Hey mom,Yep im still alive and doing good. My feet are a little sore, and my face is sunburnt but all is well. So the neighborhood is called villa posse, but the city is mariana costa, its about 30 min. from merlo. My companion is great. He´s from texas too and has about 2 months left so hes pSome of the people are friendly and some are really mean, but we like to start with a little joke or something to lighten things up and then tell them we are missionaries and ect. It really makes you want to work hard when you realize what you are as a missionary. Our apartment is not anything in the states but here its nice. It actually has a floor! Many of the members homes are dirt. We have a swamp cooler in our room which feels so good during lunch and at night. Our shower is open in the bathroom and gets the toilet and sink wet when its on. Its great though to be able to sit on the toilet, shower and brush your teeth at the same time in the same place.! Nice!
We actually stand out a lot here. Every once in a while you will see blonde hair blue eye but its pretty rare. Most of the people are fairer skinned with dark hair and eyes. Its pretty funny to walk through the streets and everyone just stares...some times I just want to say ¨what are you looking at¨ but then I rememeber that no one speaks English...retty old in mission years. We work a lot and always seem to get home late from working a lot. Everyone has fences in the front and back but there are just stray dogs everywhere I guess. Even dogs eating other dead dogs...Nice! Most are nasty with skin diseases, but some of the people have little puppys that are nice. Well got kissed by an old grandma. We are supposed to hold out our hands but she just came in for the kill. It wouldnt have been so bad if she had teeth and her pee bucket wasnt on the ground...hahahahahaha. Love you mom.
