In Which Hannah's Red Hair Attracts Younger Men

Hna Sparacino had to go to Neuquén for tramites so I went to Junin and had a trio party with Hnas Mejia and Zenger. I left for Junin at 10 pm Wednesday night. We had to ask someone to "pay" for my bus ticket with their card and that we would give them the money. And of course, Elder Slavens asked the young man. Jokingly, I said to the Elders "Hey, just because he's paying doesn't mean it is a date. If he tries anything it is your fault." So we laughed about that and I got on the bus by myself. I sat down and the young man sat down in a different place. I got out my journal with the intent to write and about 2 minutes later, guess who comes and sits by me. So we make a little small talk, his name is Juan, he is 18 and likes music. I explained that I am a missionary and yada yada. Then he starts to compliment me...According to Juan, I am the most beautiful girl in Argentina. I blamed my hair and said I'm just different. He asked about my husband (Elder Slavens) and I explained, again, that we are missionaries and none of us are married and threw in for good measure that I have a boyfriend in the States. That didn't help my situation. Juan then proceeded to tell me that my novio probably isn't very faithful because there are lots of girls in the States. And then....he asked me what I would do if he (Juan) kissed me!!! To which I replied "No no no no no no no no no no no no no! " Seriously, I said no like 20 times. You have to realize, I am a foreign young woman who has very limited Spanish and at this moment was alone without a phone! I was terrified. And couldn't get rid of him. He was running in circles, I'm beautiful, he's in love with me, my boyfriend isn't faithful, he wants to kiss me. I was running in circles, I'm not the most beautiful girl in Argentina, I am a missionary, I have a faithful boyfriend, he cannot kiss me. Then he proceeds to ask me if I need a place to stay because he and his mom (talk about lame, he invited me to his mom's house) have some room at their place. After a long, very cozy hour on the bus, we arrived in Junin and I ran to the welcoming arms of the waiting Hermanas.