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Dear Everyone,
so, i have only been here one day basically. we live in a beautiful town called Banbury. I will be here for at least 6 weeks, so you can send mail to me at this address:
Sister Ann Clark
27 Peoples Place
Warwick Road, Banbury
England,OX16 OFG
United Kingdom
Banbury is pretty close to Oxford I think. But Oxford is outside of our mission, so we can't go there.
Our flat is on the third floor of an apartment building, and it is beautiful. all old brick. I can tell I am going to LOVE it here. Everything here is so green, and all the buildings look like they came out of a Jane Austin movie. The only thing that I am not loving at the moment is the driving. My companion drives the vehicle, but she just started and it's going a little rough. haha. I have to pray every time i get in the car to make it to wherever we are going safely. But even if we take a wrong turn, I don't mind because there is grass, trees, and mustard everywhere! I haven't taken any pictures here yet, but there are fields of mustard for as far as you can see. And there are SO many round-abouts! It's crazy. but each one is beautiful, and lovely.
people here are pretty hard to understand, I am having to get used to the new language. I didn't realize i came to speak another language.
so far, not much has happened. i moved into my flat last night. it has a kitchen and a bathroom and a bedroom and everything! Much improved from where i was in last time. But either way if fine with me. I love my companion. she is adorable and funny. she understands the people better than i do. yesterday we taught a mom and her daughter and we have a return appointment. Last night we went to mutual for the beginning to meet the kids and so i could meet the bishop. his name is Bishop Au, and he is hilarious, and the kids love him. apparently we have dinner appointments with him every Wednesday, so that's tonight. oh, and usually Tuesday will be my preparation day, but since i got here yesterday, today is. so two emails in two days! Trying to make up for lost time i guess. we also went to meet the ward mission leader and his family last night. I have found that the higher class British people and the more learned they are, the easier their accent is to understand.
I was worried how i would sleep last night. i was SO tired. I fell asleep every time we just got in the car to go somewhere. and that's even with her crazy driving! yeah, i was exhausted. But i was worried that i wouldn't sleep because of the jet lag and the time change, but i slept right through till 6:30, and i would have been OK with sleeping longer. but exact obedience is the key. maybe i can go to bed tonight a little earlier than 10;30.
today we had personal study and companion study. I miss studying with sister Keller because i feel like we got on the same wave length so fast, but it's just going to be like this every time i get a new companion. after companion study we had to drive to Coventry for our district meeting. that was an hour away, so that took a chunk of time. we also went to lunch with our district after. There are 6 elders in our district, and we are the only sisters. we have the zone leaders in our district, and they are awesome. one is from Idaho, and one is from Oxford. he didn't have to travel far to get to his mission. lucky. he didn't even have to weigh his suitcases. i could have done without that. it was fun to go to lunch with them because now i feel like i know them now. apparently they are trying to set up a zone preparation next week to go to a castle. not sure which one, but i am excited! and i think i will be able to wear jeans!
mom, my clothes are working out awesomely! i don't have to ride bikes here, so all my skirts are great. and i will definitely need the boots for when it gets colder in the winter. it's even cold sometimes right now. it always is a little overcast, but in a beautiful way. everywhere you look, it looks like you are looking at a painting or a postcard. i will start taking pictures soon.
i don't really have much more to tell you. i love you! I know this gospel is true, and i am excited to teach it to the people in Banbury!
love,
Sister Clark
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