Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Last Letter from USA

I GOT MY VISA!!! It is a definite "go" to India! My district and I found out Thursday in a special meeting for us. Some church representive came and gave us the headsup on what to say when we reach Indian customs. Bascially, no preaching to the custom officials, we are missionaries that were invited by the Indian Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and the use of preaching or converting in our vocabulary is definitly prohibited. That's where we found out we all recieved our visas. :) So Monday I'll be calling you at the airport. Either in Salt Lake City or Dallas. We are flyin out of Salt Lake City to Dallas from Dallas to London from London to New Delhi. Blahh stinkin long plane rides. What can I say though, I'm going to India!
     Not sure what all to write. Life's been better this week and I'm just trying to do what I'm suppose to and get things done. I guess I haven't told you at all what life is like here. 6:30 we wake up and get ready. The showers here are interesting. Meaning it's either really hot or cold, the nozzle is powerful or weak, and when someone flushes the toilet the water temperature spikes or goes ICE cold. The food at the cafeteria isn't too bad, but it's getting old (it's not my momma's cooking :) ). I think I've gained 4 pounds here too surprisingly and yet I someone still manage to be under 140 pounds with that extra poundage. Does that make any sense? Gym time is fun. There's a track upstairs that I go run on for 30 minutes everyday. There are two missionaries that I meet there. One is Elder Johnson and the other is Sister Maldrum. Elder Johnson is from Cali, was a cheerleader before coming to his mission, has had surgey on his knee many times because of cheerleading, graduated in 2009. Sister Maldrum is from Ponca City, Oklahoma! (She's the one I try to talk to haha ) She ran track and crosscountry in high school, alto in choir, and she's been going to BYU Provo for the last couple of years. Both of them are in the Hong Kong Mission learning Kantaneze. We tell each other all the time, when we are running by, guy-eoh. It means good job in Kantaneze.
     Yesterday was our in-field orientation and so today we are doing some getting ready for Monday. Laundry, packing, and yahda yahda. Oh and I took my Malaria pills for the first time today. So definitely getting ready to leave :)
     Well I love you guys and hope to talk to you soon.
                                                                                      Love you,
                                                                                                Elder Devin Bastian

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