Hello!
It is nice to here from you as well. Thanks for the letters and the package, those swedish fish will last me a good while. I have been saving my last piece of toblerone, so that is good as well.
Im glad to here that you're sending me more ties, cause i have been acting like im pretty cool, but my ties aren't. (ties are the basic currency among missionaries here, they are power) So needless to say i am regretting my decision to strive for absolute plainness in all that i have.
I ran into Elder White on Wednesday, and chatted with him for a little bit, but other missionaries also recognized him from byu, so i cant quite share my "i don't know anyone here" attitude with him. but it was nice seeing a familiar face. I also saw Elder Hollingsworth at the same time, so that too was swell.
I've a matter of saddening gravity for my mother...I will not be calling home on mothers day.It is no choice of mine, but it is the truth. I figure they just can't let 2,000 missionaries call on the same day. i dont know though. Im sorry!
In response to my lovely sister's letter, family picture, and bookmark-Thanks a whole bunch, my district leader gets the mail, and was excited for me when he saw the blue card with the hearts on it. I was excited too. ummm...I feel like i have told the majority of those things! perhaps it was in one of the illegible letters that i wrote though....
so...I have two companions. One is from here in Utah, and the other is from Tennesee. The class that i study with, as well as live on the same floor as, is comprised of 9 elders. Of the 9, 5 are heading to Leon, including my two companions, and the others are heading to elsewhere in Mexico. We study spanish, and practice teaching, from 7am to 9pm. Once a week we go to this activity as a companionship where we meet "investigators" and get to know them for 10 minutes, in espanol, plan a lesson and teach it for 30 minutes in english. Not this week, but the next we will be teaching entirely in spanish...We'll see how that goes. We have activities similar to that throughout the week, so that we can test and improve our abilities.
Something that is really great, is the devotionals we get to attend twice a week. Just last Tuesday L. Tom Perry spoke to us. Its pretty sweet to sing "called to serve" with a couple thousand other missionaries as well. I've only a few more minutes! Thanks for all that you do/ have done for me! I enjoyed williams scriptural contribution and ivys book mark!
Muchos Gracias,
Love, Elder Albano
Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Nick's latest
So, we've yet to receive this letter he said he was going to write and send. This is the latest email:
Its still going dandy! I haven't seen anyone cept ricky and some girl i didn't really know from my institute class. i'll look out for Elder White though, that would be super cool. Well thats nice of Jess to give yall that opportunity. It rained today for the first time. only as we were returning from the Temple. other than that its snowed like twice and the weather has been beautiful. I suits are holding up well, even though somehow there was ink inside tons suit jacket pocket and i got it all over the missionary handbook ( the "white bible") No biggie. I havent heard yet about my visa, most dont find out until much later. the food still rocks, and still makes me feel weird, but the affects are far worse in other missionaries, i still have a little of that iron stomach dad told me i had in the bmw that day we took it for a spin.I love you too!Adios!
Its still going dandy! I haven't seen anyone cept ricky and some girl i didn't really know from my institute class. i'll look out for Elder White though, that would be super cool. Well thats nice of Jess to give yall that opportunity. It rained today for the first time. only as we were returning from the Temple. other than that its snowed like twice and the weather has been beautiful. I suits are holding up well, even though somehow there was ink inside tons suit jacket pocket and i got it all over the missionary handbook ( the "white bible") No biggie. I havent heard yet about my visa, most dont find out until much later. the food still rocks, and still makes me feel weird, but the affects are far worse in other missionaries, i still have a little of that iron stomach dad told me i had in the bmw that day we took it for a spin.I love you too!Adios!
Monday, April 19, 2010
numero dos
So, this is most of the latest email from Nick to my mom. He is silly. My mom realized that he never had to take a typing class in school, so we're pretty sure just typing this much was a challenge:
...I am going to write all the cool details in a letter, because i am slow at typing and short of time. i will also include a super important request. and maybe some pictures, probably later rather than sooner.
please tell oma that I am still enjoying her last toblerone and mi companeros are as well.
Um!
I miss you all!
Sorry if my emails are boring, i would love to spice them up a bit. If i write cool letters in cursive, which I will, perhaps Jess could scan them and put them up on the super sweet blog. also, I need the minnesotans address, jess's address, and garys address, so i can have him distribute any letters to my friends.
I love you mom!
I love you dad!
I love you... many many others.
Elder! Albano!
I sent him 2 emails last week and he was able to write back on Friday, but he doesn't want anyone to be offended with his brief responses. He said he is really short on time to check his email, but he can read his actual mail any day of the week, so once I get a decent address from him I'll post it.
...I am going to write all the cool details in a letter, because i am slow at typing and short of time. i will also include a super important request. and maybe some pictures, probably later rather than sooner.
please tell oma that I am still enjoying her last toblerone and mi companeros are as well.
Um!
I miss you all!
Sorry if my emails are boring, i would love to spice them up a bit. If i write cool letters in cursive, which I will, perhaps Jess could scan them and put them up on the super sweet blog. also, I need the minnesotans address, jess's address, and garys address, so i can have him distribute any letters to my friends.
I love you mom!
I love you dad!
I love you... many many others.
Elder! Albano!
I sent him 2 emails last week and he was able to write back on Friday, but he doesn't want anyone to be offended with his brief responses. He said he is really short on time to check his email, but he can read his actual mail any day of the week, so once I get a decent address from him I'll post it.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Elder Albano Made it Safely!
Hello to everyone who has discovered this blog, this is the first email Nick has sent. His P-Day (preparation day, or day to get all your own needs taken care of) is on Saturdays, so I'll post his emails soon thereafter. Also, I'll maybe figure out how to copy and paste them without all the type-o's. Enjoy!
Iyeee! Indeed I did make it mother, and others?! weird huh? I just started washing my clothes, but i think that I put the soap in before the water. We will see how that works out! I am having just a swell time here in Provo, where the air is crisp, the mountains are in your face, and there are like a couple thousand other missionaries who are attempting to learn far too much in far too little time, and somehow succeeding in doing so. does this thing have spell check? o well. Cool though right? I hope all is well on the beautiful palazzo, and elsewhere back in the california. Is all well? Im sure it is, nothing ever happens there. Let me tell you about hereWe study from 7:00 am to 9:30 pm with meal breaks and some gym time, lights out at 10:30 and start over again.It is basically way more work than I have done in ages (intellectually!) and the cool part is i dont mind it at all. In fact its a blast, a tiring blast! I thank my friends for contributing to my having only two hours of sleep for my first day, during which I was dying...hard!Shyeah! no! its super great. Muy Bien! I would miss everybody, but theres not any time, and its only been a couple days.I better get some letters soon, i feel like a real bum since me companero just got like 4 and a package.I guess it would help to give you my address, but, i don't have it. I will send a letter as soon as I can though. Ummm I have 12 minutes and 15 seconds left! I love you all, Im sorry I didn't message dad, Im sure he will get this. I say hello to my friends and my family, I love you all very much. yeah! I wish you could all be here, but you can't...maybe someday huh? its a good work, and Im glad to be a part of it8 minutes! Um yeah, that took me four minutes! Hi dad! Hi mom! Hi ton y familia! Hi jess y famila! Hi amigos! Hi other relatives I would bless with my personal greeting if i had more time! this place is pretty neat I know that what I am doing is the best thing in the world, I thank the Lord and my friends and family for getting me here and giving me the opportunity. I am getting scared now cause the numbers are flashing and I only have 2 minutes and 22 seconds. until we speak electronically again!Farewell!me amor?!
Iyeee! Indeed I did make it mother, and others?! weird huh? I just started washing my clothes, but i think that I put the soap in before the water. We will see how that works out! I am having just a swell time here in Provo, where the air is crisp, the mountains are in your face, and there are like a couple thousand other missionaries who are attempting to learn far too much in far too little time, and somehow succeeding in doing so. does this thing have spell check? o well. Cool though right? I hope all is well on the beautiful palazzo, and elsewhere back in the california. Is all well? Im sure it is, nothing ever happens there. Let me tell you about hereWe study from 7:00 am to 9:30 pm with meal breaks and some gym time, lights out at 10:30 and start over again.It is basically way more work than I have done in ages (intellectually!) and the cool part is i dont mind it at all. In fact its a blast, a tiring blast! I thank my friends for contributing to my having only two hours of sleep for my first day, during which I was dying...hard!Shyeah! no! its super great. Muy Bien! I would miss everybody, but theres not any time, and its only been a couple days.I better get some letters soon, i feel like a real bum since me companero just got like 4 and a package.I guess it would help to give you my address, but, i don't have it. I will send a letter as soon as I can though. Ummm I have 12 minutes and 15 seconds left! I love you all, Im sorry I didn't message dad, Im sure he will get this. I say hello to my friends and my family, I love you all very much. yeah! I wish you could all be here, but you can't...maybe someday huh? its a good work, and Im glad to be a part of it8 minutes! Um yeah, that took me four minutes! Hi dad! Hi mom! Hi ton y familia! Hi jess y famila! Hi amigos! Hi other relatives I would bless with my personal greeting if i had more time! this place is pretty neat I know that what I am doing is the best thing in the world, I thank the Lord and my friends and family for getting me here and giving me the opportunity. I am getting scared now cause the numbers are flashing and I only have 2 minutes and 22 seconds. until we speak electronically again!Farewell!me amor?!
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