About Me
- Janalee Dimond (for Josh)
- I'm Josh & I left my home in Idaho to serve a two-year LDS mission in Nicaragua. My mom is maintaining this blog until I get back. I hope you enjoy reading about my experiences as a missionary. . .
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Fammy!
I am in the part of Managua called Acahualinca. So you've got lots of snow...I already forgot what it feels like but I'm glad I don't have it here. I've gotten pretty used to the heat so when it's 80degrees I feel cold.
The showers here are blah. You don't dare take your foot of of the flop or you'll get Leptospirosis or something like that. Our's is pretty nice though. My comp drinks right out of the faucet and I have too. He says my stomach must be pretty strong because I've only been sick once...the second week I was here, and haven't since. Not many gringos can eat cheese, but I don't have problems with it. I have had to bathe out of a bucket because we ran out of water..ha ha. We're supposed to buy water but I have a sick water bottle with a filter that crunks out the bad stuff.
I'm going to be with my Papa at least one more cambio. The area I'm in is getting another pair of elders even though our area is quite small. My comp is not happy about that.
It's going to be salvage when Navidad comes and we talk. I hope I don't sound too different and have problems talking in English..ha. I'm pumped to get a Christmas package:))
I love the fetch out of you guys!
Elder Diamante
P.S. Tell Gary snail happy b-day for me!
The showers here are blah. You don't dare take your foot of of the flop or you'll get Leptospirosis or something like that. Our's is pretty nice though. My comp drinks right out of the faucet and I have too. He says my stomach must be pretty strong because I've only been sick once...the second week I was here, and haven't since. Not many gringos can eat cheese, but I don't have problems with it. I have had to bathe out of a bucket because we ran out of water..ha ha. We're supposed to buy water but I have a sick water bottle with a filter that crunks out the bad stuff.
I'm going to be with my Papa at least one more cambio. The area I'm in is getting another pair of elders even though our area is quite small. My comp is not happy about that.
It's going to be salvage when Navidad comes and we talk. I hope I don't sound too different and have problems talking in English..ha. I'm pumped to get a Christmas package:))
I love the fetch out of you guys!
Elder Diamante
P.S. Tell Gary snail happy b-day for me!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Almost Thanksgiving
Dear Fam,
This week has been fine. We had another baptism this Saturday and I confirmed her yesterday. We don't have too many investigators right now but we are hopefully going to have more with the referrals we received. We're going to teach the cousin of the one we baptized and her mom tomorrow. Transfers are next Wednesday. I really like my zone...I get along with all of them and my comp is pretty cool too. The language is good. I understand everything my comp says and most of the time I get along fine talking to the people. I've been told that I have a "Nica" accent and that I speak Spanish pretty well. (Thank goodness for the gift of tongues.)
Fetch...I thought Thanksgiving was last week...man I'm a caballo.lol I wish I could be there to chow the fetch down on some food, but I'll just be here eating rice and beans and maybe a piece of dry cheese and cow tongue yum...ha, ha.
Luv you guys,
Elder Diamante
This week has been fine. We had another baptism this Saturday and I confirmed her yesterday. We don't have too many investigators right now but we are hopefully going to have more with the referrals we received. We're going to teach the cousin of the one we baptized and her mom tomorrow. Transfers are next Wednesday. I really like my zone...I get along with all of them and my comp is pretty cool too. The language is good. I understand everything my comp says and most of the time I get along fine talking to the people. I've been told that I have a "Nica" accent and that I speak Spanish pretty well. (Thank goodness for the gift of tongues.)
Fetch...I thought Thanksgiving was last week...man I'm a caballo.lol I wish I could be there to chow the fetch down on some food, but I'll just be here eating rice and beans and maybe a piece of dry cheese and cow tongue yum...ha, ha.
Luv you guys,
Elder Diamante
Sunday, November 21, 2010
First weeks in Nicaragua
Hey everyone...
I can't believe Ive been gone three months. I'm doing pretty good. Just a few things...my comp is from El Salvador and is 6 foot six inches and like 250 pounds. Massive, but we get along. We eat guaranteed every meal either rice or beans. The weather is crazy hot...like 110 degrees and mosquitoes are everywhere. I just use a lot of bug spray every night. There's a lady in every ward who's assigned to do the missionaries' laundry...no one here has washing machines....just sinks with groves made of concrete.
This country can be a pretty awesome place.
Elder Diamante
This is my address: De La Rotonda Periodista 150 Metros Al Sur, Managua Nicaragua
I can't believe Ive been gone three months. I'm doing pretty good. Just a few things...my comp is from El Salvador and is 6 foot six inches and like 250 pounds. Massive, but we get along. We eat guaranteed every meal either rice or beans. The weather is crazy hot...like 110 degrees and mosquitoes are everywhere. I just use a lot of bug spray every night. There's a lady in every ward who's assigned to do the missionaries' laundry...no one here has washing machines....just sinks with groves made of concrete.
This country can be a pretty awesome place.
Elder Diamante
This is my address: De La Rotonda Periodista 150 Metros Al Sur, Managua Nicaragua
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