Hi everyone!
(To Dad) I'm doing
fine. I am learning Vietnamese. In fact, the teachers only speak
Vietnamese except during 2 specific sections of class.
(To Mom) The flight wasn't great. I tried to sleep, but the seats
were too small and I couldn't get a good position to sleep in. I didn't
eat all of that candy, in fact I still haven't eaten some of it. Yes,
Chuck Reed introduced himself to me after security. The shuttle was
easy to find, but it took a long time to get on because there were a lot
of tourists Wednesday.
The food is not great. It is EXACTLY like BYU food....
The schedule is rigid, even laundry times are scheduled. On the plus side, I got used to the schedule by day 2.
I've met Elder Lichtenburg, but he's not my companion. My
companion is named Elder Neil, but we share the residence with Elder
Lichtenburg and his companion, Elder Knights.
(To everyone) I'm doing OK here. The days started out VERY slow, but
they have been getting quicker. I've started reading the Book of Mormon
in Vietnamese. It's hard, but I have my English copy open beside it so
I can at least understand what I'm reading. Most of the instruction is
in the language, but there is an hour each day dedicated specifically
to learning to teach the Gospel, and we also have a time when we get to
teach an "investigator," who is really a volunteer, but we have to speak
in Vietnamese. So we are basically trying to figure out what she's
been saying the past 3 days.
I got your package yesterday. Thank you so much!
Did you get my letter yet? I'm probably going to write letters more often than e-mail.
Hope you're all doing great,
I really like your blog for David, I mean Elder Nguyen!!!
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