Well to answer the 10 million dollar question of, where are I? It happens to be in a small town full of dust. Where there is just 1 main road (road that is asphalt) that ends up being the highway. It is in the town called Jayanca, google it. It is about an hour and a half from Chiclayo and it is actually on the way to Jaèn. When I was coming back to Chiclayo last week on the 6 hour bus ride, we past tthrough this town, and I happened to lean over to Elder Epperson, who was sitting next to me, and said "I might come here tomorrow"...well I did.
For the past week I have also been in a trio of companions. With Elder Sarceño y Elder Quispe. They didnt know that I was going to be there companion, so they werent at the meeting to pick me up. Needless to say I made it to my new place safe and sound without wasteing to much time. Today however Elder Sarceño had to change his mission to Ecuador because of visa problems. So right now I am just with Elder Quispe and we will be together for the next 7ish weeks. So now I will be able to have space to unpack my stuff, and we can have a little more space in our room. But we are also very sad. Still trying to get to know things, so I dont have much to say, but I will try to send pictures next week.
Questions?
Tupanchis kama Wawa
Elder Olsen
Monday, June 23, 2014
I Should Have Had Cable When I Was A Kid
June 16th--
Hey guys en this new week. En case you guys havent known. The world cup of 2014 started this past thursday. If you guys also havent noticed the NBA finals have also started...actually they are finished. It is rather funny here because every single soccer game of the world cup, is like the superbowl, and every one has to watch the game. Which I dont really know why because Perú isn´t even in the world cup, but oh well. Me and my companion have not watched a single game, but yet we know every single thing that has happened because right now, this is the only thing people talk about. So if you ask me, I think that the Netherlands are going to win. However yesterday we were waiting for our dinner and the person we were with wanted to watch soccer. But there wasnt any games going on. So she turned it on to the NBA finals. Needless to say I was awesome! and I was still a little bit obedient, but we didnt watch the last 8 minutes, but I still think that san antonio won. So we should have had cable when I was younger to enjoy this stuff.
Another thing that happened this week is I said goodbye to my friend Elder Greene, who finished his mission. (I said goodbye to him thursday during the opening ceremonies of the world cup. So we also saw a little bit of that in the bus terminal.) We had a little party monday, when we went to a members house and made scones and hot chocolate (even though it was really hot already). But everyone here was a little sad thursday.
Other than that, the only other thing to say. Is that I have another change, another transfer. I will be leaving in about an hour, to go back to the desert of Chiclayo for the 6 hour bus ride. I dont know where i am going, but I will miss the hills and rains of Jaen. Hope you all have a good week and Happy late Fathers day.
pictures.
1. me with Elder Greene when he went home.
2. This is the church I have been going to for the past 4 months.
Tupanchis kama wawa.
Elder Olsen
Hey guys en this new week. En case you guys havent known. The world cup of 2014 started this past thursday. If you guys also havent noticed the NBA finals have also started...actually they are finished. It is rather funny here because every single soccer game of the world cup, is like the superbowl, and every one has to watch the game. Which I dont really know why because Perú isn´t even in the world cup, but oh well. Me and my companion have not watched a single game, but yet we know every single thing that has happened because right now, this is the only thing people talk about. So if you ask me, I think that the Netherlands are going to win. However yesterday we were waiting for our dinner and the person we were with wanted to watch soccer. But there wasnt any games going on. So she turned it on to the NBA finals. Needless to say I was awesome! and I was still a little bit obedient, but we didnt watch the last 8 minutes, but I still think that san antonio won. So we should have had cable when I was younger to enjoy this stuff.
Another thing that happened this week is I said goodbye to my friend Elder Greene, who finished his mission. (I said goodbye to him thursday during the opening ceremonies of the world cup. So we also saw a little bit of that in the bus terminal.) We had a little party monday, when we went to a members house and made scones and hot chocolate (even though it was really hot already). But everyone here was a little sad thursday.
Other than that, the only other thing to say. Is that I have another change, another transfer. I will be leaving in about an hour, to go back to the desert of Chiclayo for the 6 hour bus ride. I dont know where i am going, but I will miss the hills and rains of Jaen. Hope you all have a good week and Happy late Fathers day.
pictures.
1. me with Elder Greene when he went home.
2. This is the church I have been going to for the past 4 months.
Tupanchis kama wawa.
Elder Olsen
I Told You To Be Kind
June 9th--
Well I told you that I would have more to say this week. That is because this week we said goodbye to our beloved Presidente and Hermana Risso on Thursday. We had a zone meeting so all 32 missionaries were here in Jaen again. And we went out to eat with the pres, then took pictures, and then he left to go to Chiclayo again. He doesnt actually leave the mission for a couple more weeks, but that was the last time that he came to my area.
Also something else that was cool, was that we had a baptism yesterday. He is a reference from a member and he turns out to be an Orthodontist... It was special for me because he was the first guy that I tought and put the date on him to get baptised (we did that on my birthday) and taught all of the lessons as senior companion. So need less to say we are good friends, and we bond. We also had his friend (not the one that gave us the reference) baptise him also.
Other than that, our week has been pretty normal, knock a couple of doors and teach a couple of lessons. Any questions that you guys have for me? Cya later.
Tupanchis kama wawa
Elder Olsen
Pictures
1. Meet and say goodbye to presidente and hermana risso.
2. I dont like to send pictures of bautismos but I figured I would send this one.
Well I told you that I would have more to say this week. That is because this week we said goodbye to our beloved Presidente and Hermana Risso on Thursday. We had a zone meeting so all 32 missionaries were here in Jaen again. And we went out to eat with the pres, then took pictures, and then he left to go to Chiclayo again. He doesnt actually leave the mission for a couple more weeks, but that was the last time that he came to my area.
Also something else that was cool, was that we had a baptism yesterday. He is a reference from a member and he turns out to be an Orthodontist... It was special for me because he was the first guy that I tought and put the date on him to get baptised (we did that on my birthday) and taught all of the lessons as senior companion. So need less to say we are good friends, and we bond. We also had his friend (not the one that gave us the reference) baptise him also.
Other than that, our week has been pretty normal, knock a couple of doors and teach a couple of lessons. Any questions that you guys have for me? Cya later.
Tupanchis kama wawa
Elder Olsen
Pictures
1. Meet and say goodbye to presidente and hermana risso.
2. I dont like to send pictures of bautismos but I figured I would send this one.
Skinny Triple
June 2nd--
Well me and my companion are still working, and so I still dont have much to say, other then he reminds me of Grew from Despicable me. He is kind of a nerd, but we have a lot of fun.
So I figured that I would share some more things that I learned during the past 9 monthish.
1. Church needs better toilet paper
2. Rice is awesomely terrible
3. NIce leather shoes get ruined when you hiked 6 hours in mud.
4. Going without music and movies for 9 months is very sad!
5. Your butt gets bigger when your apartment is on the 4 floor.
6. I really want a motocycle.
7. The mission is pretty fun when you actually understand what the people are saying.
Sorry this week is really short, i have nothing to say. But some fun stuff will happen this week!
Tupanchis kama wawa.
Elder Olsen
Well me and my companion are still working, and so I still dont have much to say, other then he reminds me of Grew from Despicable me. He is kind of a nerd, but we have a lot of fun.
So I figured that I would share some more things that I learned during the past 9 monthish.
1. Church needs better toilet paper
2. Rice is awesomely terrible
3. NIce leather shoes get ruined when you hiked 6 hours in mud.
4. Going without music and movies for 9 months is very sad!
5. Your butt gets bigger when your apartment is on the 4 floor.
6. I really want a motocycle.
7. The mission is pretty fun when you actually understand what the people are saying.
Sorry this week is really short, i have nothing to say. But some fun stuff will happen this week!
Tupanchis kama wawa.
Elder Olsen
A New New
May 26th--
Well like I said last week, I did receive a new companion, his name is Elder Segura, and he is frum Lima. He has 23 years old, but he only have 4 months in the mission. He is pretty cool, and as a random fact, he has already lost 20 pounds for just during his mision.
Today we went and played soccer at the church, and then we went and ate at a really nice reastaurant that was called the sea horse, but we ate chicken.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes from everyone, I kind of celebrated it a little. My pensionista forgot that is was my birthday, until I asked if we could take a picture. Then she was really confused and realized...that is was my birthday. She then ran and bought a cake and an egg. So I did end up having the pleasure of having an egg cracked on my head (peruvian tradition) and then they threw the cake in my face. Overall it was alright.
The next week, the president is going to come up to Jaen again, but it will be his last time visiting us before he goes home in 3 weeks. So pretty much, we are just going to be saying goodbye, and maybe have a little fiesta!
Hopefully you all had a wonderful memorial day, and that you will have another good week to come.
Tupanchis kama wawa
Elder Olsen
Well like I said last week, I did receive a new companion, his name is Elder Segura, and he is frum Lima. He has 23 years old, but he only have 4 months in the mission. He is pretty cool, and as a random fact, he has already lost 20 pounds for just during his mision.
Today we went and played soccer at the church, and then we went and ate at a really nice reastaurant that was called the sea horse, but we ate chicken.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes from everyone, I kind of celebrated it a little. My pensionista forgot that is was my birthday, until I asked if we could take a picture. Then she was really confused and realized...that is was my birthday. She then ran and bought a cake and an egg. So I did end up having the pleasure of having an egg cracked on my head (peruvian tradition) and then they threw the cake in my face. Overall it was alright.
The next week, the president is going to come up to Jaen again, but it will be his last time visiting us before he goes home in 3 weeks. So pretty much, we are just going to be saying goodbye, and maybe have a little fiesta!
Hopefully you all had a wonderful memorial day, and that you will have another good week to come.
Tupanchis kama wawa
Elder Olsen
Transfers
May 19th--
Well like Chantel we also have transfers going on right now. I am not leaving though, just my companion elder Quispe left. So I am waiting until tomorrow night, until I will get my new companion, but i dont know who it is going to be. So right now I am with the awesome Elder Greene again. As far as good news, I finally got a massage For the first time en 8 months!! We were waiting for a baptism, and I asked my friend elder Muhun to give me a massage, and he did! It was for like 5 minutes. It was a experience that strengthen my testimony about, ask and you shall recieve!
Saturday and yesterday we had stake conference for the people here in Jaén it was really cool until the stake president talked about how we should get married once we finish the mission. It was super awkward, especially since he talked for an hour! Other than that is was good, we suspected that there was about 500 people there, and I didnt have to talk, so it was really awesome. Also for more good news. I have started getting use to the heat, so now I am actually starting to sleep with a blanket now! I wake up at about 3:30 and I put a blanket on me now for the first time since November. I probably coould just turn off the fan that we sleep with...but I am to lazy at this hour of the day.
How are you guys?
More pictures if I havent sent them yet.
1. My overlooking another part of Jaén, part of it is my area.
2. me in front of Gocta again. (google it)
3. We found a monkey in a cage, and it liked to hold hands with us...here he is doing it with my companion.
Questions? Talk to you later.
Tupanchis kama wawa
Elder Tyrone Tanner Mufasa Olsen
Well like Chantel we also have transfers going on right now. I am not leaving though, just my companion elder Quispe left. So I am waiting until tomorrow night, until I will get my new companion, but i dont know who it is going to be. So right now I am with the awesome Elder Greene again. As far as good news, I finally got a massage For the first time en 8 months!! We were waiting for a baptism, and I asked my friend elder Muhun to give me a massage, and he did! It was for like 5 minutes. It was a experience that strengthen my testimony about, ask and you shall recieve!
Saturday and yesterday we had stake conference for the people here in Jaén it was really cool until the stake president talked about how we should get married once we finish the mission. It was super awkward, especially since he talked for an hour! Other than that is was good, we suspected that there was about 500 people there, and I didnt have to talk, so it was really awesome. Also for more good news. I have started getting use to the heat, so now I am actually starting to sleep with a blanket now! I wake up at about 3:30 and I put a blanket on me now for the first time since November. I probably coould just turn off the fan that we sleep with...but I am to lazy at this hour of the day.
How are you guys?
More pictures if I havent sent them yet.
1. My overlooking another part of Jaén, part of it is my area.
2. me in front of Gocta again. (google it)
3. We found a monkey in a cage, and it liked to hold hands with us...here he is doing it with my companion.
Questions? Talk to you later.
Tupanchis kama wawa
Elder Tyrone Tanner Mufasa Olsen
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