Week 4 In Rio

So, some of you have had trouble...NOT seeing Spencer's letters up. I have been updating the blog every week, but went into settings to see about changing the view of the blog when it comes up. For some reason it was only showing the letter from the first week and off to the right, there was a list of all of the other letters...so all the new posts were getting listed on the right, you would have had to click on the title of the post to pull it up....sorry about that everyone! I have changed the settings so there shouldn't even BE an archive now. ALL the postings will always be showing on the page now! (Technology....why can't it just work the right way the first time??  :-/)
So, catch up on the news!  - Carrie
Here below are Spencer's week 4 emails:

Email to Hannah and Steve:
OY!
So found out today that my district is getting split up. Well I knew but i didn´t know what was going to happen exactly, anyways my two companions have gone to brasilian districts because they speak and know the language really well. But I´m getting put with these elders from provo today that just got here. They are a week behind me. But I have to stay an extra week in the MTC because all the Mission presidents in brazil except for like 2 are changing the week I´m supposed to go to Rio. So thats why I got put with them instead of being on my own. Totally lame. I was really looking forward to some good class time really focusing on the language. I get distracted really easily so more people just makes it worse. So that sucks but nothing I can do about it. I´m stuck so I´ll have to deal with it but it´s way relaxed here. Anyways, That´s what is happening right now. Oh and my original companions are leaving like a week or two earlier than me because they switched. Crazy. Tah tah for now yo, oh and my friend rene was wondering why you havent updated the blog. Don´t know if you did or not. Love you and Steve both. Love Elder Bender

Email to Desiree:
Ok meat would be bad to send but Honey Mustard, and BBQ sauce and peanut butter and raspberry jam would be so awesome, you have no idea. They don´t really use condiments here, at least from what I´ve seen. And the condiments they do have are terrible. Nothing like in America. It sucks hardcore yo. yeah I havent gotten the package from mom yet but I hope it comes soon. I really hope I don´t have to pay import tax on it that would be lame. Oh tell mom if she sends me anything again, take everything out of it´s packaging don´t let anything look new in it´s original packaging, Something in it that I´m gonna like huh? hmm we shall see. Anyways thank you for being an awesome sister and writing to me. nobody else from the fam did this week. Way lame. Tell mom that I found out today that my district is getting split up. Well I knew but i didn´t know what was going to happen exactly, anyways my two companions have gone to brasilian districts because they speak and know the language really well. But I´m getting put with these elders from provo today that just got here. They are a week behind me. But I have to stay an extra week in the MTC because all the Mission presidents in brazil except for like 2 are changing the week I´m supposed to go to Rio. So thats why I got put with them instead of being on my own. Totally lame. I was really looking forward to some good class time really focusing on the language. I get distracted really easily so more people just makes it worse. So that sucks but nothing I can do about it. I´m stuck so I´ll have to deal with it. But anyways gotta go outside and buy stuff and mail stuff.........ya know. anyways, Love you Sistah!         Elder Bender


From Carrie: I'm trying to make the blog interesting and I LOVE pictures, so maybe we can have a fun fact a few times a month or once a week or something....who knows...anyhow, here's the first one.....

*Fun Fact: I was able to find Brazil's favorite dish: Feijoada, which is black beans cooked with pork and "many other elements" ---hmmmm....interesting, but here's a picture!