Week one in Badalona down and lots more to go :) This week was really good and a lot of fun. But where should I even start?? Well, my trainer in my first area in Pamplona, Elder Gerber, actually served here as well which is pretty funny, ha-ha. So I've just followed him to here and it's a great area! There are a tonnnn of hills and yesterday I got to walk them a lot! Great leg workout but man will it be rough in the summer! It wasn't even that warm out yesterday and I got warm. I'll be sure to come home with good strong legs though, ha-ha. Badalona is right next to Barcelona which is pretty nice because it's really easy to go right into Barcelona for meetings or for Preparation Days. But Badalona is mostly just like an extension. It has a lotttt of immigrants from all over the place here. I've already seen somebody from almost every South American country, Romania, Northern and Western Africa, Russia, China, and I don't know where else. There are a lot of gypsies too and if you don't know what they are....well, I'm not sure how to describe them to you, ha-ha. They're just....different lets say. The area is really big. Probably the biggest I've been in. It's not the biggest geographically but it's definitely the most densely populated which means there's a lot of work to do :) We use the buses and the metro quite a bit to get around which makes things a bit easier which is nice.
This past Sunday was my first Sunday at church here and it was good. The chapel is pretty big and the ward is great. Most of the ward consists of people from South America but that's ok. I love them because they're such a great people. Sometimes they can be bums and kinda lazy about keeping commitments but they're a kind and loving people. I got called up randomly to introduce myself since it was my first Sunday there and then I later got assigned to give a talk on the 18th, ha-ha. Just heap everything on to the new guy, lol.
There's a tonnn of work to do here in the area and it's really exciting because we have a big pool of investigators to teach and who progress well. So I'm sure in the coming weeks and/or months that there will be some exciting stories :) Elder Corbitt, my companion, is great. He's a great example and is helping me learn the area well and getting to know the rest of the missionaries in our zone which has been a lot of fun. We work pretty well together and I really like teaching him because he teaches well and we can just go off each other. I'm sure we'll develop a better teaching pattern as time goes on but so far so good.
It's starting to warm up a bit but it's not as warm as it was in Tarragona which is a bummer. I actually had to wear my scarf the other night because it was a bit chilly. But I'll start letting you know how hot it is soon enough. I hope things are going well back home and that you're all enjoying the change from winter to spring :) Pictures will be on the way and more info and stories about the area as I get to know it and everything.
Love you all!
