So due to the holidays, the missionary work has been
incredibly slow, but luckily we've got a few lessons set up for after the
holidays. New Years in Japan is different, it's not crazy and strewn with parties
like in the states. Although I’m in one of the most populated areas of the
world, it kind of turns into a ghost town for the first 3 days of the year.
Most people don't have work, and they just hang out at home with their
families.
But due to this time of year, our mission president had everyone deep
clean their apartments, gave us some reading assignments, and gave us a
personal day to really reflect, kind of meditate, and set ourselves up for the
New Year.
The language has really been developing lately, I haven't had too
much difficulty speaking, but listening was the hardest part since people here talk
super fast. But this past Sunday I was able to understand a large majority of
the church meetings and I was finally able to keep up with what was being said.
It was sweet!
The ward members here are incredible and have been feeding us so
much. We've been studying like mad and it's been so much fun seeing the growth,
not only with my Japanese, but with Elder Sakae's English.
This place is
amazing, this work is true, and time as a missionary still makes no sense. Seriously, this has been the fastest 4 months
in my life. But hey, time flies when you're having fun.
Also, in our many food adventures, we found
a place called Yakuniku.
It's all you
can eat Japanese BBQ, sushi, ice cream, noodles, soup, fruit, etc... For the
grand total of about $12.
Stay Sweet,
Elder Cuff
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