Okay y'all, looks like I'm here in Mexico.
So that's pretty cool and stuff I suppose. Yeah, it is really cool.
I don't think my SD card fits into this computer, I'll ask my companion
before I send this email, but if it doesn't I'll have to send pictures
later I suppose.
So, in order of happenings...
-I sent you that email (which you could forward to my forward list if you desire, I think it had my address in it)
-I got assigned my area, which is Veracruz North, so I'm in the
city still. Like 15 minutes from the mission home, and maybe 20 from the
beach, probably less even.
-Along with my area, I got my companion, who is Elder Coffin, the
samoan. Si si, I have a samoan companion, but he speaks spanish pretty
well, so lots of people think he's Mexican. Oh, and he speaks pretty
good English too, we communicate in English and Spanish mixed. Otherwise
known as Spanglish.
-I was introduced to my home. It's pretty getto, not gonna lie, and
everything is covered in dirt. The shower is rusty and there are
lizards crawling on the walls. Oh, and I love it! It's pretty flippin'
sweet. And it's a lot bigger than I expected, granted that it isn't big
at all, but it's just my companion and I, so yeah.
-We went to get water and met my first native Mexicans, a family
that was baptized just a few days before I got here. The one kid reminds
me of Braden, except that I can't understand half of what he says. I'm
getting more and more as we go. The kids are seriously hilarious here,
they're always joking around and playing games and stuff, they're really
fun, and they love me because I'm American and can teach them English.
-As far as food goes, we don't really eat breakfast, or at least we
haven't, and then we study 'til 12 and then go teach. Eat at 2ish, (if
we can find the member's house) and teach again until about 9. The days
go super fast here, and I'm getting better at teaching as I go.
-I had my first baptism, and I baptized in Spanish, which was
interesting. We baptized a nephew of that same family that was baptized
last week. His mom's a member, he was 9, so yeah. We taught him what was
necessary to teach, had him interviewed, and baptized him (he'd already
been to church a million times).
-I gave my first 10 minute talk in Spanish in one of our wards on Sunday. =P
Yeah, they already have me giving talks. Haha but it was on La
Expiación, which is a topic I'm good at. Oh, that's the Atonement.
-Aaaand, yeah! Don't know what else happened that was big. Our
companionship is going alright. There are horses in random places,
people riding around on bikes with tortillas, policemen with
machineguns, and I'm already starting to brown up in this super hot and
humid place. And yeah, it's just awesome. I can tell I'm going to have a
good time here, and my companion says my spanish is really good for how
long I've been here, he says that I could probably be a trainer right
after he's done training me. We'll see, but I doubt my spanish will be
that good. We'll see, I'll let you know in a couple weeks!
Anyway, don't know what else to say...
I figured out how to get in the SD card so I guess I'll (hopefully)
send you some pictures, as soon as this computer starts working for
that. It's being really slow, so we'll see.
Okay, well it's being weird. I'll just send this and then try and
figure it out, and if you get pictures, you'll get 'em! =) Aaand, I love
you all and stuff. Forward the pictures, if I get a chance to send
them. Thanks!
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