Hello people!
Well, its Friday again. Time is
kind of passing by fast here. It is so weird to me that my time in the mission
office is already closing to an end. It feels like last week when I first got
to the mission office and all that. But I am ready to move on! I have until
August 7th to train Elder Andreasen in the office and all that, then from there
I will be a normal missionary in some other part! This change is short (only 4
weeks) which is weird, but I will be here training for 6 weeks with Elder
Andreasen. So I will have changes two weeks into the other change!
Well, last Sunday there was an
earthquake here in El Salv., a 5.6 on the scale, and the epicenter was in San
Marcos, like a 5 minute walk from my house here. We were probably in the worst
place possible for the earthquake, in those 6 story tall cinder block apartments
that are falling apart. But nothing happened. Just a good shake that gave us
all a good scare! It was really crazy because I heard all of the buildings
shaking before I could even feel the movements. crazy stuff.
So this week has really been a
crazy mix of unfortunate events. First was that small quake. Then two nights
ago a dang dog bit my leg. We were in this neighborhood on the side of a big
hill, that has a ton of small passageways going up and sideways and wherever.
Me and my comp were climbing up a solid stretch of 300 stairs and then 6 wild
dogs appeared in the middle of our path and started barking. In my mission I
really just don´t get scared by dogs because in my experience they have never
bothered me, until now. So I ignored them and kept walking upwards. Once I
passed them one of them snuck up behind me and bit the back of my thigh. I
immediately turned around and almost punted the pooch down the stairs, but it
just ran off.
Yes, now you are wondering if
the dog has rabies. I doubt it. But just to be precautious and all that, I went
this morning to the local clinic to have a consult with the doc and maybe get a
rabies shot. So we went. The government in this country is highly socialist.
The service was terrible. terrible. terrible. There were about 200 people
waiting in the clinic to be attended to, and in the one hour I waited, 2 people
were attended to. So, do the math. The medical services are free there
(socialism remember?) so that is why I was instructed to go there. But after I
write we are going to find another place that will do it whatever the cost may
be.
But yeah. It is really almost 100% positive I don´t have rabies because a doctor checked me up yesterday and
the fact that my pants nor my garments were punctured, and that the bite is
small, it really is not possible. But I will go for the shot just to be sure
right?
I hope that doesn´t freak you
out. I am fine, I´m not foaming at the mouth or hallucinating either. I am
great! :) Umm.. so yesterday we had interviews with President Glazier, which I
always look forward to. At the start of my mission I used to be nervous for
them, but now I kinda look forward to them because he always teaches me great
stuff to help me out!
Well that's my week! It has been
crazy but exciting as usual. I am happy for pday. I don´t know exactly what we
are going to do yet. but we will see.
Love Elder Vaughan
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