September 2nd 2008

Hi family, Again, I am writing from work. And so I am having Keri, this time pass this on to all of you.Well, this has been another wild week, with computer up grading and loosing files... must I say more on that! We have experienced our first few days of transfers and another one tomorrow. Very interesting process and I am trying to remember everything I have learned, because I won´t do these processes for another 6 weeks. So hopefully I have taken enough notes, to get by with when I do it again. Here in Chile you have to have what is called a Carnét card. It is like a "Green Card" for the those entering the states. Ours won´t be ready until Sept 12th. Then we can try and get internet at home. You can´t do anything here without one. It is the most crazy system. I am getting a good feel of what others go through when they come to the USA. Oh and then we can´t pick it up on the 12th either, because that is the beginning of their Civil holiday, and on the 11th and the 12th, no one goes on the streets, because the Communist people come out and are shooting up the streets with bombs and guns!!!! Doesn´t that sound like an exciting time. But then they say the rest of the month is a wonderful celebration and it is fun, and very interesting and pretty safe. We had a family home evening last night with the senior couples and they explained to us all about the holiday and gave us a day by day list for the month for all the activities that go on. It really does sound wonderful. We are getting used to all the little funny things about heating in our apartment etc. You can probably see from our typing mistakes
that the key board isn{t the same!).... We had a good weekend, cleaning our apartment, going to the Lider for food with our little tiny pull cart. I think I would rather carry the food!! The cart was too short and too hard to pull! It is about a 4 block walk to the store. We are feeling a little tied down with no car to go and explore. We haven´t become brave enough to ride the bus or metro, because that is where everyone gets pick pocketed. Church was good again, and I love our English Sunday School class and teacher (German Yañez). We go away so uplifted. He is a return missionary. Served his mission in Ogden. He is Chilean, but served in the States. I guess that is about all for now. Love to everyone with lots of hugs and kisses!!! Will send pictures soon...mom and dad