Well, its nuts.
I thought I knew Spanish...Well, I do, it's just
that they don't speak it here! They speak what they call
Castellano. I still don't know what it means and besides that, it's
just a hundred percent slang, using the form "Vos." When I got
to Buenos Aires, I was just like Qué? Haha but my mission president is
amazing here in Cordoba. He loves that I'm Chilean too haha, so I have already
gotten on his good side. ;)
Argentina is way different oh my goodness!
I just wanna say one thing to all the people that complain about the US...STOP
IT! Whether its politics, taxes or whatever, Argentina is nothing
compared to the US. $8 dollars for a gallon of gas, bad living
conditions, etc. I have learned to love my country so much! My
companion is awesome. His name is Elder Lakey from Utah. Nothing
like 2 gringos walking together on the streets of Argentina haha.
He´s only got like 3 months left so he's helped me so much to just
get used to it, especially with a couple pranks...
1) "Porqueria" is a way to say
disgusting. He told me that it was a way to say delicious! Oh my
goodness, I said it to everyone I swear it’s so bad! I'm glad that no one
was offended lol.
2) There's a family in our ward. He told me that
the Father was less active and the mom was not a member. We ate at their
house and Elder Lakey says, "If we drink that cerveza (alcohol), will you
be baptized?" She said yes and he drank it. I was just like oh my
goodness what just happened. They told me to drink it and of course, I
said no! My companion stormed out the door and when I get out he is
laughing so hard. Turns out they filled the bottle with apple juice and
both parents were active members of the Church. Ridiculous. He's
lucky I can take a prank. Haha, I thought it was hilarious after, but not
while it happened!
We ended the week with a baptism...in the
river! It was absolutely amazing to have a baptism in the first
week. We are working on marrying his parents so they can be baptized too!
I love this gospel so much and every day I´m
learning to speak like an Argentine. It's just the rhythm I can't explain
it. I understand more every day and I'm so happy to be here. I can't wait
to share more stories with you next week :)
Love,
Elder Pomar
