W51: HALF

Tomorrow I hit a year on the mission. Lowkey passed by fast but also pretty slow. I've only been in 3 areas, but the work has been pretty good in each one. Mission stats so far... - 3 areas, 3 zones, and 3 houses - 1 language learned - 7 companions - 0 movies watched - 3 countries visited (mexico, chile, and Argentina) Overall it's been a pretty crazy experience. I don't really have to worry about Spanish anymore which is pretty nice. The 4.5 months with Latinos as my comps was great. I'm comfortable taking the bus system, and I dont have the fear of ordering pizza over the phone now. All part of the growing pains of the mission. Speaking of growing pains...Sadly, I do not think i have gotten any taller on the mission. So I might just have to stick to the whole 6 foot 2 for the rest of my life. But still I've only met maybe like 3 Chilenos that are taller than me. I have yet to get robbed because I'm serving in like the most chill mission in all of Latin America. So I'm pretty grateful that I ended up bringing my camera. Even though I lost a bunch of insta followers, I've made a bunch of super cool friends down here. A lot from Utah but also some from Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Guatamala. Its been a great experince and I'm looking forward to another year in the sur de Chile. Love, Elder McMillan

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