W45: Argentina

Yeah so last week I went to Argentina and it was lowkey wild. Like I never would have expected to be able to do that on my mission. But it was awesome. And now I am going to get a Chilean I.D. that is pretty much get the equivalent of a passport number. The biggest perk is getting discounts at the supermarkets. The whole Argentina trip consistened of 4 flights within a 36 hour period. It was a lot of flying. For our 2 morning flights we were up at 4AM both days so we could make it to the terminal on time. The first flight we had to take from Santiago to Buenos Aires we woke up at 4AM. It kinda sent me into shock and gave me flashbacks to when I had to wake up that early to go and lift. But anyways there was a RedBull in our hotel room so I down that real quick as my companion is getting in the shower. Then to try and wake myself up I start hitting some pushups. #grinddontstop Then I hop in the shower and we are on our way. I wasn't really that hungry because I ate a strip steak from the hotel the night before. But I still ate some fruit and yogurt. I'm feeling pretty good as were going through security and stuff. Let me tell you. Chilean TSA is wayyy different than TSA in the States. They dont have the weird chamber scanner thing that like moves and stuff. Its just a regular metal detector. Then we went to the Buenos Aires Temple which was super cool. We got to talk to a couple other missionarys that where from the Buenos Aires Sur mission. They only have 10 sisters in their mission because it's just too dangerous to have sisters so they have a mission of almost all Elders. That was kinda crazy. We also went to a super market and they had so much Yerba. Like they had all the Yerba you could have ever wanted. I bought some. When we where waiting in the terminal to fly back to chile we decided to try some of this new Yerba Mate we had just bought. So I go to some random store and buy some boiling water for 89 cents. Then we proceed to have the best Mate ever. Like it was so great. We even started sharing with this guy who was sitting next to us on the flight. We started asking him about his life and turns out hes a profesional polo player. Not polo with water, but polo with horses. He had just turned 20 and he was on his way to Australia to play in a 2 month polo tournament. So I learned a bunch about polo, and he was actually a really cool guy. I got his instagram so someday I will be able to reconnect with my Argentine Polo friend. Its pretty awesome getting to know people on the mission I would never have connected with elsewhere. Thats pretty much all the cool things that happened last week.
Love, Elder McMillan

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

NORTHGATE SWIM SENIOR DAY

Image
3/27/2024  Scott thought he would miss swim the most leaving before his senior year.  When I talked to him yesterday he said as much as it would have been cool to try to win an individual event at NCS, he doesn't miss it too much. He said Bailey helped because she said in the the long run it doesn't really matter if you win or not. It was really awesome that they included him in Senior Night. Diego was there to cheer on Mason and Daniel and we recruited him to be Scott.  His introduction at the meet.. "Introducing Scott McMillan who is e scorted tonight by God and his missionary companion. His f avorite stroke is anything 50 yards or less. He s tarted swimming in the womb.  His f avorite high school swim memories include Taco Tuesdays, counting for Mason, Being State Champ with his boys, sporting amazing mullets, garbage can ice baths, and of course being coached by legendary Coach Jeff Mellinger.  His p ost High School plans include taking a swimming sabbatical...
Read more

W3: 3/18/2024 - MEXICO CCM

Image
I've been on my mission for almost a month now. I think I'm almost 4% done. Low key most of the days feel the same but it's alright.  I wish I could talk more about Mexico City but really we call the MTC the "Carcel" (Jail). There are actually a striking number of similarities between the MTC and Jail.  1. Everyone wakes up and goes to sleep at the same time (630AM and 1030PM)  2. There is a dress code that is strictly observed. White Shirt and Tie is required  3. Three meals a day guaranteed in a cafeteria with really dull knives  4. A huge 20 foot wall that goes all around the campus with barbed wire at the top  5. Limited communication with the outside world  6. Opportunities to better your education (Spanish Class)  7. Scheduled gym time  It's really more for our safety but it is still a little weird sometimes. I really enjoy my Spanish class. Most of the time it just turns into us talking in Spanish. I can communicate pretty well wi...
Read more

W7: Quellon, Chileo Islands

Image
Hey all. This is me and my trainer, Elder Garlick.  He is a great trainer and super cool. I made it to Chile and I made it to my area. So now we are all standing on opposite sides of the earth. I guess if the earth was flat I would officially be on the other side. I was told it was a myth that the toilets swirl the other way so that's kinda a bummer.  Anyways I am in a town called Quellón. It is on an island and is about a 5.5 hour bus ride from Puerto Montt. It is a town full of salmon fisherman. I think it is one of the biggest salmon exporters in the world.  So a little about my travel and how I miraculously ended up in Chile. It started on Thursday morning (more like the middle of Wednesday night). At 2:15AM I woke up and with my 2 50lbs suitcases and with all of my worldly possessions I set off for the airport. It was the only time I had driven through Mexico City with no traffic and our driver was speeding through the city. My mind might have also been playing some ...
Read more