.... living in Mexico

This has been quite the week! It started off really well, one of our investigators committed to a baptismal date. And we were out working hard all day Tusday. Then that night I started to feel pretty sick. I did not get much sleep and by the time morning rolled around it was pretty clear that I had managed to get the usual adjusting stomach bug that every missionary gets. Nothing too out of the normal. I also had been getting some pretty good bloody noses with this desert environment.
So, we went to the doctor and got a week worth of antibiotics and I was sent to an ENT to get my nose cauterized. (I do not remember how to spell that. sorry!) President gave me a blessing and we were told to rest for five days, and we start back to work tomorrow. 

So basically, I slept a lot this week. I also studied a fair bit. My poor companion though, she started to go a little stir crazy, so we got to do intercambios for a bit and another Hermana stayed with me. It was nice to rest up and get well again, but it was also kind of hard because I really just want to work. I started to get tired of just studying and sleeping all the time, so our house is nice and clean right now! 

We ended up missing out on my first multi zone conference, which apparently was a good four hours long! My CCM companion laughed when I asked about it because she said it was basically 4 hours of not understanding! We also had an activity planned to help the Hermanas in our barrio learn how to follow music, but I guess we'll try and reschedule it. 

One more exciting thing though, I am now a resident of Mexico now.  One more update I am good for my whole mission! I also got to see the 2 others who came to the mission with me. Apparently there is around 11 in total in my generation. 

The other Canadian hermana who came from the provo CCM with me, and myself, are the first Canadian Hermanas to serve in this mission in over 20 years! And my companions generation, who came in December, are the first American Hermanas in over 20 years as well. Its interesting to see the shift.

Hermosillo is still... well Hermosillo. We have to walk in the calle a lot because the side walk on some of the side streets is like trying to hike at Tobermory! But on the busier streets its more like the ones back home.
 
(if you've never been to Tobermory you have a choice of paths beside Georgian Bay - flat rock that is often wet or cobblestone beaches )

The language is still very new. I do feel like I learn a bit more basically every day, and that I am starting to get more used to accents. Our Argentina Hermana has a very different accent, and speaks pretty fast, but I feel like I can actuallymore or less understand her this past week! And It is getting easier with others. My vocabulary is mostly gospel doctrine based though so most conversations outside of that are still way over my head.

Till Next Time!

Hermana Crawford