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Elder Arko had a very busy week. He and the other secretaries did transfers so they had to figure out where everyone was moving, how to get them there, book train rides for people, and make sure everyone had a companion. Not to mention pack all his stuff up and get ready to move. They also had new missionaries coming in that needed to get through the whole process. Elder Arko was beat by the end of it, but is very glad to be out of the office and all the crazy stress.
Anyway, Elder Arko is back in Karlskrona now! Using the same little library he used before to send emails! So it's super exciting for him. Things have changed a little there, but the people are the same and it's a lot of fun for him.
Getting back to Karlskrona was quite the adventure! His train left Stockholm around 3:30pm for a 4 hour ride to Lund. About 30-45 minutes into the journey, the train pulled to a stop, which was weird because there was no platform or train station in sight. Next, the loud speaker came on and someone announced that they had to reboot the train's computer. The Elders waited patiently for about 5 minutes and then all the lights went out. The speaker came on again and they were told the train was broken down and they would have to wait for another train to pick them up.
During the confusion, they opened the doors to get some ventilation going since all the systems on the train were down. They asked some of the missionaries to stand guard at some of the doors so no one would try to get off or accidentally fall out. They must have looked official enough in their ties and Elder Arko was mistaken for a train worker.
Roughly 2 hours later the replacement train pulled up along side them. Remember, there was no platform...so they brought two ladders, one going down off the train they were on and one going up onto the other train. The missionaries became impatient and started throwing their suitcases off to each other and loading them onto the other. They also started doing it with other peoples' luggage. It seemed like the train people were appreciative of their help. Oh...and it was pouring rain! The Elders made it to Lund 3 hours and 58 minutes later than expected!
Elder Arko is now safe and sound in his area. They have a few fun people they are working with already, but for the most part they have a lot of time for finding work(at least compared to the last 4 months).
Elder Arko's companion, named Elder Werner, from Idaho. He's been in Sweden for 2 months so he's still kind of young, but it's been fun so far. It should be a really good transfer.
Now for some pictures. These are from one of Elder Arko's last member dinners in Täby. It was a lot of fun and the host is always a barrel of laughs.
Anyway, Elder Arko is back in Karlskrona now! Using the same little library he used before to send emails! So it's super exciting for him. Things have changed a little there, but the people are the same and it's a lot of fun for him.
Getting back to Karlskrona was quite the adventure! His train left Stockholm around 3:30pm for a 4 hour ride to Lund. About 30-45 minutes into the journey, the train pulled to a stop, which was weird because there was no platform or train station in sight. Next, the loud speaker came on and someone announced that they had to reboot the train's computer. The Elders waited patiently for about 5 minutes and then all the lights went out. The speaker came on again and they were told the train was broken down and they would have to wait for another train to pick them up.
During the confusion, they opened the doors to get some ventilation going since all the systems on the train were down. They asked some of the missionaries to stand guard at some of the doors so no one would try to get off or accidentally fall out. They must have looked official enough in their ties and Elder Arko was mistaken for a train worker.
Roughly 2 hours later the replacement train pulled up along side them. Remember, there was no platform...so they brought two ladders, one going down off the train they were on and one going up onto the other train. The missionaries became impatient and started throwing their suitcases off to each other and loading them onto the other. They also started doing it with other peoples' luggage. It seemed like the train people were appreciative of their help. Oh...and it was pouring rain! The Elders made it to Lund 3 hours and 58 minutes later than expected!
Elder Arko is now safe and sound in his area. They have a few fun people they are working with already, but for the most part they have a lot of time for finding work(at least compared to the last 4 months).
Elder Arko's companion, named Elder Werner, from Idaho. He's been in Sweden for 2 months so he's still kind of young, but it's been fun so far. It should be a really good transfer.
Now for some pictures. These are from one of Elder Arko's last member dinners in Täby. It was a lot of fun and the host is always a barrel of laughs.
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