добре ден! - ранок!!!
я люблю вас!
сьогодні!
Sorry, don't mind that if you can even read it. I wanted to use the cyrillic keyboard.
Good Morning! I love you! and Today!
So, yesterday we had the language countdown. I told Sandra what my last word was but, it's quite immature for a missionary and I'd rather have you think I'm respectable! I didn't think of it, it just slipped. I had really decided to let my last words of english not be english at all. I had said "Now" in Ukrainian and "ready!" and then, we had 3-2- and out it came. But, thats okay. CTO (100) % Ukrainian for the next few weeks and my district is CTO(100)% dedicated. We have decided to be the best district at speaking strictly in Ukrainian. I'm also working on making my dreams in Ukrainian, but those are a little bit harder to control. Maybe one day soon. I'm not perfect. I let the word stomach slip during breakfast. Sometimes I don't think as fast as I speak (which is crazy because I'm already speaking Ukrainian very POVILHO (slowly).)
Well, Happy Father's Day! The days kind of creep up on us here, so I'm sorry I wasn't better prepared. I love you all and I'm thankful for all that you do! Speaking of creeping days. We have 2 weeks left here in the safety of our "school" -- CRAZY.
Well, I already don't have much time left. I've talked a little bit about my district. I love how much we support each other. I really feel unified. It's not that difficult with only 5 missionaries and 2 companionships, so I cannot compare our district to the other districts. I'm so luck though, and I just love my companion!
So, now I'll tell you about our teachers:
Sis. GeorGeivia (the most difficult name to pronounce, and the G's are actually almost like h's)
She is from Ukraine! Her birthday was yesterday! She is probably 29. She is a convert to the church and has been a member for about 10 years. She also served a mission in Kyiv and is amazing. She is very hard on us BUT, I LOVE IT! She is bold, strong, and wants the best missionaries. She has been training all Ukrainian speaking missionaries and even Russian missionaries who serve in the Kyiv mission for 2.5 years. She really is the best teacher here (we are told that by almost every supervisor and branch leader). She gets results in obedience and language learning. I love her!
Oh no, time is up.
The two other teachers are male and they served in Kyiv as well. They are Americans and are very funny, but very supportive and amazing! They tone it down a bit when we feel overwhelmed and frustrated. One of them is our tutor so, we don't see him as much but, he helps us more on our needs. He just got engaged. Well, there was a whole lot more I wanted to tell you! I love you all.
Things are going great here, only one more week.
Things are going great here, only one more week.
Lots of Love,
CECTPA MURPHY
