Typhoons!

Hey everyone!
We had a typhoon yesterday and it was so cool. The wind was so intense! When we were coming home from church to go home and stay inside, there were a couple times I nearly got blown over and also when the wind was head on I would get stopped where I was. It was so crazy! I would be biking and then it was like I hit the brakes hardcore because I would just virtually cease any sort of movement. However, I found a facial mask during the time that we were inside, so I will keep you posted with pictures and stuff once I find my little camera chord.

Food:
Starfruit: we went and got a starfruit the other day and it was really good. It tastes kind of the way that roses smell. Really an intriguing flavor but also really pleasant. It's something that I could probably eat all day because it's pretty mild and the flavor's not so out there that you would get sick of it. I give it 4 sugary stratospheric sensations out of 5. (I know that doesn't make sense but I just wanted to be cool like Mark)

I also got a ton of guavas this week. I found out that there are little "reject piles" of fruit at the stands where fruit that might have a mark or two are thrown. This fruit is so cheap. I got guavas that taste great and just need a little bit cut away for a fifth of the cost of normal ones. The total in US is 6 cents per guava. Yeah. I've been eating a lot this week.

We found a family this week! They are so great. The little daughters love me because they think that it's fascinating that I am foreign but that I can speak Chinese. I also come up with some fun little analogies for them too. Brother and Sister Chen really liked the lesson and they brought the family to church this week. It was great because the ward just embraced them and were all so excited to see a family come in. I have really great hopes for them.

Oh, of final note, we have a thing called the love box here. Every district meeting it goes to a different companionship and you take it home and bring it back filled with love. This week I have it and I wrote a hilarious song for it on my guitar, here's an excerpt.

I was buying stuff at the store
Walking down the aile labeled fun stuff galore
I pick up Ken Barbie and what do I see?
Elder Thatcher staring back at me!

This is because Elder Thatcher admitted that he went for the ken barbie look before the mission. I thought it was rather clever. The song also includes some chinglish parts and stuff. It'll be great.

Keep going strong everyone. I know that God loves you and that he will do anything for you!
Love,
Elder Siebert