Hey guys, I'll probably have to ask for a pass on my English
as we head down the line, I've got some newly found Mitleid (freak, you can
look that up, I can't for the life of me remember this word in English, exhibit
a) for several of my friends. Having three languages in my head makes saying
anything in any of them a whole heck of a lot harder!
This week was cold. Like, almost into the negatives as far
as Fahrenheit goes. For my European friends who know the ways of the Celsius,
it has been negative for a long time already. (Odd fun fact, the word
Fahrenheit is actually German. O.o)
For the most part this week was full of finding, as well.
That meant that, for the first time in my entire mission, my thermals got VERY
used. I mean, every now and then there has been a cold day where I used them,
and maybe even regretted wearing them a little bit later in the day, but you
best be believing that I wore those things every single day this week. There
were a few days where I even considered double layering those things.
We also got to have interviews this week. First time since
being released as a zone leader, and, I must say, it was fantastic! Not being
in charge of everything was a nice little tidbit, and the interview itself was
very relaxed. I think that it was the longest interview that I have ever had
(sorry Elder Hickenlooper, it was president's fault, not mine!), but I was in
there for at least an hour with the guy. I have to say, sometimes it can be
hard having a somewhat superficial relationship with the mission president,
after all, we only really get personal time with him for (what is supposed to
be) about 15 minutes every six weeks. But, President Fingerle is an absolute
Baller. He makes every second count. I absolutely love the guy, and am super glad
that I get to serve with him.
I'm also super excited for ZoKo this week. Once again, not
being in charge will be nice. :p
As one final point worth noting, I have finally achieved a
feat which I think merits me claiming mastery of the German language.
You see, today I needed to get a haircut. Elder Morford told
me that he knew a place, so we headed over there. When we arrived, to my
horror, I found out that it was a Turkish laden. And, when we got in, the
barber wasn't even Turkish, he was speaking Arabic with one of his friends!
Being a missionary, you don't often use words that pertain
to getting a haircut, so your language is already somewhat lacking in that
department, and when you go to one of these foreign hair places, they barely
understand German a lot of the time as well! (That was definitely the case
today, as well. My haircut was mostly spent in awkward silence.) In addition to
that, these barbers are trained to cut hair into styles which are popular in
their countries, and aren't necessarily what a missionary would want. (As an
example, the classic Turkladen haircut is basically shaving the sides of the
head and then blowing the hair on the top of your head straight up.) In such a
place it can be very difficult to get a missionary friendly haircut. If you
don't understand each other very well, they are prone to basically give you the
haircut that they have.
But, as you might be able to gather from the large buildup,
I did it! Muahaha, I managed to get a decent haircut out of that place, and
further, I was able to get Elder Morford one, too. Haha, now there is nothing I
can't do!
Anyway, I wish you all a great week! I would love to ask you
all to pray for Germany this week! I'll be perfectly honest, there isn't much
going on in Potsdam right now, but we are doing our best to change that!
Liebe Grüße,
Elder Austin Spaulding
Elder Austin Spaulding
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