Elder Aidan Holyoak: 🌱Sugar Cane in the Membrane🌱

Hi everyone, this week we had an opportunity to do some service. We went with one of our favorite members, Sister Afia to her sugar cane farm and helped her cut some down. To be honest, I thought sugar cane was only in Minecraft. It tastes exactly like sugar and you just chew on it to get the water out. It was really good and they even let us take some home. They grow in big bamboo-like sticks. They're also planted in the mud and water, so we got kinda dirty. Overall, it was a really great opportunity and it was fun serving our members.

This week Elder Segura and I also had more opportunities to proselyte without our trainers. We went to his area in Papase for a day and then went to my area in Bawjiase for a day. I love being able to plan my own day and teaching people lessons in our own way. (It's also just nice to hang out with another American.) Transfers are coming up in a couple weeks, so there will be some big changes soon. I could be sent to the bush with a new companion, so we'll see how it goes.

The last thing I wanted to talk about is the phone calls here. I am pretty much used to everyone's accents. Sometimes they'll say something and you have to hear it again to understand. On phone calls, this is times ten. When people talk on the phone, it is so much harder to understand them. Not only that, but they can't understand my accent either. Sometimes we text people but when they text, they sometimes use Twi phrases. They'll also type things like "De" instead of "The". Learning how to text here is like learning a new language.

And that's my week! I'll see you all next time.

Elder Holyoak