Rachel is now halfway through her time at the MTC! She says there's a saying there that you either love it or you don't...Rachel's still on the fence about it! She is super excited to get out in the field though.
They have been learning about some of the customs and traditions of their area and they have some pretty crazy ones, like...
- If women sit on the ground they can't have kids so they have this funny sit that they do.
- They believe it is unlucky if you shake hands in a door way!
And the craziest of them all...
- If you whistle cockroaches will come and steal all your money!
Sounds like some exciting things to look forward too! There is also economic trouble in the Baltic States right now. Their government is collapsing and their economy is crashing. She's not sure what that means for them but they haven't heard any word about not going out as planned so she'll keep us posted. Prayers on her behalf as well as the people of Latvia, Estonia and Lithowania will surely help.
If anyone has any other updates please send them to me and I will post them. ashleyhermann711@yahoo.com As soon as we hear when Rachel will be flying out I will put a countdown ticker on the right so we all know.
When we have her Latvian mailing address I will update it on the right. But just as an FYI if you want to send her a letter first class in a normal envelope it will cost you anywhere from $.94 cents to $1.14 depending on if there is anything rigid in the envelope or not. If you want to save your pennies you can always email her though! :)
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