12 de Mayo 2014
Well. Another week has passed by. And
another call home. It was so much fun to talk to you guys yesterday! I
can't wait for Christmas! jaja. Actually I can. I have to. And I might as well
enjoy the time up until then.
This week was my first week here in
La Unión. And believe it or not, I actually love it here. There are definitely
some things that I miss about Paita, but I was ready for a change. And La
Unión is pretty sweet. It's actually pretty pretty. Because here people have
their chacras [farms] where they grow all different kinds of fruit and rice.
And all of their fields are lined with palm trees that are super, super, super
tall. It's actually super pretty. The one thing that is a giant problem here
that wasn't a problem in Paita is Mosquitos. And it's a big problem here. I
would probably die here without mosquito repellent. The reason that there are
tons of them here is the rice fields—because to grow rice, you have to flood
the field with water. And it always has to be wet. Which is exactly what the
mosquitos love. So there are lots here. Luckily there aren't any in our
apartment so that I can still sleep peacefully!
This last week tons of things
happened. Tuesday we had our first District Meeting. That was pretty scary
going to district meeting and having to direct that meeting. It wasn't that bad
though. Our district is actually super cool. Since we are pretty far away from
almost the entire rest of our zone, it is just the four of us here in La Unión.
Turns out that I'm the youngest person in the district. They're all viejitos.
jajajaja jk. Elder Ipanaque is 19 like me. He turns 20 this next month
though! Our district is Elder C, who is from Virginia and is 6 foot 5 and giant
and his little companion that looks like an elf next to him, Elder Z, from El
Salvador. And then Elder I who is my comp. I actually love working with him.
He's a super great teacher. One thing I love about teaching with him is that he
always asks super great questions that make the people think and really grasp
what we are trying to teach them.
I really actually like working here
in this ward. It was made a ward in the last year. So it's not super big yet,
but it's progressing. And the leaders here are super cool. The bishop is super
duper cool. And he has a suit that he wears to church that is super classy. He's
super young though. I'm not sure how old he is, but he got back from his
mission in 2007. So he's pretty young.
Our pensionista is Mercedes. But the
nickname for Mercedes is Meche. And if you say Mercedes, everyone is going to
look at you like you are crazy. She cooks pretty good food though. And she
serves us a ton of rice. Rice kills me. The people here eat so much rice every
single day it's ridiculous! I can't even believe how much rice these people
eat! After 24 months here, I'm never even going to want to see rice again in my
entire life. One thing that she made this last week was super good. It was like
chicken cordon blue. I know that's not how you spell it, but I don't know how
to spell it. So sorry. It was super good though. Chicken with ham and cheese.
ahhhhhhhh
So funny story for the week... I
already told this to you guys skyping yesterday, but the others haven't heard
it yet.
So yesterday we went on divisions.
Elder I and Elder Z went to call their families with actual phones, and then
Elder C and I went so that we could skype our families. Elder C had to use a
computer at an internet cafe though. And we asked for the computer for an hour
and a half so that we could get everything set up and so that he could call his
family. But after he had been talking to his family for a bit, he turns to me
and asks me to go ask the guy at the front desk how much time he has left. The
problem was that I had been talking a little bit with Elder C in English
yesterday and my mind was thinking in English. So I walk up to the front desk
and ask the guy in English "How much time is left on number 9?" and
after I asked that he just stared at me like I was from a different planet. And
about a second later it clicked to me that I'm here in Peru and that this guy
doesn't understand a word of English. So then I ask again "Cuánto tiempo
más por numero 9?" And he told me and I walked away laughing. I felt
pretty stupid, but whatever.
Well anyways. It's been a pretty
great week. I love all of you guys! Thanks for all of the love and support that
you guys show to me! I'm so grateful to be a missionary. Being a missionary is
the best! I love being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints!
Love, Elder Baker
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