8/11/16

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8/7/16

This next week will be my last week in the Training Center!  WHOOP WHOOP.  Cannot wait to stop studying for 10+ hours every day.  However, if anyone thinks that high school or college studying was hard, come to this Training Center and try to learn a language in a Month!  

What's even cooler, is that it sounds totally impossible.  But I'm about to leave here being totally conversational in Portuguese.  I ran into an employee today who served his mission in Brazil (So he knows Portuguese super well) and we had a 30 minute conversation without a single word in English!  I never planned on being the guy who could speak another language.  And it still doesn't feel like I can. But what's it supposed to feel like?  I seriously imagined my brain feeling HEAVIER.  Cause it's like double the information!  I mean, makes sense, right? Haha, no but this has been super hard, and super rewarding.

But yeah, feeling super confident about Portuguese, and just watch. I'll get to Brazil and not be able to understand a single word haha.  So I'm prepared for my reality check!  

Now for the tough part.  It's been a month.  only 23 of those left?  Oh gosh..  I can't tell if this month was super fast, or insanely slow.  Guess we'll see with month 2.  

I knew I would be in the United States for a little bit, waiting on my VISA to get cleared for Brazil, so I'll find out Thursday this week where I'll be waiting.  While I'm waiting I still have all the responsibilities I would have in Brazil. I'll still be sharing our message.  So i'm super excited for that.  I have a friend coming to the Charlotte NC mission in 2 weeks though, so keep your eyes out for a Sister Payne!  She's like 5'4 and super blonde.  We were in a ward together at BYU for Fall and Winter.  

Até mais

Elder Pier Dick

**update ** 
Pier will be "visa waiting" in Carlsbad, CA. He leaves on 8/16/16.

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