What a week. This whole week has been nuts. I'll start out with the end of last Pday. I could have been runningaround Japan in a different area with a new person and you would have never known.
Tuesday: went to the zoo. It was a great zoo but cost money (what? Normal museums and zoos you have to pay to get into?) [For non-Marylanders - the Smithsonian Museum and Zoo are all free]. My favorite exhibits were the Japanese black bear and the sea otters. The sea otters were playing around and having a blast. The bear was dead asleep. We anxiously awaited out transfer call. We anxiously waited until 9pm. After Pday! After like our normal day! It was nuts! They never call that late. We found out the news. I was staying in Chikushino and O shimai was leaving for Beppu! After we got the news we decided just to go to bed. I was way sad O shimai was leaving. She literally taught me Japanese. I can speak Japanese because of her.
Wednesday: a day full of lessons and squeezes get in packing in between. For one of our lessons, with A (Korean less active), we read "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" together and discussed how Christ could specifically help her (shout out to Sister Banks and her awesome laurels lessons). Packing was fun because we ate lots of food and acted goofy.
Thursday: transfer day! I hung around Hakata Eki [Hakata Train station?] for a while, waiting for my new companion. About my new companion. Her name is Sister W. She's transfer 6 (been in Japan for 7 months), 24 years old, love onions, is from Utah, and is my first companion taller than me. And she's like quite a bit taller than me. She's my first companion who's Japanese isn't like 80 levels above me. It makes missionary work way interesting because we both HAVE to contribute because neither of us are fluent yet.
Friday: I was an idiot. We were running for Asa undo [Morning exercise] and I crashed into a concrete box on the side of the road. In my defense, I saw it but it was farther in the road than I expected. My quad hit it full on and now I have a huge muscle bruise and normal bruise that make it hard for me to walk or bend my knee. [Graceful as usual] Typical Sister Bearman. I can't bike. Or walk fast. And I have a wicked looking bruise lump on my leg. It's at least a 12 as far as bruises go dad. [I have asked for a picture to see if its really a 12]
Saturday: we had a relief society activity and 2 of the less actives we invited came! One is Korean. So I sat next to her and the Canadian member during the meeting and translated (what?!?!?). It was probably a rough translation. But I did it. I should say God did it. As soon and I started speaking to explain what I understood, more words came to my mouth than I actually understood. But if I waited for that help, I didn't understand. But as soon as I opened my mouth to explain what I did understand, I understood the rest. It was nuts. God is a god of miracles. It goes to show that sometimes your gifts doesn't show until you use them up to understand others. After the relief society activity, we had high tea as a fundraiser for the youth. A member paid for us and our less actives. We ate hot chocolate and scone and cream and mini sandwiches. The young men served us drinks. The young women served us food. It was way cute.
Sunday: our investigator came to church. She's getting baptized on the 24. She's way cute and way excited. At church she was telling everyone she's getting baptized. Her interview is tonight. But I'm not worried. She has such a strong testimony. Then we dendoed all day in the rain by walking because I still can't bike.
On a side note, I've decided to give up chocolate this transfer. We're doing it together, Wshimai and I. It's been one day and it's so hard. Some one suggested we do it to see how people feel when they stop drinking tea or coffee for the Word of Wisdom. Also, last transfer I sacrificed my lunches and dinners and studied Japanese during them. And I saw such great miracles. I understand Japanese now. So now comes a harder sacrifice, chocolate.
Love everyone. Happy pi day!!!
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