Hyvää Joulua! (Merry Christmas)


Hey everyone! 
It's been a while! Life here at the MTC has been crazy and uneventful at the same time! I got my flight plans today! Which is crazy. I don't even have my visa yet so we will see what happens. I could visa wait so that would be cool! 
We started teaching people over skype who are in Finland and it has been such an adventure! Our first lady Anna was so awesome! She was so sassy! My comp accidentally asked her "why do you want to kill us today" and she laughed so hard! And apparently the elders that skyped her this week she told them "I'm glad you guys didn't accuse me of wanting to kill you!" Haha! Shes so cool! I want to meet her someday in Finland! This week we skyped the brother of an elder who was our good friend that just left for Sweden. It was so fun! He and his wife were so sweet and told us that they understood the message we were trying to send so that's good haha! 
Oh yeah! I got to go on a field trip! So once upon a time I thought that my teacher Veli Sisco had HORRIBLE hand writing and everyday I would tell him to rewrite stuff and he would get super sassy at me and then one day he finally was like Sister Karren!!! You need glasses!!! So long story short he was right which is still hard to admit. I got to go to the eye doctor and get glasses and it was a party! I got to talk to people that weren't missionaries or teachers! 
This week I got to host! That's basically where I pick up missionaries that are being dropped off and I take them to their residence hall and take them to get their new missionary packets and stuff. It was hard to watch the goodbyes but I loved telling their moms that their daughters are going to love it here and be amazing! 
Well I've got 10 days left! I am so beyond grateful for my experience so far I have had SO much fun and I have learned so much! I am heartbroken to leave the MTC because I wont get to be with my district all the time but I am so happy because I know they will be the greatest missionaries ever! Finland doesn't know what's coming! Everyone have an amazing Christmas! I love you all so much! 
Love, Sisar Karren 
Oh and yeah Finnish is still insanely hard.








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