I just got transferred last week to Lumberton, North Carolina. I am in a tripanionship! My companions names are Elder Braiser from Las Vegas and Elder Fenton from Rigby, Idaho.
We teach primarily the Burmese people because there are a bunch of them that live here. They are the most lovable people I have ever met. They always feed us and give us bottled water, they are the best.
The people here in Lumberton speak either Burmese, Kareni, or Karen. Me and my companions are trying to learn Kareni because most of the people, at the very least understand Kareni. It is super hard to learn, but it is a ton of fun. When we teach, we take some of the young men with us that are Burmese to translate for us. There are a lot of difficulties but it is more fun than anything.
We spend a lot of time with the youth and they teach us all these crazy games that they made up while they were in the refugee camps in Burma. My favorite is they make a jump rope out of rubber bands and you have to do all these crazy things, that we can barely figure out. I am also learning to knit! I made the bag and the scarf that I am wearing in the picture of me and my companions.
This area is a blast.
Love y'all,
Elder Harper
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