Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Spiders and Snakes Oh my!

Latrodectus (Very venomous) 
Argentina Boa
 
Dear Family,
So this week has been pretty crazy so far! We met with the Visa reps yesterday and we had to do fingerprints for our Visas. They are VERY strict! We had to make sure our full square fingerprint was on the paper, with no smudges and not touching the line. If that didn’t happen the visa would be rejected and you could get a permanent reassignment. Luckily the lady said mine were perfect. (Quick side note: The lady who took Cameron’s fingerprints used to live in our ward and we heard that he is doing well and seems like he is really enjoying himself.) Today we met with the consul and talked about Argentina. We were told not to talk about religion to him or our Visa would likely be denied. They made the consul sound like this old angry guy, but he wasn’t. He was very nice and we all asked him questions about the culture and areas.
We were told that our Visas would be two to three weeks minimum and have been commonly taking a month. We are hoping ours will get here in time because if we get sent to a temp assignment we have to stay until the next transfer which are every six weeks. We are hoping that even if we don’t go on our dates that they will keep us in the MTC for a week or two to see if our Visa comes.
I really hope that I get sent straight to Argentina but it will be just my luck that I will probably get a temp assignment and two weeks past transfer date our Visas will come and so we will have to wait another month to go to Argentina!
When we were talking to the consul he said that the tap water is good everywhere but Resistencia. He said that he would shower and brush his teeth but not drink the water. He also said that there are snakes and spiders in the North (Resistencia) area. He said that when we eat meals there it is polite to keep your hands on the table and rude not to.
I hope all is going well and to hear from you soon.
Love, Elder Pickle


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