Hello Family and Friends!!
Well I'm here e-mailing from Kichijouji again, where we all meet up for the sisters who are transfering, so I have to type on the funny keyboard with the protective covering... but I have big news: I am being transfered! Again!! Yeah, so I guess only one transfer in Maebashi (前橋） was enough for me... at least according to the Lord's time :) I was actually very surprised this time and for sure thought I was staying longer. I wouldn't have minded staying a bit longer but I don't mind escpecially knowing my new assignment. Are you ready to hear it? It's pretty cool. Ok are you ready? Really ready? :D OK I am being transfered to Nakano（中野）! That's the hombu (Mission Home's area)! Where I just went on splits with the shimai there a couple weeks ago! Isnt that CRAZY?? I'm sure there's wisdom in it, and it was crazy that when I went on splits I was really like hey, this area is kinda nice... hmm... I could dendo (do missionary work) here someday--I just didn't know it'd be this next transfer! :) Soooo my bags are being shipped and I'm carting around my carry-on and backpack and dendo bag and a basil plant a member gave us in Maebashi :) And my new companion is Shipp Shimai. She was my MTC doryo Acerson Shimai's trainer and only on her 8th transfer I think. She is way way nice so I am soo excited to work together and be in Nakano!
This last week didn't have anything too out of the ordinary, we met with less actives, had a lesson on sunday with LiHing, a chinese girl that has been taking the lessons for a long time and just got back from China, and had to say goodbye to everyone and bear my testimony in Sacrament. I did just fine packing up my stuff, but while I was packing I was looking at Ensign pictures of conference and saw a girl in a cute winter jacket. I was like, man, winter is coming huh... good thing I have a jacket like that... wait...where is... then I realized that my wool jacket must be still in Kofu! So I called and they sure did have it. Sister Perkins was packing like crazy as she is going home now (crazy--my trainer is dying!) and so they were very kind and brought the jacket to transfers. I'm so glad I remembered. It's funny to see missionaries go home now that I actually know them and got to see them work in the field, but I saw Perkins shimai at the transfer meeting place and she is still very genki and nervous but excited for this next "transfer" to America.
Well a little more about Nakano--as far as I know-- it's where the mission home is, so we'll be seeing a lot of President and Sister Albrect and of course the Hombu staff. The mission home is built right next to the Nakano chapel, and I hear the ward is pretty big and everyone is really nice. The area is not nearly as big as my last ones. Kofu and Maebashi both spanned at least a 2-3 hour train ride. We can bike all the way across our Nakano area in maybe an hour... so, much smaller and more city. But when we did splits it seemed like there are a lot of people there but not so many that it would be completely overwhelming.
By the way mom, did I tell you I fixed the shoes? It only cost $6 and took thirty minutes but they are holding up just great now. They've been getting a little bit wet this week as it was pretty rainy. The weather is just starting to cool down a little--almost to the point you want a sweater at night when it's really windy. But mostly it's still sunny and hot. And still humid! As my hair gets a little longer is keeps getting curly and crazy so I have to be creative to keep it tame! :) Ok well I better go now, sorry there's not any cool stories or anything this week, but I am very excited for this next transfer and look forward to telling you all about it.
I do have one question, though, I have the Japanese triple BOM/D&C I got from the MTC but they just came out with a small triple (like half the size!) in Japanese so when we were at the temple store I bought one..it's much lighter to carry around so now I'm not sure if I need the other triple. I had my name engraved on it so I can't give it away, but if I send it home will someone use it to read for fun? I'm not sure I want to pack it every transfer if I don't use it! :)
Thanks a bunch!! Love you all lots and sending genki-ness your way! :)
Love,
LeFevre shimai
P.S. Random Japanese culture trivia (I might have already mentioned..)--Despite the fact that they eat sushi-raw fish-and put a raw egg with hot rice for breakfast, and often put eggs half cooked on basically anything, soups, donburi, ramen... they do NOT eat cake mix--like licking the spoons or bowls or anything. My last companion had never even tasted uncooked cake mix before..! Crazy huh? :) Well I was happy to eat her half too. Ok じゃねえ！hey does this come up as just boxes or can you see the characters: もし わたしが 日本語で かけば、よめる ことが できますか？みんさんが すばらしい いちにちが あるように がんばてください！
愛していますよ！
Well I'm here e-mailing from Kichijouji again, where we all meet up for the sisters who are transfering, so I have to type on the funny keyboard with the protective covering... but I have big news: I am being transfered! Again!! Yeah, so I guess only one transfer in Maebashi (前橋） was enough for me... at least according to the Lord's time :) I was actually very surprised this time and for sure thought I was staying longer. I wouldn't have minded staying a bit longer but I don't mind escpecially knowing my new assignment. Are you ready to hear it? It's pretty cool. Ok are you ready? Really ready? :D OK I am being transfered to Nakano（中野）! That's the hombu (Mission Home's area)! Where I just went on splits with the shimai there a couple weeks ago! Isnt that CRAZY?? I'm sure there's wisdom in it, and it was crazy that when I went on splits I was really like hey, this area is kinda nice... hmm... I could dendo (do missionary work) here someday--I just didn't know it'd be this next transfer! :) Soooo my bags are being shipped and I'm carting around my carry-on and backpack and dendo bag and a basil plant a member gave us in Maebashi :) And my new companion is Shipp Shimai. She was my MTC doryo Acerson Shimai's trainer and only on her 8th transfer I think. She is way way nice so I am soo excited to work together and be in Nakano!
This last week didn't have anything too out of the ordinary, we met with less actives, had a lesson on sunday with LiHing, a chinese girl that has been taking the lessons for a long time and just got back from China, and had to say goodbye to everyone and bear my testimony in Sacrament. I did just fine packing up my stuff, but while I was packing I was looking at Ensign pictures of conference and saw a girl in a cute winter jacket. I was like, man, winter is coming huh... good thing I have a jacket like that... wait...where is... then I realized that my wool jacket must be still in Kofu! So I called and they sure did have it. Sister Perkins was packing like crazy as she is going home now (crazy--my trainer is dying!) and so they were very kind and brought the jacket to transfers. I'm so glad I remembered. It's funny to see missionaries go home now that I actually know them and got to see them work in the field, but I saw Perkins shimai at the transfer meeting place and she is still very genki and nervous but excited for this next "transfer" to America.
Well a little more about Nakano--as far as I know-- it's where the mission home is, so we'll be seeing a lot of President and Sister Albrect and of course the Hombu staff. The mission home is built right next to the Nakano chapel, and I hear the ward is pretty big and everyone is really nice. The area is not nearly as big as my last ones. Kofu and Maebashi both spanned at least a 2-3 hour train ride. We can bike all the way across our Nakano area in maybe an hour... so, much smaller and more city. But when we did splits it seemed like there are a lot of people there but not so many that it would be completely overwhelming.
By the way mom, did I tell you I fixed the shoes? It only cost $6 and took thirty minutes but they are holding up just great now. They've been getting a little bit wet this week as it was pretty rainy. The weather is just starting to cool down a little--almost to the point you want a sweater at night when it's really windy. But mostly it's still sunny and hot. And still humid! As my hair gets a little longer is keeps getting curly and crazy so I have to be creative to keep it tame! :) Ok well I better go now, sorry there's not any cool stories or anything this week, but I am very excited for this next transfer and look forward to telling you all about it.
I do have one question, though, I have the Japanese triple BOM/D&C I got from the MTC but they just came out with a small triple (like half the size!) in Japanese so when we were at the temple store I bought one..it's much lighter to carry around so now I'm not sure if I need the other triple. I had my name engraved on it so I can't give it away, but if I send it home will someone use it to read for fun? I'm not sure I want to pack it every transfer if I don't use it! :)
Thanks a bunch!! Love you all lots and sending genki-ness your way! :)
Love,
LeFevre shimai
P.S. Random Japanese culture trivia (I might have already mentioned..)--Despite the fact that they eat sushi-raw fish-and put a raw egg with hot rice for breakfast, and often put eggs half cooked on basically anything, soups, donburi, ramen... they do NOT eat cake mix--like licking the spoons or bowls or anything. My last companion had never even tasted uncooked cake mix before..! Crazy huh? :) Well I was happy to eat her half too. Ok じゃねえ！hey does this come up as just boxes or can you see the characters: もし わたしが 日本語で かけば、よめる ことが できますか？みんさんが すばらしい いちにちが あるように がんばてください！
愛していますよ！
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