Letters from the Baltic

 Hello Everybody, Short Version : I have made it to my final destination. After lots of quarantining and traveling to lots of different places, I've made it. So far, I haven't done much other than some more self isolation. Now that I've crossed the border between Latvia and Lithuania, I earned another self-isolation (free of charge!). The biggest difference between this self-isolation and the one I did in Latvia is that I have lots of members to call. Now that I'm assigned to an area, I'm over a branch and there are so many people to practice my Lithuanian with.  Long Version : Nice and late Wednesday night, the 3 other Lithuanian Elders and I got on an international bus and shipped off. As we were getting on, a lady walked up to us and asked us to take a bag full of medications with us because she had a friend with leukemia and needed them as soon as possible. We didn't really want to take the bag because it's kinda sketchy to transport drugs for someone, b...

  HELLO EVERYBODY! Short Version:  Well it's me again. Still chilling in quarantine learning Lithuanian, contacting people through Facebook. We found out once we cross the borders we'll be quarantining for another 10 days which I can't wait for (<-sarcasm). I got an X Ray for tuberculosis and traveled to Preili to start the paperwork for my Temporary Residency Permit (TRP). Once I get my TRP, I'll be able to cross the borders legally. There's a game called Nine Man Morris that we play every day during free time or before bed. It requires the strategy of chess but the rules are as simple as checkers.  Long Version : Last week we almost thought one of the four of my companions got Covid so that would have been super bad. He was sick with chills and fever and stuffy nose, the classic symptoms. If he tested positive it would have been a complete nightmare for the mission. The housing coordinator just contracted a bunch of new apartments for all the new missionaries w...