Peru 2/15/12

hey mom!

i do get dearelders here!! just write them before monday and i should get them that friday or the next friday. its true. i got one from jules, the one you sent while i was at the provo mtc. mom. please send me a letter with some us stamps in it. then i can use the pouch mail and it will take a couple weeks for you to get it, but at least you will get hand written letters from me.

first things first. please add don.gabel at my ladsmail to the list. and peter. and sonya. and nick. his is jdmnickgabeatyahoo.com

okay. so much to say. they will be bullet points.

the man from rocket man.. well.. he looks like him. is in my district. he even acts like him. it is fun

there was an earthquake here the other day. it was cool. but small. only like 10 seconds. i guess it happens all the time here.

there is a quote i like. it says god will not let his servants look stupid. so i better be getting the gift of tongues soon :)

we spend a lot of our time outside. it is like a garden of eden. so beautiful. and there is 6 north american girls and 15 other girls and then the rest are elders. but there are only 80 of us here. i joke around with my hermana alot. i have a latino one and then hma morris. we spend a lot of time with our latino one so we spend more time speaking spanish. my brain literall starts hurting from speaking spanish all day. like around 8 my brain stops. its weird but so true.

its always smoggy here. probably why its so humid. but i love it here. the buildings all have ac and there are no flies. just ants in my bed because my hma blacutt brings back food to our room. its against the rules but her mom died and her sister, her dad and her work all day and she is super poor and has never had a real bed or that much food before so i dont say anything. she always takes forever eating meals but i dont say anything because that is probably the most food she has ever had. see.... i can learn patience :)

we play soccer here for gym. but we have a guy who played for byu and then a guy who played for iowa western here so they are both really good and the games get intense.

i am thinking about cutting my hair off because it is so hot and humid. one of the hermanas here did so i think i will too.

i am getting tanner.. its nice to have color again.

the elders here are super funny and chill. i spend most my time laughing with: barbara cooper, andrea umphenour, and richard eklof. we cant sing songs that are romantic, but we sing songs like if i die young and some song by carrie underwood that is like my temporary home. its sad.

there arent any maps or calendars here so i have no idea whats really going on. its hard

today we went to the temple and went to the store. they were playing dont stop believing and bruce springsteen and somewhere we know by keane or keene at the store. it was crazy. i took pictures but they take forever to load so you guys will just have to wait until im in santa cruz to get them.

i love it here. the people are so nice. it is a third world country but i have never been treated better in my life. the guys are so kind and so gentleman. its amazing.

okay. i love you! and i need to read the letters in my inbox. please try to copy your emails and send them as dearelders so i have all day to read them instead of like 5 minutes. i love you guys! dont miss me too much. un poco.. esta bien. ;)

Tamazine