Monday, May 11

Hello New Zealand

Yesterday was wonderful...
Elder Call sounded fabulous! I wanted to talk to him forever but he only had 1 hour.....ah, until Christmas.
He doesn't have an accent, but he has picked up some slang and some words have an accent/different pronunciation to them.
Slang-- she'll be right= okay, fine
heaps = lots
sweet as = nice
Words that sounded different- Tomato =Tamato, Trainer =Tranah, Transfer = Transfah. He is softening his "R's".
He also uses what we would call "English slang/terms"- cheeky, tea, post, flat, mum (which I like him calling me).
We asked about food, what he has found, can't find and likes....He loves the Ice Cream. He claims that they have the best in the world even if they don't make Mint Chocolate Chip which is his favorite. Flavors that he likes Hokey Poky, this is like Butter Finger bar insides but taste more butterscotch, Carmello, that is like the Carmello candy we can get here, and Chocolate Eclair. He told us that most missionaries get fat on the Ice Cream so he won't have it in his flat.
Milk and meat are expensive. Butter and Margarine are sold only in tubs. No good peanut butter unless you like ground nuts with no sweetener.
He has found a cookie he loves called "Tim Tams." Hugh Jackman brought them from Australia to Oprah when he last visited so we at least knew what he was talking about.
All the talk of food added up to a request list...especially since I had sent him some Skippy Chunky PB and individual instant chocolate pudding mixes.
The sky is amazing...the clouds move through quickly and he especially loves the sunsets and the Purple Sky.
Winter is on it's way there so he is now looking for gloves and scarves...his coat has been great.
Photos are on there way!
He told us that he has lost the 80 lbs., but the missionaries usually gain up to 80 lbs. while there so he is unusual.

I Love all the kids, but like Grandma Butters always says "you worry most about those not present."

MCC

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