Well,
I'm here! Out now on the farthest most Western part of Hungary- the
city of Sopron! It is about 25 minutes from the Austrian capital city of
Vienna, which is a little weird being so close to another country. In
fact, a lot of Austrians cross the border to go shopping in Sopron
because the stuff here is a lot cheaper than in Austria. Because of
that, German is EVERYWHERE here. Who would have thought that my three
years of high school German would be coming to help me now as I talk to
people in Hungary? God works in mysterious ways, people...
I am serving with Elder Becker! He is in his 11th
transfer out here in Hugnary and he loves it! He is from Connecticut and
he is a great Elder! Super good with the language, which is what I
really need help with right now!
So Sopron is a really old city and super pretty. I
have gone from the flat plains of Szolnok in the east to the green hills
of Sopron in the west. The city is really famous for it's beer and it's
situation: I guess after World War I, Sopron voted to stay with Hungary
rather than go to Austria, so because of that it has a reputation of
being "reliable". Woop. Go Sopron. Our apartment is a funky really
modern little thing with a flat screen tv on the wall (don't worry, we
don't have cable and we can't watch anything), and a super nice kitchen
and what not! Also, Elder Becker found MOUNTAIN DEW. My life was perfect
for about thirty minutes that day.
So yeah, the branch out here is one of the oldest in
Hungary. We also
have a Senior couple out here: the Browns. They are from North Carolina
and they are really fun to be around! They just got in Hungary in August
but they know exactly what is going on!
Also, our companionship had been whitewashed before
we arrived to whitewash it, so it has been whitewashed two times in a
row! Super bizarre and it has left us with absolutely NOTHING to get
started with. It was a little hard those first few days with just
finding and what not, but now we have surpassed our old expectations and
we have two new investigators and we possibly could pick up a third
this week! Fingers crossed! I am super excited to see how things work
out, the Lord has truely blessed us.
And yes, I did receive my package finally. But
stupid customs had cut open my Skittles bag and one of my taco seasoning
packets, so it was all messy :( but I saved most of the Skittles and
the pictures were a great treat: thanks a ton! I love getting pictures
and candy!
I also get to teach Young Men's on Sundays in
church. There is only one young man, the Branch president's son, but I
am so excited!
Well, I think that about closes
it off for this week. To end, I saw a mom in her front yard with her
kid playing Star Wars one day when we were tracting an area out. Totally
with lightsabers and everything. We asked if she could talk to us, and
she said that she was "busy". She then proceeded to go clash lightsabers
with her son, who was maybe six or seven. Sometimes people are just
awesome, you know? :)
Have a fantastic week everybody. I love you, but God loves you more :)
Sok Szeretettel,
Elder Giacalone
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