Alright, Estoy Aqui. I made it here to the C.C.M. in Lima! But Santa vaca! traveling was nuts. Imagine strolling through the atlanta airport in a group of twenty elders/sisters. Think of all the crazy looks. Awesome, haha but really though it was pretty cool. And we kept getting recognized by random couples or old ladies or whoever, and even when we finally got to the jorge chavez international airport, some guy was throwing spanish at us at 80mph, but he knew who we were, crazy right?
The weather is fantastic!!!! 65ish degrees with a little bit of humidity. I actually love the weather so much. Also, it is totally overcast, like I was told it would be. No sun in the sky, and even more, NO BLUE SKY in sight haha.
I just got my haircut a minute ago. Fun experience when they call up all the misioneros americanos, select two thirds, send you to the right, and all of a sudden my cabeza is attacked by scizzors and razor, and now I literally have no hair. but whatevs, its a mission. Stuff happens haha. And I'm way tired because we didn't get to bed until 2 am, so 3am utah time? They did let us sleep in till 9. that was bonus. most likely the only time for the next two years haha.
And I thought that provo was bad on the all-spanish thing... this is totally all in spanish. everything. Supa fun.
But the Church is true!!!! Unfortunately I didn't get to sit by anyone on either flight, I was next to a missionary and an aisle both times (I really am actually kinda frustrated because I was ready to try to get a conversation going) but a couple of elders in the group got a Book Of Mormon out to a man who read pretty much the entire flight to lima! So cool!!
And also, the drive to the CCM. Holy Cow it was the craziest drive I have ever been on. We get in this big nice bus, easily the nicest one for blocks and blocks, and go cruising (pretty much disregarding traffic regulations and painted lines and such because it was late at night and there was hardly anyone out haha) down the main highway through endless blocks of rundown shacks and little shops and shanty towns all shoved up against the highway. Way crazy. And there's these little mini mountins that poke up in random places in the big city, and on the first third of their hillsides, lays a blanket of even smaller and more rundown shacks, like the poor of the poor. and there's just hundreds and hundreds of them. Quite a humbling sight. I'm already embarrassed at all the stuff I have and I can tell you right now that I will not return with all of it.
But the campus here is gorgeous! perfectly manicured landscape that looks exactly like it would at a nice hotel in hawaii. Same course grass too, ha. and the facilities look really nice although breakfast struggled. All I ask for is a nice meal to wake me up in the morning... but this morning my fruit loops weren't fruit loops. And the milk was a little iffy too ha. The Pineapple juice was good though. So that's promising.
But I love and miss you guys! all of you guys! I'll keep you posted on the craziness and whatev. Keep Deareldering me!!
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