She spent the first bit of her time with her mission president and his wife (it sounds like they are pretty awesome and from the letter I received from them, it's pretty obvious that they are just as fond of her.)
For anyone who had concerns or questions about the food she would be eating over there, you can rest assured that it is "so freaking amazing!!" and a special note for Curtis Leishman to "calm down because I got recipes."
The highlight of getting her visa papers finished was that she got to eat McDonalds after.
She is currently serving with her companion, Sora Drotar, who grew up in Arizona but speaks fluent Romanian.
She rode a train for 10 hours to get to the city she is serving in, Cluj. She calls it a "Harry Potter" train, so you know she loved every minute of it.
She sent a voice clip of her speaking in Romanian, of course we have no idea what she is saying but it sounds like she is starting to get the hang of it. But states "Not knowing the language has its advantages...
"Me: "take this"(religious material)
Person on bus: "I dont want it"
Me: "sorry i dont understan"d, take this"
Person on bus: "k fine"
hahahahahah Works everytime !!!!!"
She is loving what she is doing and where she is at. Thank you for all the love, support and prayers sent her way.
Leya refers to these to girls as her "Godmothers." They let her shower, eat and sleep after her long journey. 
Hahaha she would take advantage of not knowing the language. What a goofy girl. It looks like your adventures have begun! Romania looks so pretty. My Anatomy & Physiology teacher served in Romania and he's constantly trying to find somebody to speak Romanian to because he says it's such a "rare language". So learn it and never forget it! I'd love to hear the voice recording of you.
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