OAXACA!

Holy cow.... I´M HERE!! This is he absolute hardest thing I have ever done... haha Seriously. I absolutely hate that I can´t communicate with these people that I already love so much, but I adore beyond belief everything else!! I wrote everything I want to say in my journal but I left my journal at the house to go to Centro. I live in a colony called Atoyac. It´s a hill. there are a bunch of colonies around that make up our area. But I live in Xoxo cotlan (ho ho clan) The people here are so incredible. They´re just so humble and gracious. I appreciate more what I have back home now than I ever have in my entire life, and I´m sorry for that. I used a white toilet for the first time since the airport today. Most of them are maroon or blue... haha. bet you really wanted to know that. But our toilet doesn't flush without a bucket... and that really bugs me for some odd reason.... I just really like flushing toilets apparently. Entonces.... I met my Mexican family last night... They´re amazing. Marianna and Jacob. I love them. Marianna can speak just a little English and Jacob gave me a well needed blessing. They´re so understanding and willing to help me. It´s the most annoying thing to not be able to say some of the things that I really would like to. I think I´ll learn fast just because I´m stubborn and I´m really specific with my wording... haha. pero si.... they´re incredible. It has rained... my oh my has it rained.... My area is como a hill casi. but anyways... the streets turn into a river when it rains..... it´s craziness. and above our house it get´s really steep so when we go up there for investigators and tracting we get a really good workout. haha I have some good pictures but i can´t figure out how to work it... because everything is in Spanish. haha someday, America, someday Oaxaca will teach me their language. Watchout. I have had some disgusting food. But I've also had some really amazing food. I know just who to ask to become a culinary genius when I learn how to speak. I´ll be cooking so much amazing food next lake powell trip. You´re all gonna freak out. I got a dearelder from last month from L.T. I got it while I was at the MTC but you wouldn't believe how much better my day went after I got that!! He talked about Caroll Honas and the other guy´s secret love affair from local news eight. Eastern Idaho scandall.... I laughed my guts out. It was a good letter. It boosted my spirits! I will cherish it for the rest of my life.... (intense stare...) haha. 

Yesterday at church, I met 3 people that think they can speak English. I love them. The people here are really reaching out and accepting me as one of their own and I am so grateful for that. One of the 3 calls me Sister Potatoes. hahaha He´s a hoot.. Here, when you say Hola or walk into a room, you individually go to everybody shake their hand give a hug and a kiss on the cheek and have a long lengthy conversation. so the men, I just shake hands with but I have kissed more cheeks here than I ever have.... haha cheeks... 

Entonces, I´ve had to take the head in lessons. Wow my spanish is rough. but people are so nice. they just do their best not to laugh I think. but ya know it´s okay. One of our investigators, Natalia finally learned that I really don´t understand her when she talks. Yesterday we had a good-simple- talk about it and she just looked sad for me and told me that she would try to help me. Love it. The people talk seriously fast here. it's so crazy!! I get dizzy just trying to catch phrases to write down.

Today was so fun though. We went to centro and I bought a few cultural awesome things. I love everything here. It's just cool. Even though there is garbage EVERYWHERE!! That really grosses me out. I just want to go around for the rest of my misión with garbage bags and clean up this place. it would smell better and honestly the wáter would probably be better and then i would be famous and wouldn't have to speak Spanish at all ;) haha in my dreams. Even though people here think I'm like super exotic.... I'm apparently pretty attractive here in Oaxaca. It's a Little embarrassing. Haha. GUERA, GUERA!! (WHITE GIRL, WHITE GIRL!!) That is what I hear most every day. haha I should just say, Mande? haha They would be so confused... oh, she speaks.

I am going to have to send a letter soon so that I can really tell you all that's going on round these parts. But for now, my compa's name is Christine Galvan. She's great.

I hope with all of my heart that everybody has a great time at lake Powell! cry now and get it over with since I know you miss me ;)

Hug, hug. Kiss, kiss.

Hna. Womack

p.s. I saw so many awesome things today.... the pictures are incredíble.

I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!

Love this girl ♥