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Week 1 - Mexico MTC - June 28, 2019

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¡Hola! I hope everyone is doing well. Yesterday was the end of my first week in the Mexico CCM and I love it so much! The flight here was a little bit rough though. My plane to Phoenix was supposed to leave at 6:30AM but due to runway changes and computer malfunctions we left about an hour to two hours late. I actually fell asleep on the plane and woke up after an hour thinking we had left but we hadn't even taken off yet! I have never been so stressed in my life because I thought I was gonna be stranded in Phoenix but fortunately the plane going to Mexico City was the plane I was on. Once we got to the airport it was like a sea of missionaries waiting at the gate, at least 50-60 of us. The plane ride to Mexico was a lot better because I was sat next to two elders, Elder Peterson and Elder Buriek, who would actually talk to me. Elder Buriek ended up being in my district too so that was nice to know someone there. The airport was so huge, I have never walked so much in my life and t...

Week 2 - Mexico MTC - July 3, 2019

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¡Hola familia y amigos! This last week has flown by SO FAST! It literally feels like I just got here. The emails from here probably until I get into the mission field are going to be a lot shorter because each day is essentially the same with occasional variety. It's always 8 hours of sleep, 1 hour of gym, 3 hours of eating, and about 12 hours of class and studying! I have never been so productive in my life nor have I ever gotten so much sleep (although I'm still tired all the time, probably from exhaustion). Everyone here seems to be getting sick now and I am trying so hard to stay healthy. I've been told that it's the flu going around but I think the food has something to do with it too. Because of that my diet consists mainly of watermelon and pineapple.  My Spanish has definitely gotten 100% better than when I first got here. We've been teaching lessons to our teachers a lot these past few days and each time I feel more confident in my Spanish speaking ab...