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Hello from Elder Arko!
Here is what He has been up to this past week. He left Skellefteå, his old area, at about 5:30pm on Wednesday and arrived in Umeå around 8pm. He then took a bus to a nearby town called Vännas and caught a train there at about 11:45pm ((Elder Arko: insert song "Don't stop Believe'n" excerpt about taking a midnight train going anywhere :) I'm soo clever). He then arrived in Stockholm at about 9:00 the next morning. After waiting about a 3 hours, He caught a train to Lund (a city close to Malmö) and arrived around 4:30pm. That is when Elder Arko finally met His new companion, Elder Depew. Getting off the train was quite the adventure for Elder Arko. The train tried to pull away too fast and all His luggage wasn't off! They got it figured out and ended up on the road aroung 6:00pm and arrived in Karlskrona around 8:00pm so more than 24 hours of travel for Elder Arko. It was quite the adventure for Him.
Elder Depew, who has been out about 3 months longer than Elder Arko, is from Georgia. When Elder Arko first arrived in Sweden, Elder Depew was serving in an area close so they knew of each other. Elder Arko is excited and thinks his new companion is pretty cool.
Elder Arko's last few days in Skellefteå were pretty fun. They took a pretty nice P-day where they went to a ski resort (that was closed at the time) to go sledding. They looked at purchasing sleds, but didn't want to spend 50 krowns on them so they improvised. Elder Dees took a cooking pan while Elder Arko selected a cardboard box. The cardboard box didn't go very fast, but the views from the middle of the ski slope were pretty cool even though they had to walk up it themselves.
Here is what He has been up to this past week. He left Skellefteå, his old area, at about 5:30pm on Wednesday and arrived in Umeå around 8pm. He then took a bus to a nearby town called Vännas and caught a train there at about 11:45pm ((Elder Arko: insert song "Don't stop Believe'n" excerpt about taking a midnight train going anywhere :) I'm soo clever). He then arrived in Stockholm at about 9:00 the next morning. After waiting about a 3 hours, He caught a train to Lund (a city close to Malmö) and arrived around 4:30pm. That is when Elder Arko finally met His new companion, Elder Depew. Getting off the train was quite the adventure for Elder Arko. The train tried to pull away too fast and all His luggage wasn't off! They got it figured out and ended up on the road aroung 6:00pm and arrived in Karlskrona around 8:00pm so more than 24 hours of travel for Elder Arko. It was quite the adventure for Him.
Elder Depew, who has been out about 3 months longer than Elder Arko, is from Georgia. When Elder Arko first arrived in Sweden, Elder Depew was serving in an area close so they knew of each other. Elder Arko is excited and thinks his new companion is pretty cool.
Elder Arko's last few days in Skellefteå were pretty fun. They took a pretty nice P-day where they went to a ski resort (that was closed at the time) to go sledding. They looked at purchasing sleds, but didn't want to spend 50 krowns on them so they improvised. Elder Dees took a cooking pan while Elder Arko selected a cardboard box. The cardboard box didn't go very fast, but the views from the middle of the ski slope were pretty cool even though they had to walk up it themselves.
Elder Arko also said goodbye to a lot of people in Skellefteå and it was sad for Him to leave, but He's really excited about their new branch. It is most definitely bigger than His last one and there is more going on so we'll see what this new transfer brings.Elder Arko is working towards being able to drive in Sweden. That involves learning the signs and all the rules, but He doesn't have to get a new license. He can drive there with His American drivers license for a year and then just has to get it renewed so that is lucky. Elder Arko is very excited to start driving again. He has missed with all the trains and buses He's been using.
The apartment the Elders are in isn't too big and it's kinda messy from unpacking so hopefully we'll get to see pictures next week after they have a chance to clean up a little, but no promises.
In regards to weather, it's only a little bit warmer where Elder Arko is now than when He was up in the North. However, it doesn't stay cold the whole day where He is now, so it's not as bad. They most definitely see the sun more which is good.
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