I´m sorry I couln´t email yesterday. It was Carnaval, so all the internet places were closed. At least the grocery store was open! I can´t send a long email today because I am semi illegally borrowing a computer in the mission office. I´ll just answer your questions really quick:
Elder Alvial got his package the week that I was in Luján-- it was slightly awkward because I hadn´t planned on being there when he got it, but he was really happy.
This is technically my second time being senior companion, because the first time was the last week of last transfer that I spent with Hna. Vindas. This is totally different though. Hna. Schneider is still learning to speak Spanish so I need to do a lot more of the work than I´ve ever had to before. Part of me enjoys the responsibility, but it´s also tempting to take too much control in our companionship, which won´t help either of us. It´s also, I´m not going to hide it, extremely stressful. Before when I felt inadequate I could just coast and trudge along behind my companion, but now that´s not really an option. I hate feeling like I´m coasting anyway. I´m trying hard to help myself feel capable so I can keep functioning. Sunday and Monday were rough, but the first part of the week actually went really well and I felt really confident and capable. I know if I just keep working this week is going to be a good week and I will be able to feel happy, help my companion, and accomplish a lot.
This really is a great area. The ward is small, but nice, and there are lots of part-member families that we can work with. We have some promising investigators too. Hurlingham is a very small city, so I haven´t felt overwhelmed by that like I thought I would. There are two trains that we use every day to travel within the area. The city is much cleaner than Luján was and there are fewer dogs in the street, which is nice. Hermana Schneider really is a great companion. Her Spanish is getting better every day and she works hard.
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