Dear Family! Well, we´re gonna cut to the chase . . . . I just got called to work in San Blas! San Blas is the zone made up of many islands where the natives of Panamá, the Kunas, all live. I knew that I would be changing areas, but I wasn´t expecting to go to San Blas at all. I´m still slightly in shock, but I´m truly looking forward to the adventure. My companion is named Hermana Dawson and is from Arizona. She seems wonderful, and I´m really excited to work with her. This week is known as ´´P-Week´´ for the missionaries of San Blas because we utilize this week to stock up on food and anything else we´ll need for the next 6 weeks. We´ll be sleeping in the temple apartments until Saturday when we´ll make the trip to the islands. The island that I´ll be working on is called Carti Tupile. Hermana Dawson tells me that if we walk slow we can cross the island in about 3 minutes. All of the inhabitants of the island are members, so our work will be slightly different. We live in the church (tomorrow I have to go buy a hammoc to sleep in :)) and each morning we teach seminary and institute. We have computers in the church that we can use for email on Mondays, but it is all run by solar energy, so sometimes the connection is a little iffy. I should be able to continue writing each week, but don´t worry if you don´t get an email . . . . it just means it´s a little cloudy on San Blas :)
I´ve been advised that I should take $80-100 dollars of personal money with me to the island, so I hate to ask this, but could you put transfer some money into my account? I recently had to take a little out because my comp and I had a slight problem and had to take a taxi that we weren´t planning on. I promise I´m not just spending carelessly! Thank you for everything!!! We´ll be able to get on email once more before leaving on Saturday morning, but we aren´t sure which day yet.
I´ll keep you updated on my island adventures :) I love you all dearly!
Hermana Falslev :)
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