Goede Morgen (pronounciation - ghooa morgha) ,
I can't believe that this will be the start of my 4th week here! It's so crazy to think about because everyone, EVERYONE, told me that their first two transfers went by soooo slowly, and I feel like my first transfer is going by so fast which means the rest of my mission will go by even quicker.
I'm a little nervous because I only have about 2 weeks left with my trainer which means she'll be leaving me and I'll get a new companion but I'll be the one taking over the city because my new companion hasn't served in Lelystad before.
It's funny, because on your mission, there aren't really such things as holidays. It honestly feels like another day and because we have so much to do, holidays get in the way because everyone else in the world is on holiday but you aren't so it really messes up your schedule with wanting to meet with people. My companion keeps telling me that she is so happy that the holidays are over because that means we can get back to a more normal routine.
Because we had to be in our apartment on New Year's Eve at 4 pm, our New Years wasn't anything real special. Although what's weird to think about is that I will spend this entire year on my mission and am now able to say that I will go home next year.
Also on New Year's Eve, we had interviews with our mission President and his wife...which was quite intense for me because the moment I sat down with each one they just got right down to business whereas with everyone else apparently they had quite a bit of small talk. The moment I sat down with his wife, literally the moment I sat in the chair, she said, "You need to pray about the reason as to why you are in Lelystad!" I said, "okay," with a little a bit of fear. She was just so intense.
With President, he usually talks with me in very cryptic ways but on Tuesday He told me that I was a very special greenie and that I was the most difficult one he had to find a trainer for. He said that Sis. Adams (my trainer) was the only one that worked hard enough and that she earned me. I didn't completely understand why he was telling me this but I guess I was happy about it. I don't know. Just the way he said it in a very serious face that I was "a very special greenie" was weird. He was saying all these other things, which I was surprised because he barely knows me.
It's really funny because I've realized (and this happen about 4 times this week) how interested the members of the branch are in me. Every time I go over to their house they always asked me what my heritage is. It's so funny. The members usually don't care to talk to the missionaries but everyone always comes up to me and starts up a conversation. Yesterday I was walking down a hallway back to my class and two women pulled me aside, one to compliment on my Dutch, (which was great to hear because they said great I'm doing) and then they just told me about their personal lives
Ahhhh! Since I'm in the library right now the time just showed me I have two minutes left!
So sorry, I'll talk to everyone again next week!
Love you so much and miss you all!!!
Jenny
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