大家好!
DA JIA HAO!
Literal translation: big family good!
Meaning: Hello everyone!
Ahhh I love Chinese because in Chinese instead of saying "everyone" you say "big family."...they know what's up.
SO big family, this week flew by. I cannot believe I am already doing another weekly email? WEIRD. Another very weird thing is that I have been on my mission for 4 months already and my brain cannot comprehend that. wut¿
This week was one of those weeks where I could not believe that this is actually my life. This is probably going to sound corny and I am sorry if it makes you cringe but I am just going to go full hippy.
This week we met so many incredible people. I'll tell ya a little story about one in particular named Xing Yi. We met him on the street and he was in a hurry to get to work but he set up to meet with us for a gospel lesson this past Saturday. Little did we know that he has the CUTEST child ever created named Yu Ling and brought her to our lesson, too. I was so happy when I met her and her dad Xing Yi on Saturday (one of the kindest people I have ever met in my life) that I literally started tearing up and had to hide my face so I wouldn't freak them out.
This explains how I feel here literally EVERY DAY. I won't be able to express this in words but the Taiwanese have taught me so much about patience, love, kindness, and what is means to truly listen to people. Every time I talk to someone, the way they listen makes you feel like the most important person in the world. They are such genuinely kind people. They would never make you feel even the slightest bit bad about making them late or saying the wrong word, etc.
So yes. I tear up from happiness and from awe at life and the Taiwanese people. There is so much I have to learn and there are so many mistakes I make every single day, but the best part about this life is that we have the opportunity to repent and keep going. We have the gift of never having to feel like we are stuck and can't improve. We really were meant to have joy and I believe that we can find joy in anything we decide to find joy in. So go be happy! Make the most of every single experience today!
Cultural difference of the week: in Taiwan, you put your fruit/ food waste in the freezer and then when the singing garbage truck comes around, you run out and dump all your food waste in the back of it and it is the most...tebie (special) smell ever. Also, you separate all of your garbage...TAIWAN BACK AT IT AGAIN. #gogreen #ecofriendly
Okay I am kidding. I will not go that hippy on you. I love you da jia!
xoxo
莫姐妹
WE WENT TO CHIANG KAI SHEK THIS WEEK! It absolutely blew my mind. It is beautiful and gigantic and I felt like Po. ENJOY!
1. the sky from our apt this morning
2. our ward had a talent show and this is the MASTER of the chinese piano (don't know the actual name in english)
3. life.
4. stoked
5. the view from the top of the stairs
6. super shimao woman who asked to get a pic with us
7. the man himself + the changing of the guards
8. being Po
9. SISTA BRADLAAAAYYY
10. try to find me hehe
11. the entrance
12. my feelings about everything
