Elder Trey Robinson: June 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009

A Day in the Life of a Missionary in Japan

I got the package so that is good! thanks!!!

Ahhhh you and Chudge played golf im so jealous!!!! the gold courses here.... if there are they are really, really expensive...... I want to play yes we can play when i get back.....that's way funny about you and Brother Hall ahhah

Yeah, so Japan is great! Really the rainy season is almost over and its rained like... 4 times.... the weakest year in years.. I'm told so ya, cuz here when it rains it rains! you wouldn't believe.

That's cool about y'alls' trip that sounds fun!! (ha) You all have fun with Lex! I miss her!! :( Uhhhhh anyways I've heard a lot about Transformers a lot of the Japanese people liked it and friends liked it...

hahah that picture,

... that is the picture of all the new missionaries! the new Sisters and the new Elders cuz they are from the JMTC (Japanese MTC) so yeah that's that, lol! The Iwaasa's are gone but our new Mission President came, I meet him Monday! Augh busy busy busy!

Ha, yeah study up on Japanese that way when y'all come it won't be so weird for y'all!!! Its not... that difficult..... :D but you can do it!

. . . the banks here are insane... everything is so efficient... its all electronic... and the banks and the post offices are the same thing they are all combined... everything in Japan is so different and better in so many ways than they way its done in America... except I HATE that they have no public trash cans.... oh welll...

Ahhhh the language... a struggle but its so much fun and its easier to learn when you're having fun with it. When we teach like 80 lessons a week that helps too... we have so many investigators its crazy!!!!! my first baptism will be in MANDARIN.....yeah I have to learn in Chinese..... great I don't even now it in Japanese, lol.... oh well it'll be fine I'm sure.
I'm getting it faster than most people, but my attitude has a lot to do with it too!
Everyone is so grumpy.... the missionaries... I'm not. I don't get it..... whatever I'll write about that...

I wrote a letter today with funny stories of the week and I made an origami Pokemon (lol) so that's nice!.

Our days - we go and ride our bikes like 40 miles a day in the hot weather. I pretty much have no body fat left which I'm ok with so its all gooooodd..... then we contact and "street" and we don't "house" to much 'cuz not a lot of people are home, but yeah. Its busy, a lot of lessons then we teach English classes on top of that..... busy, busy, busy all day

.... first transfer is over almost. Its insane....zoomin' by. I'll be in America in no time.... :(
The people are crazy nice like they go out of their way to help you and they all listen and no one will yell at us or say mean things or not listen... so finding is way easy...

What do I eat.... ahahahha riceeeeee..... alot, alot, alot of rice..... we have like 5 - 50 lbs bags in our apartment good thing I love rice! Seriously, that is 70% of what we eat... and chicken and the occasional horse..... yeah horse..... woof right...

Yeah, so all is good here. I'm happy and busy, did I mention that (lol)..... we set ANOTHER Baptisimal date yesterday.... yeah... crazy....

It's beautiful!
Bye y'all!!!, I love you,
TREY

P.S. I'm going to the zoo now... the FREE Zoo. I like that about Japan to if you're American a lot of things are free... :D Yay I'll send pics or actually fill up my new sweet fatty 8g memory cards! bam! THANKS!!!!!

First Photos from Japan

"Kumamoto-shi is just like NYC - but more Asian", an actual quote from Trey

It is the rainy season here, making for gray skies

Wet and humid . . .

we don't tract . . . we 'house' (pronounced like housing)

The Minami's - Trey's favorite couple in Kumamoto

This is a parking vending machine - If you have seen Fast and Furious - Tokyo Drift, It is like that.

Elder Jansson (my trainer) and one of our investigators, Hector, and his son

Stake Center - notice the covered parking for the bicycles

Gym in the Stake Center

Canal near where we were 'housing'

Eating dinner (din din as Trey puts it)

First District Conference in Kumamoto-shi. Can you find me?

Letter from President and Sister Iwaasa

June 12,2009

Dear Brother and Sister Robinson,

We wanted to drop you a note to let you know that your son arrived safely in Fukuoka. We were excited to greet him at the airport in Fukuoka and we are happy to report that there was a smile on his face. We spent two days together at the mission home before sending him to his first area. He was in good spirits and has now begun the work he has been preparing for. We will continue to work very closely with him and do everything we can to make this experience one that sends him back to you safe, healthy, and stronger than when you sent him.

As his first area, Elder Robinson has been assigned to the city of Kumamoto His companion and trainer there will be Elder Jannson, who is one of our very best missionaries. He is a hard-worker but also very patient and loving. Elder Robinson will learn much over the coming months.

We have enclosed a picture of your son with us. We have also included a map showing the locations where our missionaries serve. It will serve as a visual guide of where your son will be.

Thank you for sending us such a wonderful missionary! We look forward to serving with your son. Thank you for your prayers and continued letters of support and encouragement to your missionary. They will do much to uplift and brighten his day and increase his success.

If you ever have questions or concerns please feel free to contact us. May the Lord bless you and your family as you share in your son's experiences and growth during his mission. We are glad he is finally here!

Most sincerely,

President David and Sister Jane Iwaasa

(Doesn't he look happy?!)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Kumamoto-shi: My First Area

So, my first area is Kumamoto-shi (Kumamoto City). Kumamoto (熊本市 Kumamoto-shi) is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Greater Kumamoto (ja:熊本都市圏) has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census. It is never considered part of the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area despite both bordering each other.

Kumamoto-shi is home of pimpin' Castle Kaumamoto Castle (Kumamotojo). I haven't gone yet but I hear it is pretty boss. I ride past it on my bike so that's cool :D!

My Trainer/Companion is Elder Jansson, pretty much he's a black kid in a white person's body (hahaha), no, but he's pretty cool (he says that is not true). He is super cool and crazy good at Japanese so snap, ya! He is very helpful and we get along amazingly. He is from Orem, Utah, pretty far away!

Japanese is good. My area is pretty much like pimpin' like NYC, but more asian. . .
The work here is so great, our goal this transfer is 10 baptisms . . . good that we have 8 investigators and we already have dates for most of them. Hahaha, it's going to be great. I'll send pics of each of them.

The humidity is so boss, I love it!! its way cool!! (I'm sure he's joking - other than he doesn't have to wear his suit coat in the summer)My apartment is schweetttt!! Its very very Japanese lol . . . Ilike it!!!!
So basically I love it sooo much here. Already the church is growing here super ridiculously fast and its exciting stuff. I'm excited!

Anyways, I love you all tonnz I wrote a letter and I'm sending it. My new P-day is Mondays (Sunday in the States) and I think we only email every other week so yeah...--

I love you all any questions shoot em on over!
peace
あいしてます！
peace
TREY

SLC Airport - Airbus to Tokyo

We pulled up at the airport -mom and dad were taking Grandpa Sorensen to the airport. They were resting on a bench right in front of where the MTC van dropped us off.

Welcome to the airport Trey!

I love this Kid! (that goes for both of us)

Looking good LITTLE Brother!

Grandpa Sorensen and Me

This is a lot of luggage :)

Good to see you.

Bro hugs

Happy Day

Checking in at Salt Lake International Airport

Delta Air Lines Flight 4261 SLC to NRT (Tokyo Narita, Japan),
1:35 pm, June 8, 2009
Japan Airlines Flight 3057 NRT to FUK (Fukuoka, Japan)
7:55 pm, June 9, 2009