Aug 31, 2009

How’s it going… (I’m getting tired of trying to think of ways to greet ya’ll in a letter…)

Wow Mom, I’m impressed, I totally can’t see you running 8 miles, but I do remember the old days when we were in Reynoldsburg and you were going to do that speed walking marathon thing, so yeah, I’m glad you’re having fun getting in shape and all that jazz. I really need to start working out again… Remember that one video I sent you guys were I had been working out, and I was actually looking pretty good? Yeah, it’s been since about my third change that I’ve really worked out. Now I’m just so tired and I have absolutely no energy to get up and do exercises… more than anything I just got bored with doing the same exercises everyday.

But yeah, um… when did you send July’s package? Was that a long time ago or just a couple weeks back… because I honestly don’t remember when the last package I got was. The time is just flying by right now, this change passed like it was nothing! Each month just passes faster and faster. I’m pretty sure that Paraguayan family in the Ensign was from one of the fancy wards near the center of town… it’s almost like America there. Did it say which ward they were from in the article? Paraguay is kind of fancy in the center of town, but the vast majority just live in poverty. Right now I’m in probably the fanciest area that I’ve had so far, most people have decent houses and an air conditioning unit and stuff, so it’s weird, I’m not used to it at all. Unfortunately, our house doesn’t have one, only my second of 5 houses to not have air conditioning… I’ve been pretty lucky so far. But it wasn’t all that bad, until these past couple days, it’s been giving us a flavor of the heat of summer, and personally I would absolutely love it if I were just living in it, but having to go out and walk around all day in the sun just stinks. But man, it’s been so beautiful, just perfect weather as far as I’m concerned, dry, 80s, light breeze, no clouds, just gorgeous.

Anyways, a little about the zone: it’s the zone Luque Sur, which lies inbetween the cities of Luque and San Lorenzo. Most of the areas are pretty well off… there’s some poor parts, but the majority is like a nicer little suburb of the Paraguayan middle class. There is a total of seven areas, or 14 Elders, in the zone. My area is the farthest south, the most towards San Lorenzo, and we share a house with Elder Shumway and Elder Larsen, who are in Laurelty (laurel-TU), and we share the church building as well, which is right next to our house, which is actually a killer setup, I love it there. I knew most of the people from previous zones, which is part of the reason I think the Lord sent me here, because they’re all my friends, and the last leaders here (Elder Ramirez, my ex-comp, and Contreras) both just stink as leaders and just told everyone they sucked because they weren’t doing good, and so everyone hated them. So I’m here to make them feel better and just be their friend. I don’t know if I mentioned Elder Whiteford yet, he’s in the zone, and his brother was in my district in the MTC, but went to Mendoza Argentina for his mission. So that’s cool, anyways, were planning on starting up a business together when we get back, it’s gonna be awesome, we’re gonna be millionaires. Elder Bullcreek, from the MTC is here, so is Elder Hermosilla, who was out near Saltos with me, and others that I don’t think I ever mentioned. So yeah that’s the zone. Its good times, the zone is SLOWLY improving, but yeah, it’s slow going.

But yeah, we still don’t know changes, and probably won’t know them until tomorrow, because Pte Wade was out of town all weekend, and just started working on them today.

Love ya,

Elder Dennis