SOOO much hospitaling today! Many sick people, mostly elderes... silly boys. That took most of our morning / afternoon, going back and forth between 3 hospitals and labs and stuff. Don't do stupid things and drink lots of clean water, puchica! (latin-american equivalent of the sentiments expressed by the English word "dang")
When we got back to our area, we talked to a lot of people as we
were walking around, and we visited with a group of guys who were absolutely
convinced that I was from Utah , not Texas . According to them, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the States only live in
Idaho and Utah ,
and Texas is full of Mexicans, and since I am
white and a member of the Church, I am therefore from Utah . Could be sound logic, I think, something along the lines of the Law of Syllogism?
Also, I have been told many times that my eyes are just so beautiful and that I
look like a china doll, so I'll take that as a complement, as my makeup routine
currently consists of sunscreen and mascara. Living the life of luxury!
But the people here are pretty good, some interesting
ones, but that's normal for anywhere. We usually have lunch or dinner provided
by someone, and it's all good food, so I'm grateful for that. Hna Robles eats
so fast, so I'm left there trying to eat my rice quickly, but she talks to the
people while I finish my plate full of food, so it works out pretty well.
Also, I'm grateful for my filtration water bottle, the
Church pays for these little guys (they're actually quite big, I think they
hold like 32 oz or something) that retail for something like $40 a pop, and
they're some of the best filters in the world. So on the food and water ends
I'm taken care of.
However, to any upcoming missionaries I would advise to
bring Tiger Balm or some kind of muscle rub, and a yoga mat, because
your body gets so achy and tired, and the tile floor is quite hard when
you do exercises at 6:35 am... so I might suggest that, in addition to sunscreen
and bug spray and a whole lot of underwear. Also, any recipes you want to bring
from home, those are good, too. And a little pocket calendar or something to
mark the general days and months.
In other news from Honduras , I would like to inform
the world that there seem to be no posted speed limits, and thus the cars
travel quite fast in a myriad of patterns. And also I can't find any expiration
dates on the food products. Good thing we bless stuff before we eat it!
10:12 pm
I just now got off the phone with
an elder that needed help figuring out how to clean and use a thermometer, and
he complemented me on sounding very smart and medical, and couldn't believe
that I had 8 days in the mission and was wondering if I was the new nurse. So, Public
Service Announcement to people in charge of other people: please instruct said
people on how to perform basic medical practices. 20-something-year-olds in
their last transfer should probably have some idea of how to utilize
thermometers and cotton balls with alcohol applied to them. And also, please
don't take NyQuil if you think you have the Chikungunya virus. That doesn't really help
the situation. May you all be healthy and well, and live a long life full of
happiness and laughter. Peace out.
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