Well Family, ola for this week, everything sounds like it´s going just fine
there. Here the time continues to fly by and the portuguese continues to be
drilled into my head, whether I want it to or not. Of course I want it to
though. Today on my way here we were walking on the street and a man was
selling hammocks, and you know that one of my things that I wanted to get
while in Brasilia is a hammock. Well I really wanted it but I wasn´t quite
convinced that it would be a sturdy well constructed one, so I was pretty
skeptical. But I was able to talk him from 30 real to 20 and I then realized
that I was on a budget of only 40 real for the last two weeks... so I ended
up not getting it, but I am sure I´ll find another opportunity to buy a
hammock somewhere else. The point of this is to illustrate that I have
learned enough Portuguese to barter with a street vendor!
We didn't´t go to the Temple today so we have all day to relax, well till 6
pm. We took a lot of pictures I hope I´ll be able to send a couple to you
today. I took a lot more with people in them. Actually one was used by the
Secretary here in her news blog about the CTM it was the one with our whole
district crowding around the mail box. The picture was taken from inside the
mail box looking out that is the creative mind of District 40-A. We´re cool.
lol
Its´s awesome to hear about you guys! I love you all very much! I am wearing
Julyn´s tie right now! I tied it the other day and one of the missionaries
in my district said what does it say on your knot? and I hadn´t seen that
there was a´love Julyn´on my knot lol that was great and made me feel really
special! So everyone in my district knows all about my three little
Winkelman cousins! I have to live behind all of those fences and bars and
stuff so that bad people cant come in and steal stuff from me or others here
or hurt us. That happens a lot around here I guess. And the food is different
here but I am starting to find things that I like! Oh and I not only heard
from an Apostle I shook his hand too! And Vivian it is very important to
make good choices and I am very proud of you for doing just that, as well as
Julyn and Emmy!
Ok I have to go I think I have reached my limits So I´ll send a letter this
week as well! tchau! Love Andrew
