of black and blue and green...and is covered in princess bandaids which i frequently take the time to admire =p. but nothing is broken or sprained so life goes on. its really fun actually.

oh duh! i cant believe i forgot! Tani san had her interview last sunday for baptism and she passed! she is getting baptized this sunday! and yasutani shimai is coming! sunday is going to be soooooooo wonderful! I can hardly wait!

Today we are going shopping at a new grocery store because the store we usually go to doesnt have enough variety for me...so i told my companion my creativity is being supressed and we need to go somewhere else. i think she thinks i am weird...or is frustrated with me cuz i couldnt think of categories this morning for playing jeopardy in eikaiwa but i need to go to a new store to buy different foods... but you try thinking of random categories for jeopardy in such a broad subject as `everything` without coming up with lame topics like colors and animals. its hard! I am still thinking.

well, that is all for this week. you better be on vacation or you will be in trouble for not writing! =p

love,
sister halliday

ps. i got a letter from the primary. its now hanging on the wall by my desk...quite possibly my favorite letter i have gotten on my mission thus far. ^_^