Week 2 in the CTM

So my first two weeks as a missionary have been wild!!!! I understand now that it's the best and worst of times, but I am adjusting really well. I've gotten used to the routine. The classes don't feel as long and I understand Portuguese when my teachers and my roommates speak it. The days are mostly the same here. We have classes about language and grammar, classes about doctrine, and classes about how to teach that doctrine in the language. It's a good time. And of course scripture study which I love!! I learn so much from my district and teachers, they have amazing insights.

The food is kind of fun. They weren't kidding about rice and beans. Just about every lunch and every dinner is rice and beans. No joke, and lots of meat. Brazilian BBQ every day baby!!!!! JK. It's like cafeteria food. Sometimes it's gross, sometimes it's good. Everyone says the food is way better in the field, but I'm not complaining. It's three meals a day plus vending machine snacks-- we get 7.50 reals a day and it's lit, which is more than I could say in college and more than I will say in the field. And I'm getting used to it. I actually like it. On Tuesdays we have pizza but it's just bread and cheese with fun toppings like tomatoes and tuna. Not american pizza but definitely fun.

I had pancakes yesterday and it was glorious. I was so happy. They were way sweet. Today we had feijoada, and it was good. It's a dish of meat and beans. I also love the meat here and the fruits. The watermelon and pineapple are to die for. Also fruits have different colors, the pineapple is a very pale white and the oranges are green. They also have other fruits like guarana that aren't in the US. and There's always some vegetable for dinner but I have no idea what they are. They're kinda weird. They don't look like anything familiar, but it keeps us on our toes.

For everyone who was wondering about my plunger situation- it all worked out. That night they unclogged the toilet so we were super grateful. super super grateful. And they do have plungers here, just not in the CTM. But I had a good time trying to explain our predicament!

okay tchau tchau, te amo voceis

Sister Dobbs