Well, I don´t have much to report this wekk, just another week in Panama. I suppose that merely being in Panama is exciting enough though :) Panama is such a beautiful place. The sky here is always so clear and vivid. Yesterday the sunset was so pretty. The entire sky was a magnificent mix of orange and pink. Then the moon came up and was a brilliant white sliver of white in the midst of it all. The word for sky is the same as the word for heaven in Spanish. I think that´s justified because the sky here truly is heavenly and spectacular.
Also, there´s a group of wild loros, parrots, that has decided to live in a group of trees along our running route, so we get to watch them fly over our heads every morning. It´s really cool, they´re such beautiful birds.
I´ve also had the chance to experience some new food this week. At the beginning of the week, one of our investigators gave us fish...the whole fish--the scales, the bones, the eyes--all of it. Also, yesterday at lunch I sat down to behold a huge bowl of almejas--clams. I´ve never been much of a fan of seafood, but they weren´t too bad. And it was pretty entertaining to watch one of the elders try and eat them. Also, the fruit here is delicious!!! I tried something called a mamòn the other day. It´s a little fruit that has a green cover that you bite softly to break it in half. Then you suck out the fruit in the middle, which is an oddly textured pinkish/clear thing. You chew on that for a while, then spit out the pit in the middle. It´s strange, but really good. I´m also becoming gifted in the art of eating mangos. It´s extremely messy, but that´s part of the fun. Mangos are definitely some of my favorite things to eat here. I also love papaya. Almost every house here sells things called duros. Duros are basically popsicles, but better. They put homemade chicha (fresh fruit juice) in a little plastic bag and freeze it. We found a house that has duros made out of fresh papaya, coconut, or pineapple. Oh Nely, those things are good!!! Hna Rodas and I get one every time we´re in the area. They´re perfect for the middle of the day, when the sun in strong. It´s been especially hot the last couple of days.
Speaking of weather, here´s my funny experience for the week: Last monday we were waiting for the elders to call about changes., so we left to wash our clothes a bit later than usual. When we walked out the door it was really hot and really sunny. About 30 seconds after leaving our house, a huge storm hit. The wind started really strongly, then the buckets of rain followed shortly after. Everybody was running into their houses, then there were the crazy missionaries who had their laundry swung over their shoulders. It´s a 10-15 minute walk to the laundromat, so we were completely drenched by the time we got there. We rung out our skirts as well as we could, then went about washing our already wet clothes. We just sat and laughed at ourselves . . . we do that a lot. And we´re pretty sure Heavenly Father got a good chuckle out of it too :)
I´m loving the memories that I´m making here in Panama, even the simplest ones will remain with me for a lifetime. I´m so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve here.
I love and miss you all so much! Hope you´re all happy and healthy and happy :) MUCH LOVE!
Go forward with faith,
Hermana Falslev :)
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