Dearest family and friends,

Thank you for your birthday wishes. Today marked one month in Brasil! 17 months to go.

It  was special employment classes this morning. we are supposed to go but they told me that I do not have to go!! Evan went and he is glad I did not go. Even he had a hard time understand and it is just a waste of my time to go.
So my birthday present was to sleep in late!!! The best present. I spent all day in my apartment. One missionary couple brought me a cake. It was so nice of them but I think she tripled the amounnt of sugar. It was so sweet, I almost fainted.

So my birthday came and went. Tomorrow and next day will be the same classes so Evan told me not to go.

I probably will go to the temple tomorrow for lunch. I promise I will not cross the middle of street. We don't anymore. I promise.

I miss and love you so much!!!

Hiroko