Quick Recap of the States visit

 

So, Those of you serving in the states currently, Hats off to you. your brave and strong for going out every week in the ministry there. I had a really fantastic time spending some time with the friends from West Manch and G-town the past few weeks.. I do miss you guys a lot. but I do have to admit, there where a few things that I wasn't exactly thrilled with. a few are as follows;

 

    * Its cold. Waaaay to cold.

    * people not invite us in at everydoor(especially bad manners considering it was sub 20 degress), actually only one of my old calls I stopped in to see invited us in.That just seems strange to me now.

    * Few people are home.

    * Driving around in a car all day to get everywhere is a drag. Sure the assosiacion is great, but isn't nice when you can just head out with the whole congregacion. and Time really does fly by when you bouncing from one study to the next....

    * One can't(ok shoudn't) just yell out GREETINGS! HELLO!! GOOD DAY!  GREETINGS!! To alert the person at home that your there. You have to knock all the time....whats up with that?

 

For this, you all should be commended. Theres definetly need in these places. People are coming into the truth there, and someone needs to be there for them.

 

Your there for them. Way to go.

 

And you sacrifice so much to be there.

 

and I do say this with complete honesty. No joking or sacasim at all! Really. Life isn't exactly a walk in the park here  by any means, but seriosly,  Everyones so stressed all the time, and always so busy with this and that.. Everything cost WAY to much. Corruption in the Govements, from the federal to the town level. police forces. Everybody wants to sell you something, or take your time from you.tack that on to some of the above stated issues, and well... No. thank you very much, but I'll be fine where I am. I feal safer here.

 

 

But a few things that I did like..

 

 

     One of the first things to get me is the strangeness of warm water coming out of the faucets. this is not normal. I'm not sure how the do it, but made me jump back a few times in surprise.

 

Showers....Mmm...Warm showers.  This is one thing I just couldn't get enough of.

     please note that the phenomonon know as "warm showers" is not to be confused with the odity of warm sink water. Why? Well, my hypothosis states that while one can get used to a cold stream of water dripping on you hands pretty quick, its only part  of your body.   but r oppistate of "warm showers", that is to say "cold showers" are jjust something the body cannot and will not get used to. its physiologicaly impossible, even if you did mentaly prepare yourself to the utmost degree for , you body flips out everytime. Cold showers are evil! EVIL!  Warm showers on the other hand, are second only to naps on the top 10 list of things to do.

 

            StrangeBrew, and its wonderful 1/2 price appitizers and 65+ beer selection, each for  just $2.50. This is a place dreams are made of.  A good drink is hard to come by here. I'm not opposed to the some three beer selection here. but considering the selection ranges from light amber to, well, light amber.. You can feel a little left out if you more of a red/stout fan.  And the location! We else can you go to find a place filled with  the friends from the local halls on virtually any given day during the  week...other then the kingdom hall!