Week Fourteen.

Ohayo Gozaimasu!

 

Well the big news as you know is the earthquake! According to the people here, it was only a 5.0 earthquake. If it is over 5.2 an alarm on our phone goes off ten seconds before the earthquake hits and so we only have 10 seconds to prepare. The alarm didnt go off, but I sure did feel the quake! It was around 2 am here and all of a sudden everything started shaking and the walls were rumbling. All three of us woke up and sat up and just started saying, Jishin! Jishin! Daijobu desu ka?! Which means Earthquake, earthquake! Are you okay? Then we just kinda waited it out. Johnson Shimai and I both were saying Ohh.. Oki...Ohh... Nagai!! Which means, Whoa, its big. Whoa! Its long! It lasted forever it felt like! But after it was over we just went back to sleep fairly quickly. It was kinda fun, but also really scary because you cant do anything about it. You just have to wait! 

Last week I bought myself some rain clothes which turned out to be really helpful this week. We had a rainstorm for like 3 days in a row. I basically wear snow gear anytime I go outside. I will have to take a picture one of these days and send it to you. I bought a new SD card at the store and Johnson Shimai has a card reader so I am hoping the card works there... but now I have another problem. The computers at the Aizu college wont let us email anymore so we have to come to the library to email but you cant upload pictures here! Bummer. I did print some pictures off at a convenient store this morning so I will have to send some home. I also bought a really really good winter coat. Well actually a member found a good one for me on the internet and it came this week! I was only 32 dollars. Nice!

We had a split with the sister training leader this last week, but I didnt really participate in it. She only did a split with Johnson Shimai and Morita Shimai. I was kinda happy about that because I was really nervous ha ha. It was a fun few days. Morita Shimai was really happy too because we had 2 added Nihonjin at our house for a couple days! We did a lot of walking for the tri-panionship. The people on the split took the bikes so the other 3 had to walk around. I got blisters and I hurt my left foot somehow. It hurts always. I might have twisted my ankle or something. I dont really know. But I just keep walking on it because I have to ha ha. I dont think it is anything serious.

Last week during the split Morita Shimai and Iwasa Shimai (the STLs companion) and I went with a member and visited a referral she had for us. We went sight seeing and also visited this giant shrine. It was so cool! Shrines are so pretty and interesting. It was awesome. My camera died so I didnt take any pictures...

Looking back at this week it was actually really fun! We door bell ditched one of the members and left a halloween treat on their door... We went shopping for halloween costumes and halloween food in Koriyama with some of the members because we have a Halloween party coming up on Wednesday... yesterday church was really good and I kinda understood relief society (like maybe 15%!!) so that was good. And! Yesterday we got the transfer call!

So I will be staying in Aizu.. and my companion is... Sister Johnson! Yipee! Ha ha she already is my companion and I really like her so itll be good. Two blonde Americans trying to speak Japanese... this will be interesting. This is only the beginning of her 4th transfer, and she is continuing my training! Scary right? Sister Morita is the new Sister Training Leader!!!! She will be receiving a new bean chan too! American probably... She will be busy busy. Tomorrow we are going to Sendai to go to training meetings and get the new bean. I like traveling because it is kinda a rule to be quiet on busses so you cant talk to anyone, so we just sleep. It is awesome.

Dad, happy birthday! I am glad you got my present. How long did it take? I got your dear elder 2 days ago on Saturday the 26th.

Mom, I dont know if you have sent my package yet, but if it isnt too heavy, will you send my straightner? And I am going to need a journal here in 30 days or so. I looked for journals here but all they have is wimpy notebooks. Also, I can buy shampoo and everything here. I just really need toothpaste and stuff ha ha.

Well, I love you all so much! Thank you for your prayers and everything.

Love, Sister Miranda Robertson