sweet is the work : Goodbye Pordenone

"hi"
So we were at a member's house on Monday and Patrizia says,

"Your sister says 'Hi!' and that she's going to Rome!!"

I was just likkee, "Whhaatttt? You talked to my sister?!"

She didn't, but she was talking to a member in Cagliari who was with Kate at the same time... tender moment! So Kate got transferred to Rome, yes or no? (yes!)

drumroll please....

Well I can't hold it in much longer, buuuttttt (hold your breath) I'm leaving Pordenone. && I'm sad about it!!!!

This is Sara and Andrea (members) at the "nice McDonalds."

Sara is very dear to my heart!

She got baptized the week after I got transferred over to Sorella Astel. loovveeee her

Andrea served his mission in Georgia (the state, not the country)

But I'm also happy because I'm going to GENOVA!!!

Everyone is telling me that it's flooded and windy and the people are mean, but I'm not listening to them, hahah.

Genova is suuppeerrr pretty & our DL, Anz. Memmott got transfered to Genova to be a ZL, so I'll have a friendly face!

Sorella Astel is getting Sorella Pond, who was Sorella Hunter's companion in the MTC, and Sorella Pearce got transferred to Milano to be a Sister Training Leader (kinda like a Zone Leader, but only for sorelle) and Sorella Hunter is getting a solid sister from Albania!

Sorella Pearce and Sorella Hunter

nueva companera

My companion is Sorella Lemos.. from ARGENTINA. She speaks veerryyy little English & has been out the same amount of time as me. How ya feeling Mom & Dad? crazy right?!

I'm kinda freaking ouutttt, but it's fine hahaha.

Mom, I'm all ears to your advice on when you were in Argentina (sorry about that) WHAT DO I DO? (When Paige was preparing for her mission, she would mock me whenever I would try and give her advice about my missionary service in Argentina. karma.)

Genova Zone - Sorella Lemos is on the far left

bus-ted

But this week was sooo long!

Bus #1- We got lost on a bus & the bus driver dropped us off in the middle of nowhere and told us to flag down the next bus that was coming from the opposite direction and take it to some other city.

Bus #2 - So we did & then thaatt bbus driver took us somewhere else and stopped the bus on the highway.

(At the same time, I have a member on the phone asking me where I am and when I'm gonna get to her house.) So I just handed over the phone to the bus driver to figure it out.

He made some calls, flagged down another bus and escorted us ACROSS THE HIGHWAY.

Bus #3 - He told the other bus driver where we needed to go but thhaatt bus driver took us too far.

Then I had to call the member again and give the phone to the bus driver so he could explain where the heck we were.

Rescued: She had to come pick us up.. but it's fine I'm alliivveee, hahaha, & I love being a missionary.

birthday girl

For my birthday we sang American songs and had pizza and gelato & the other sorelle were sneaky and scored me some Hot Cheetos from the base.

Birthdays are fun on the mission because it doesn't really feel like your birthday.. also I feel old.

birthday twister pizza in green & kitty

Italia Vouggeee I'm stoked on it! It'll be a big change from the Liahona haha (She asked me to get her an Italian Vogue for a birthday present to save for her. for after.)

per piaccere- Because I'm leaving my dear Sorella Astel, can you send her a CD with the Like Crazy songs & the Mo Tab Andrea Bocelli song on the Italiano cd.. she likes those ones.

Also print off some pictures of the two of us and send them to her.. that woullddd be sooo nice of you<3

So I'm totes sad about leaving Pordenone but also excited to serve in a big city with a lot of other missionaries.. even though I'm gonna have a really hard time communicating with my new companion..

I'm excited to meet her! 8 hour train ride across the country here I commeee! Also I can go to Cinque Terra on pdays! sono felice