The last, the ultimate, the final. Ok so there will be no more emails from “Hermana Jones” after this one. Just emails from Lydia Jones.
Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Taylor for the letter. I got it today.
Life is crazy, but so good. I think I have never really talked about my apartment here in the beautiful city of Ibarra. So let me tell you a little bit about it. The missionaries had been living there for like 9 years. It is two stories with like a terrace roof thingy. It has a great view from the kitchen and every single parade passes in front. When I got there the roof on the terrace fell down because all of the wood has termites. It is over a restaurant that we never eat at. Why? Because they have rats, cockroaches, ants, and it’s an all around hole. The apartment was also the home of many large spiders. Also the stairs were like a death trap. Remember when I fell? All that explained and now that you all might be worried I’ll tell you the good news. We moved today. Hermana Leslie and Hermana Meza and our other Ecua-moms that take good care of us encouraged us to look for a new apartment. So we now live in a very nice pestilence free apartment next to Elder and Sister Leslie, a missionary couple that serve here too. We have been moving and cleaning all day. That is why I am writing so late in the day.
We also had to go to Quito again for me to get some papers taken care of before leaving the country. Can you believe that the same Jean Claude Van Dumb movie played on the bus on the way home? How silly. I slept because the seats were more comfortable this time and we had gotten up at 2:30 in the morning to be in Quito at 6:00 AM. But everything worked out and all of my papers are in order.
It is really hard for me to believe that I will soon be leaving all of this behind. I am sad to leave but excited to see everyone again. I hope you are patient with me if I can’t speak English correctly.
This time for me has been more than amazing. Anyone who wants to is welcome to see pictures and hear stories when I get home.
I love you all so much and I am so grateful for all of your love, support, thoughts, letters, and prayers. See you in like two weeks. Call me on or around November 14th! Phone number # 925-###-####.
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Jones!
