oh, hi yo

this week i went to OHIO! to say goodbye to katie and meet sam before i leave on my mission. it was quite the trip. not really what i was expecting, but i'm glad that i went!

ohio was a cool place to visit. it's ugly and the weather is awful, the intersections are scary and confusing and i didn't feel safe walking around. BUT there's lots of old building taht were cool. and kirtland is just 1/2 an hour away. and katie's apartment was really nice and big and friendly! oh and the trees get covered in ice and are all sparkely. it's beeautiful!
they had electric blankets at the apt. that I would huddle in, and there were always lots of people in and out of there to say hello to. Katie was really busy with work etc. so honestly i didn't get to see her all that much... so i was glad her friends were so nice to me.
ooh and guess what? i was a total missionary on the plane ride back (thanks to andrew kuo who challenged me to be) I talked the guy sitting next to me's ear off. but he was really interested! i think mostly just intellectually though... he said he always thought he was an intelligent person (college professor) and was embarrassed to admit he thought mormons weren't christians. so i set him straight. and told him alllll about the book of mormon. and bore my testimony. and he asked how he could get a book of mormon! it was cool. i can't wait to be a full time missionary!
kirtland was also cool. so much history there. and the spirit at those sites is powerful.
i'm withholding full judgement on sam - mostly because i didn't really get to know him. but it was obvious that he makes katie really happy... so i guess i like him well enough. he's really tall. and made puzzles in finnish and arabic for me to do during sacrament meeting :)
imma miss katie during my mission. a lot! she always gives me good advice! i love her. and wish i could be at her wedding (if they get married...) but we'll ALWAYS be best friends. she promised!