I Went by Coach (and Train) to....

SWINDON! Ok, you all might have known it was coming... I guess I didn't, or I was in denial. But it happened, it really happened! I'm out of my greenie (first) area!
You'll have to look it up on the map. It's pretty far away from where I was before. It is a 30 minute drive from being in the London mission. Crazy stuff!

Swindon is very different from Harborne. It feels a lot more like the suburbs. Some people work here in Swindon, but there is also a size-able population that commutes to London for work. The areas we are in are way more posh than Birmingham, but don't worry- we are still going to be able to find and teach plenty of people. There are 3 sets of missionaries here: 2 sets of Elders and one set of Sisters (us). These 3 sets consist of our district. Its weird having a smaller district, but I already love it. We already know each other well. 

My new companion is Sister Forbes. She is from Scotland! She is way cool. She has two transfers left of her mission so I will probably be the one to send her home. She is so sweet and kind and I already love her! Also, she's Scottish through and through, which is SO fun! Scottish people rock.

I was only in my new area for a day when we went back to Harborne for the Christmas conference! This should tell you how far away we are. We got up at 4:45, caught the bus to the train station at 6:10, caught the train  at 6:51 and then caught the coach with the rest of our Zone at 8:30. Its fun though. I love riding trains and coaches, its a hoot! At the Christmas conference I got to see everyone again. It was so fun!!! Sister Miller and Sister Sopi are both doing well and I got to see Sister Merrill (after only missing her for a day) . I also saw all of the other missionaries I have served around or was in the MTC with. There was a musical program, we ate homemade Cafe Rio (whoa!), caroled, and listened to President and Sister Rasmussen talk. It was fun! the conference went from 10 -4 then we all headed back to our areas. We made it back home at 8:45 pm full of Christmas joy, candy and Cafe Rio :) 

Getting to the mission home on transfer day was pretty easy, but getting from Sutton Coldfield to Swindon took a little more effort. Especially becuase I had my bike! All the missionaries being transferred to my new Zone (the Cheltenam Zone) took a coach down to Gloucester and then we all went our separate ways by train and bus. The coach was about 2 hours and then it was an hour train to Swindon. It was a fun adventure. English countryside is beautiful (I think that every time). Packing was also really fun because I had accumulated A LOT during the 7.5 months I was in Harborne. Sister Merrill just laughed at me as I started to pull stuff out and pack (and then she offered to help :))

It was sad to say good-bye to my recent converts and those in the ward I had grown close to, but it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. They are in good hands with Sister Merrill and her new companion Sister Williamson.

Sister Roscher

Oh, and on Monday we went caroling in the city centre with the YSAs. Here's a (blurry) picture!

My new companion, Sister Forbes!