Ciao
tutti!
Only one picture =( this is of a couple of my friends in
Taranto the day I left. It’s all the young single adults and the Vescovo. I'm
gonna miss that ward so much, I had a lot of fun there. Anyways I'm sure you
are all curious about my new city Pescara. Well it’s another big ward full of
bomb members just like Taranto! President is being very nice to me. I'm with
Anziano Alessandro who I already knew from my Bitonto days because he was in Bari.
He’s a funny little guy. He’s way Italian but at the same time not at all. He
doesn't like cheese or fish which I find very strange because these are Italian
classics. However he’s a strong believer in colpa d'aria and other strange only
Italian sicknesses and is very concerned and picky about
what he eats. We have quite a bit of fun. He's pretty excited also to be with
me because his last companion was only a couple transfers with his American
trainer and didn't really speak Italian at all so they never were really able
to communicate with each other, and if you know Italians, that's a really
important thing =) haha. He has a funny Bolognese accent too. I'll try and
describe it to you when I call you all Christmas. Which is coming REALLY FAST
=O holy cow. The members here rock and we have eaten at somebody’s house almost
every day since I've arrived here and are getting to know everyone. Another
thing is that I haven't seen the sun yet since I arrived here =( it has rained
every day; 5 days straight. I hope by the end of the week I'll get to see my
good friend the sun again. It's also getting quite cold here. Winter is gonna
be rough. We have a scattered English course full of old people but we had fun
yesterday. We are having a baptism on the first of December of a small boy
whose has an interesting family situation but is practically already
a member. There are quite a few investigators here and a bit of work. I just
need to meet everyone first and know them and then I'll have a much more
detailed update for you guys next week. We spend quite a bit of money on travel
here too. We have a pretty big proselyting area. It’s all of Abruzzo except for
L'aquila. We went to L'aquila Monday for district meeting which is a beautiful
city in the mountains. It’s all destroyed though from a HUGE earthquake about 4
years ago. They are still rebuilding and many of the buildings are still
abandoned and crumbling. Got to see my good bud Anziano Bradshaw again too.
He's in Terni which is part of our district. A quick funny story, I honestly
had the worst meal in my life here in Italy this Sunday that my companion
almost barfed on his plate. I have always eaten the best food in the world here
in Italy but this was defiantly not so. This member is notorious here
in Pescara for not knowing how to cook really well and the members tried to
warn us but being the nice missionaries we are we did what we had to
do. We had uncooked pasta made with uncooked shrimp =P and then a plate of Fish
that was not cooked so it was pretty much raw with raw potatoes. It's the
thought that counts and I was able to get it down without any problems but my
companion was green when we left, poor kid. The member who made it for us
though did it with his heart and it’s the thought that counts right? He’s a
nice guy and we didn't offend him and ate everything =) you would be proud of
me mom. Okay I’m running outa time so have a great thanksgiving. We will be
eating turkey tomorrow at a members house =) lucky us. Make sure to give Mike a
good teasing about his girl friend and I know he’s meeting with the bishop and
stake president about the priesthood but he should really talk about starting
his mission papers asap. The sooner the better. And if he wants to wait for me
all he has to do is put his availability date for April. I love
you all and hope you all have a great week. I got an email from president that
he sent you all an email about sending packages and stuff for Christmas. In the
end don't send me stuff. I don't need any packages and I don't wanna risk
anything getting lost.
Vi Voglio Bene! e ci
sentiamo
Con amore, Anziano Kyle Hill
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