But despite all of that, we had a really great exchange this week with the STLs. I got to serve with Sister Lee Yeji and we ate my favorite spicy 떡볶이 and taught Kids' English Class together. I had to lead Kids' English for the first time and it actually went pretty well! Crazy story: When Sister Lee Yeji (이예지) and I were jundoing, we went to the public market to find a less-active sister and we ran into this shop that sells full-out sharks! It was insane! There were just three HUGE sharks laying out for sale and another huge one just cut in half! And there were just buckets of shark heads and shark meat! Super crazy! Sister Lee had never seen that before and she's Korean! Haha. We were both a little freaked out! Then when we were on the way to teach Kids' English, we got chased by dogs! It was super funny. We were dying laughing and so exhausted by the end of the day! Usually on exchanges you stay up late talking, but we were so tired that we both fell asleep right when our heads hit the pillow. That was a first! Haha.
Also, the other day we were craving ice cream SOOO bad! It was a really hard day and we had already told our district leader that we were home so we couldn't go out and get anything. But in Korea, you can have anything delivered to your house, so we called McDonalds and had ice cream and fries delivered and we ate it in bed! That was so fun! Delivery makes not eating sugar hard! Haha.
We also had interviews with President Barrow this week. That was so cool. I have been really stressed and I have felt so inadequate lately (especially with my Korean! I just want to be fluent, but it's so hard!!), but when I was talking to President, I just felt at peace and like everything I was doing was alright. I was so grateful for that. He gave me so much insight on how to be a happy, successful missionary (and person after my mission) and we talked a lot about spiritual gifts and using my gift of love. He told me to not stop falling in love with the people or Korea even if I get rejected all of the time. We talked a lot about my fear of rejection and how it is the corresponding weakness to the gift of love. It was really cool to hear from my mission president about my spiritual gifts. I don't really ever notice my strengths on my own to be honest. And it just felt so good to just hang out with President Barrow for a few minutes! Also, when I was waiting for my interview, I got to hang out by myself with Sister Barrow for a little bit! It was so fun! We did planks and lunges and squats and pushups together in our dresses! Hehe! It's insane how quickly you can get SO out of shape! My body is a noodle and it scares me so bad!! Sister Barrow talked a lot to me about not getting stressed out and told me that since my body is young, I'll be back in shape in no time after my mission. That made me feel so much better. I haven't really had a chance to run in like 2 transfers! It's crazy!
Well, sorry I have nothing fun to talk about this week. But missions aren't a vacation or a study abroad there are SO many ups and downs. They are hard and challenging and trying and SO rewarding when you look back on it all! I can't believe I've been in Korea for 6 months and a missionary for 8 months! It goes by so fast and so slow at the same time. I think only someone who has served a mission can understand that!
사랑해!!
I you love!
잔스 자매
Sister Johns
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