March 12th 2012

Hey Mom and Dad!

Let's see... This week was really good. Women's day was awesome.
Basically everyone gives you flowers and they all say "happy march
8th" to you and everyone smiles at you because you are a woman! It's
great! I think that was the most I have seen Bulgarians smile in one
day! Contacting was pretty good that day too because people would stop
and talk to you!

Oh yeah and this week we found an investigator (who we thought was
avoiding us) while contacting and found out we couldn't get a hold of
him because he was having eye surgery. Anyway that was good because he
is the only investigator we have right now with a baptisimal date! So
that was a good day.

Also, we did some service. We helped a family in the ward peel around
600 oranges...no joke. When we were done we asked them what they were
going to do with them. They told us they were going to make their
homemade alcohol....so for service we helped a family make
alcohol....but it's how they make a living for themselves....so is
that bad? haha

As far as packages go...ask kelly. My companion says she has gotten
lots of packages from her family and has gotten all of them. So I
think it should be fine.

The weather here right now is crazy. One day its nice and sunny, the
next stormy and cold. Everyone calls march the "women's month" because
its so unpredictable...haha I think that's funny.

This week I discovered that they have the best icecream here!!! YUM so
good. That made my day when we got some icecream and it tasted bettter
than in America.

Wow! Way to go you guys! That's awesome. Yeah they have bowling here
but probably only like 4 bowling alleys in the whole country...Its not
very popular. There isn't one in my city I am in.

Yeah I am staying warm enough and I think healthy. When we make our
own food it is yummy and healthy, but when we have to eat what
bulgarian make us....not so much haha. I dont know why but bulgarians
think they need to have cups and cups of oil in all their food or its
not good. They use oil as their "flavor and seasonings" so sometimes I
feel my arteries are going to clog and my heart will stop... So I
learned a new trick. Apparently if you tell them you are full that's
not good enough, they won't believe you. However, if you tell them you
don't want to get fat... they respect you and are like "oh ok...no
problem we won't make you eat more" It's way funny but it works and
they dont mind because here the women are so so so skinny. All of
them. Anyway, I am happy I learned that trick!

Well I hope you have a great week! I love you :)

Love, Jodi