So the first night in the President hooks us up with pizza and got to know us.
We got to get an early nights rest in the mission crib, aka the mansion.... slept on the balcony and had a some super nice mattress so I got a super good night of sleep.
The next day, more newbs show up and we got our zones and comps.
We got unpacked and the next day some Hermanas get here and we take them and their stuff to their apartment and it was just a mess. Like horrible disgusting from the last elders.
Someone in our zone, idk his name, has the bright idea that my comp and i should trade -_-
So..now we have a really crappy apartment.... its still close to the beach, like a street or 2 down. I wasn't a happy camper because until today this apartment was awful, like horrible. I don't even have pics, but we are on a 3rd floor so we typically don't have running water so we have to activate what basically is a pool pump to pump water up anytime we want it..... however in our colonia (city) the power goes out randomly for long periods of time so when it does, we have no water and no power. Also our toilet also doesn't flush... gotta dump a bucket of water in it to flush. Well thats my rant for the week lol really the only negative thing!
I live pretty close to the beach which is awesome, however air conditioning is not a big trend here so I'm sweatin like crazy! Being on the 3rd floor isn't too bad tho because its a bit more breezy!
The language..... well yesterday was pretty good..... had a couple of good lessons where i contributed more than usual, however, there is a sort of Spanish dialect here called mesquito so I have to learn that too.... and they all slur their words like drunkards, so its hard to understand but I did extended baptism invites to 4 people yesterday and got 3 yes!
So today was our 1st pday , spent it cleaning the house, so gross though! Then I was finally able to get my money so we went and got groceries.
I got 2000 limpiedas which can go a long way here.
There are tons of pulperias which are like mini 7/11s out of someones house
you can buy basic tolietries and snacks and drinks and sometimes meats.
22 limp. is 1 dollar
you can buy a bolsa, bag... yes bag.... of water for 4 limp
a poweraide is 10 various other drinks
All the juices and nectars here are sooo good and refreshing! We pay a lady like 75 limp or something for lunch on everyday except pday, lots of different stuff but its usually pretty good.
So this area is pretty safe actually, one of the better areas actually.... I still want to go to Roatan. My Colonia has random power outages.... its really not that sketchy but in theory it could be. A lot of people ride dirt bikes around here, the power usually goes out at night so it'll be pitch black and people will be just chilling on the streets, and people get bored and start screwing around on their dirt-bikes. It makes it feel like anarchy when everyone is flying by on dirt-bikes and everyone is going to the pulparias to by food (most meals are always cooked, but with no power....)..its pretty crazy! It happened on Saturday so De La Cruz and i just kicked it on our balcony with some chips and salsa and chilled since you aren't supposed to be out when there is no power!
Im Having a good time serving the Lord out here though!
Watermelon with Carmel
View from our apartment
Mission Presidents Home -4 hours away
My companion Elder De La Cruz from the Dominican Republic. He doesn't speak English and the Hermanas do not either.. They've asked me to teach English classes!
