Elder Wardle's Mission Letter

  Nonsan, Land of the Strawberries I am now in Nonsan! Crazy! I spent one day with the new office elder to catch him up to speed before taking a train to Nonsan.  First thing we did in Nonsan was get a haircut from a recent convert. He doesn't speak Korean or English, so I'm not quite sure how the missionaries taught him, but the haircut was better than I feared, and was free! My new companion is fantastic. He is a korean wizard, a great teacher, a fantastic athlete, and a piano master. I'm excited to get to know him! We also found 6 people this week! I think that's an all time high on my mission. There are a lot of foreigners in Nonsan, so there is a good mix of people we are meeting. We had a picnic in Nonsan's beautiful park with our ward and had a blast. One new friend came, and we both got to meet the members together. The members here are fun, and there is a good size of youth despite the branch's small size! I always seem to serve in the wards with crazy ...

I ate Fermented Stingray That Tasted Like Pure Ammonia and Also Dog Meat This week was beautiful! And so was the week before! Spring is here! The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and that means there are lots of families on the streets to talk to. Brother 김원종 (Kim Wonjong) was baptized on Saturday. It was fantastic! The youth in our ward performed a musical number, and afterward they played karaoke. We had interviews with the mission president this week. We see him often in the office though, so it felt regular. I love our mission president! We visited 독립기념관 (Dogliginyeomgwan - Independence Hall) today. Everyone in the mission came together to tour the museums and play games. And, I was the photographer, so I got a ton of good pictures. Meetings are going crazy. Zone conference, interviews, office missionary-specific meetings, you name it! We are on a hunt to eat all of the strange Korean food. It's hard to find, so don't worry that Koreans regularly eat this stuff, but last ...