I don't have much to say today. We just got home from church. It took us about an hour to get there and then an hour back. Its not too far, I guess. And we were only lost for a few minutes. It looks like it won't be too hard to get to church every week, thankfully. We rode the tube for about 20 minutes and then hopped on a train and then had about a 10 minute walk.
The ward is going to be fun! There are so many people from so many different backgrounds. Its so interesting to see! I met A TON of people! There's no way on earth I'm going to remember any of them, but I'll try. Lots and lots of hugs (apparently they don't believe in shaking hands...) and just fun people. Our Bishop, Bishop Cooke, is really cool. He's from Jamaica and can't be over 35 years old. He "interviewed" the 4 of us girls when we got there and gave us callings... kinda. I don't have one yet, but I've been "placed" in the Young Women.
Sacrament meeting was fun. There were some sweet talks and it was just nice to be somewhere familiar for the first time in a few days. Everyone was very friendly and accepting. Almost a bit too friendly haha. Sunday School was a riot! The teacher was actually from the states who was out here going to Grad school. He was really funny and made the lesson interesting and got everyone involved. Young Womens was hilarious! Jordan (the other girl with me) and I were trying sooo hard not to laugh. There were a few times when we just couldn't hold it in much longer. There are 4 girls in the ward and they are just so funny! Hard to explain, but I"m looking forward to lots of laughs and stories! :)
The ward is pretty small. Probably 20-50 people smaller than the 14th ward. There are 2 sets of missionaries in the ward and 2 more in the ward that shares our building. We kinda spent a bunch of time chatting with them. Elder Hanks, the one I met, is from SLC and went to Skyline. He knows the Reeses and played football during our senior year when Highland pretty much killed Skyline. Good times. There are people from all over and all different kinds of accents. Its going to take some getting used to, but I'm getting better!
Funny Story!! So, there are a whole bunch of us assigned to this ward. Jordan, Melissa, Adrian, and the Hawkin's family. Its a fun group. I really like them all! (Brother Hawkins is our history teacher) Well.. when we walked into the church, we met a few random people and then this guy walked in. Jordan kinda hummed or something because of how good looking he was and this lady beside us just about died laughing. Jordan was so embarrassed, but it was soo funny! Then he turned out to be the 2nd counselor in the Bishopric. He's really really young and cool. He's also from Jamaica and it seems like he'll be fun to get to know over the next 5 sundays.
The tube is awful right now. A lot of the lines are down for construction during the weekends or just down in general, so there are a ton of people everywhere. Its kind of a pain. But that's okay. It should get better eventually.
I don't know if I've mentioned anything about this house we're living in. So, I'm going to. Its beautiful!!! The place has amazing ceilings and floors and walls! It was built when Victoria was queen and they have just updated it since. Not a great deal of changes. So cool! There are A TON of floors! I haven't even been all the way up! I live on the 4th floor, so i get to walk up a ton of stairs that make you feel like you're 80 pounds over weight because they squeak so much. Its a great house and lots of fun to experience. It reminds me a lot of Marry Poppins! I'll be sure and take a bunch of pictures :)
The other day in my culture class we talked about "culture shock" and the steps in it and what not. Its really not a shocking thing.. more of a process. Brother Shuler (the teacher and the permanent resident here) was explaining the steps for us and its interesting to see how views of people change and things. He said that the first step is the Honeymoon Stage quickly followed by the Frustration stage. One doesn't necessarily become frustrated with the culture or people, but just frustration in general. I think I'm in that stage. haha Sometimes things are just annoying. When 60 people live in one house, there are bound to be shower issues. And moving with large groups in London is near impossible and I have found I don't really like being in a group over 6 people, so it gets frustrating when there are too many of us. But yeah.
London is awesome! I'm loving it here and can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring!
Feel free to comment and leave me any ideas you have for something fun to do!!! Love you all!
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