Here is the new email-
Hey everyone!
I was going to try and write the greeting in Korean, but the
computers here are kinda spaztic so I was not able to get the Korean
keyboard running. Well I'm glad to hear from you guys and how you are
doing. I've sent like 4 letters already, but I don't think I've gotten
any acknoledgement that they ever got to their destinations, so I'm
beginning to think either the MTC eats outgoing mail, I suck at writing
addresses or something, or you guys just haven't gotten around to
responding about said letters. At any rate, know that I have been
writing letters, and I did not forget the rest of the world, far from it
as the case may be.
It's been interesting for a while here these past few weeks. I
have no recollection whatsoever what I wrote last time, and I don't
think I really have time to read over the past email, so if things seem
repetitive I apologize. For gym time we've basically played soccer
primarily, as opposed to basketball, foursquare, or volleyball. I'm
pretty glad that that's the case because I'm better than most at soccer,
and worse than most at basketball. It seems like all the BYU football
players, or just football players for that matter, get called to the
Mandarin speaking missions which are in our districts. They are kind of
interesting to have around for sports, just because of how loud they
feel sports have to be, but it's entertaining to say the least. There's
also this one dude that I'm pretty sure doesn't really belong here just
based on the way he talks during sports and the vocabulary he uses, but
whatever that's his issue not mine.
Part of me is kind of wishing I could have entered six weeks ago
because the older districts seem like people that I may have got along
with a little better, and would have done better to learn from. Not to
shoot down any of the people in my district, it's just I get kind of
tired of being asked questions all the time, about something I barely
understand, but being that I'm the one being asked the questions, it
appears I may be doing better than most when it comes to the language,
which by the way is still punching me in the face and kidneys daily.
Our teacher says our district is moving insanely fast though, especially
relative to the other districts that came in at the same time as us.
We're learning things that I guess people don't really learn until
they're like 8 weeks into the MTC. That being said, our teacher has
also told us that we will be learning more basic things for the next
week or so. While I have been doing well with grammar, vocab does not
seem to be my strong suit. I can't figure out a way to study it that it
sticks. I've tried flashcards, quizzing, and a bunch of other things,
but I can only get like 8 words a day when others are getting 20. I
guess it's just something I need to work, and since I've never really
studied before I guess I need to learn how a bit.
There are some really fun people I have met here too. There's this
one elder, Elder Forbes, who is seriously one of the funniest people
I've ever met. He's not in our district, and He's going to the Taejung
mission, so I guess I'll have to savor the time I have here with him.
Most of his roommates are pretty funny too. For Bosco and Peter,
there's one who knows about the Kyle Herp Derp dude, and we've been
quoting it pretty constantly since we found out that each of us knew
what it was. Today we rocked a little bit of an NSYNC while we were
just waiting around in there room, before we did our laundry. It was
way fun, and about the best sounding singing ever. We pretty much
deserve to be a boy band at this point. Hit up Columbia records for us
if you get a chance anyone!
NOLAN!!!
If you are reading this, I want you to write me or email me or
something when you get home, so I know you got home safe and are not
dead! I had a dream and you were in it last night, and I about punched a
brick wall when I woke up cause I was pretty bummed. At any rate,
Maximus requires you to apprise him of your state of living.
Sorry for that little outburst everybody. It had to be said.
The temple here is pretty cool, it's massive! There's this one
staircase that seriously is the greatest thing in the whole entire
world. The way the air conditioning works, there's this huge pressure
differential between the ground floor and the basement, so when you walk
up or down it there's this amazing breeze that just would make you the
happiest little school girl in the world, regardless of gender or age.
It's a lot better looking on the inside than the out too, but there's
still things I really prefer about the Redlands temple to the Provo one.
Were still just barely getting into learning gospel stuff pretty
much, but what we are learning are called the fundamentals. It's
basically what we're supposed to teach so that people can become
comfortable with the church, and not afraid of us/think we have horns.
All in all it's a pretty cool experience here, but I cannot wait to get
out of this tiny area and get into the country. I Basically figured out
that if you tripled the size of the MTC all the way up to the temple,
it would be about the size of a space that roughly 55,000 people would
occupy in Seoul. It's pretty gnarly to think about but kinda awesome at
the same time!
I look forward to hearing from people, and getting a package today!
Love,
Elder Scott Clawson
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