Dearest Family,
Elder Nordgren here and just enjoying the amazing times on the mission. This week was good, but we sure need more investigators. The members in 8th branch aren't too excited about missionary work. That is how we get people to teach is through the members. We can't go knocking on doors cause that is illegal. The language is coming very well. The people are so fun to talk to and talking to them is always interesting. They like to talk abot my weight and how big I am. Speaking of which I am losing A TON of weight very fast. Last Wednesday I weighed myself and found that I had lost 45 pounds in just under 3 weeks. I won't be weighing in today but next week I will so that means you all will found out how much more I have lost in 2 weeks.
I find that lately as i ride my bike I feel like a giant. Sometimes I am sitting next to someone who is standing then when I stand it all changes and they all look like little children. Some of them speak very fast others not so much. The women speak faster than the men though. Living conditions vary from person to person. Usually they have a house made with a few wood pieces put together and not much else. There is dirt all over of course too. Food, you can guess that they all eat rice every meal, and put whatever they find in for some meat. There has been some crazy things that I have eaten so far like octopus, fresh crab, ants, and insects that you sometimes find in your meals. Speaking of weird bugs, every night we kill a cockroach or two in our house and there are always some mice to hunt. Some Geckos too. Interesting place here. For me, it is a new experience but nothing too crazy. I am still alive and I am safe. So no worries on this side of the world. And I just want to do a shout out for my awesome Mom and Sister who are having their birthdays at this time of the year. One year older, and wiser too. Happy Birthday Heather. Happy birthday Mom. Well that is my letter for this week, I love you all so much and be sure to keep it real.
With love,
Elder Nordgren
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