Well well well.
We had a good week. More exchanges. I got to go to Zaandam again. That was great. I enjoyed. Made an appt with a former investigator lady that me and Elder K. found last year at almost the exact day.
Weird.
What else...
We had a great p-day today. We went to those bunkers again be cause it was really fun.
HEH, it rained though. Typical. Saturday was 35 degrees, and SOOO humid. And we got cloud cover and rain today. lovely :)
It was still great though. We had a blast. We played capture the flag at one point. And we won the first one :)
The second one I had the flag, and I jumped into the bushes to get away. Sad thing was they were covered in thorns. So I screamed loud and kept running. Other sad thing was there was stinging nettle all over, so as I type my legs burn and prickle. It's nice ;0
It would've worked but my team abandoned me and then I got sabotaged by a drop hidden by bushes, then as I turned around I got tagged in the back, and the momentum carried me into another drop hidden by bushes and so I fell into more thorn bushes. So I screamed loud again.
Worth it :)
I make it dramatic sounding but it really was fun.
Pics!
I included a typical street that was decked out for the WK. (World Cup) it was like that in many places. Many even more intense. It was awesome.
Also me last p-day when we took pics by windmills. Fun fact: the drive between Alkmaar and Hoorn (to the west of it) is actually pictured in the Best Two Years movie (I was told. I can't remember when) But it's gorgeous.
ik hou van jullie!!
Elder C>
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| Street during World Cup. |
Wednesday night,
I lay on the ground.
With my heart broken.
(in pieces)
I would go on and rant about it, but I discovered sadly enough that it doesn't help.
I'm proud they got 3rd. That's cool.
Maar niet de beker.
Anyways, they played well. I enjoyed watching.
And other things happened this week as well. We started teaching several new people in our area. Things keep picking up.
The zone is still doing well. We worked on exchanges a lot this week. And we had stupidly humid weather. It could be a decent 23 degrees, but because it's so humid, it's terrible. I just sweat. wah wah. It's nice and green here. We were at a member’s house and they were showing us their garden, and it made me want to plant things. We bought a basilicum plant, and that's sitting in the appartment. Otherwise, we have a tree growing out the side of the building between cracks in the brick. That’s about it though.
I'm rambling now.
I let you go now. I'll send pics volgende week.
hey, fijne week!!
Elder CHANTRY!
Well Proud I am, of Nederland. And winning again.
And very proud, of the Amsterdam zone. The missionaries here are busier than ever. They have so many people they are teaching. We ourselves are seeing an increase. We found a few more people to teach, and we have a busy plan this coming week.
Right now all the dike alarms our going off. You can hear it all throughout the city. They are designed to go off when the dijks break and water is flooding Nederland.
..........
BUT don't worry. Cause they test them on every first Monday of the month. :)
So Mom reminded me of an experience with Elder C. On Konings Dag. We had spent the day in Amsterdam. And we were going back home. I had left a bag in the Elders appartment, but I didn't need it. We could just get it next time we saw them. We were heading back on the train, to get to a dinner appointment on time. So we're all in a hurry (hence not going back to get the bag)..
Well, we ride the train, and arrive in Heiloo. We get out, and go to check out. See, the transportation here works with little cards. That have an electric chip in them. And a little machine scans them and checks you ''in'' to the train. And ''out''. Well, turns out that little card is slippery. And when one puts it in his pant pocket it falls out. I went up to the machine, and I couldn't find my card. I search bag, pants, alles, nothing. I tell my comp "man, I left it on the train.” I then hear the whistle, and the train rides away....If you could've seen the look on my face.....
Well, that's bad. But we have to go. We parked our car at the station, so that we could drive quick to the dinner appointment. We were real clever. Turns out clever isn't enough to counter-act idiocy. As we got to the car, my I realized I didn't have the car keys. I madly search my bag (for the 4th time in so many minutes) and my worthless gap-openness pockets.. And then I ask Elder C. My conversation went like this:
‘‘Elder, do you have the keys?''
‘‘No. I thought you put them in your bag''
'''WAIT. I did........oh......"'
''What?"
''I put them in my other bag''
''And that bag is....''
(In Amsterdam)
''........AAARGH!!"
So, we were forced, to walk home. Now, it wouldn’t be so a big deal, if we weren't now gonna be late to a dinner appointment. My comp had the idea, to take the bikes from the appartment to dinner. So we rush walk home. Finally get there, and grab the bikes.
Fun fact about the bikes, one of them is what's called a 'fouw fiets'. A foldable trasportable bike. So it's tiny and doesn't make you look dignified. The other one was a normal one. Down side was, it has no brakes.
The good part was, we got there. No one got hurt, and we weren't even too late in the end.
The moral of the story, is don't trust me with anything.
Love you all! Glad the 4th was fun. And Joseph Happy BDAY!!! Have the greatest time 14 jarige jongen :)
Elder Chantry!
