My mission pres and his wife picked all 17 of us up at the airport and we stayed the first night in a hotel before we met our trainers! Mine is Sister Goodman, she's super great. We get along really well.We are the only one's in our apartment which just so happens to be ON A LAKE. No big deal though. I'm serving in the mission famous Odessa Ward in North Tampa and I way love it. The ward is so strong and they love working with the missionaries. Which is good, because there are kinda like 7 of us in the ward... haha. I won't have a car, or a bike because it hasn't gotten here yet. So who knows how that will go!
I experienced my first Florida rain, and oh my goodness, I might just drown here. It came out of nowhere when we were running in the morning and when it rains, you pretty much can't see anything, so it was an adventure to get home. The people here are nice. We aren't allowed to tract, so we have to contact in our apartment complex (which is the 2nd largest in the nation, fun fact). It's fun. It's a good thing I don't mind awkward situations, because that's pretty much the constant state of life as a missionary.
Our area is huge, but there's nothing around so it's really hard to find people to teach. It's all no soliciting apartment complexes and homes. And we can't go to either of those. But that's okay, God will line them up for us as long as we're doing what is right.
Everything people told me about Florida is true. It's insanely warm and humid and the bugs pretty much eat you alive. And I may or may not have accidentally eaten one of them alive... Apparently it isn't safe to breathe with your mouth open at all here. Even on runs. Haha. Lesson learned.
This work is so hard, but it's so fun. I love teaching people about Jesus Christ. I love when we share with them a message and the spirit comes into the room and their eyes light up. I love Florida so much and am so excited and honored to serve here.
Here is my address :)
Sister Kimberly Trebotich
17750 C Jamestown Way
Lutz, FL 33558
Love you all!
Sister Trebotich
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