Thursday, July 28, 2011

Learning more about Cambodia

So Phnom Penh! Last week when I came I was shocked at just how little Kampong Cham is, and how few things there actually are there. Phnom Penh is pretty darn close to an American city. I went into the first supermarket that I have been to in close to four months. I was shocked! There are so many good things here that I didn't know about, even if I won't ever buy them because they are pretty expensive. Like I saw a box of frosted flakes! But it cost $7.34! We also went to the phsaa thmei (new market) and there were a lot of cool things there.  We went to the Russian market too (we went today too) lots of cool things there. We looked at movies in the market, and I could buy harry potter 7 part two! And cars two, and rio, and any other movie in the theater, lol. But they aren't good quality yet because they are so new. But movies are only $1.50.  We went to the mission home and the first words out of Sister Snyder's mouth were, "Wow! You have dropped a ton of weight!" I was like I guess I have!" So that was a big eye opener as to how much weight I actually have lost.  I went proselyting in the city with Elder Elder, one of the assistants. We went to the church to teach Khmae!  The church house was beautiful. An actual church building; I almost cried when I saw it. So pretty. Very modified to Cambodian standards though, which was pretty cool! Meaning that it is super open.  After we taught at the church, we went across the street to a family of recent converts.  I sat on furniture, they sat on furniture, there was a coffee table in between us, and a computer on a desk. And we spoke English. I couldn't get over all that! I've never had any of that. It was a very different experience. On Saturday, the next day, we got KFC for lunch! And ate it on the way home on the bus. Ha ha, it came with a side of rice, vegetables, and a fried egg instead of corn, mashed potatoes, and a biscuit. But I had a great time in Phnom Penh, and I am having a great time today too!  A fairly good turnout at church; there were 67 people there on Sunday! Yay!  I have to tell you about something funny from yesterday! My companion and I had to run home really quick to grab a the game Uno for FHE, and my companion ran upstairs and didn't see me go in the house with him. But I went into the fridge and grabbed a piece of fruit and went back outside and was eating it. My companion came out, froze, and looked at me. Then he asked what I was eating, and where did I get it. I was so tempted to say, oh, it was just over there on the ground, but I just said, it's grapefruit. Ha ha, good thing too, because he thought it was a piece of garbage cause he didn't see me go in the house. Ha ha!
English class is going well, we are reading Harry Potter! I am pretty sure that Hong will be getting baptized this Sunday; I am super excited! He is too! He's a good kid.

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