First Week!

Hey guys!!! This first week is absolutely crazy.  The first two days were super hard because of the culture shock. Everything is just so different here! Everyone is super super poor. There are motorcycle taxi things everywhere and tons of people and things going on. Its insane. 

So my first day, I stayed the night at a house that was close to the mission office. It was a pretty good house, but the shower in the morning was super cold.  I came with 3 other missionaries and we all stayed in the house.  Two of them were from my district at the MTC.  It was nice having them there.  The next day we had the interviews with the mission president and stuff and then went to his house and ate dinner with them and the new missionaries in this mission.  It was good.  Then we went and got our companions.  My comps name is Elder Espinoza.  He is from Peru and I don't understand him at all.  It's really hard to understand anything holy cow!  It's so rough, but we get along pretty good and he helps me with Spanish a bit and is really patient with me,  which is good.  In lessons and just talking to people he does all the talking cause I have no idea what is going on.  So much Spanish and I feel like I am never going to learn the language. 

The area I am in is a pretty poor area.  I dont know about other areas, I dont even know what my area is called, but thats okay I guess.  There are tons of dogs everywhere.  I havent been bitten or anything yet so thats good.  The houses are just concrete with tin roofs and dirt or concrete floors.  There is garbage literally everywhere, and lots of super weird smells... it's really weird, but I'm getting use to it, so thats good.  Every day to get to my area from the house we take these motorcsycle taxi things it so cool!  It costs 50 cents for two people though, for however far.  So thats good.  Nothing here is like back at home, everything is different, even the food.  The members that I eat at give so much food its insane.  At first I couldnt eat all of it but I can now.  The food here is super good and I have no idea what any of it is.  Same with the drinks that people give me.  It's all a mystery to me, but oh well.  Most of it is good and some is bad but I eat and drink it anyway. 

It's really hard not knowing the language or what anyone is saying at all times, but hopefully that gets better soon.  I asked a girl to be baptized because my comp told me to and I didn't know what was going on, and she said yes.  She wants me to baptize her and we will be doing that this Saturday!  It's so cool,  I'm so pumped!  All is well.  I'm just super frustrated with the language though. 

I love all you guys and miss you all so much!!  Sorry if I didn't write back.  It's because I have so much to do and so little time to write and stuff.  But I'll do what I can.  Theres not a lot of pics because I ran out of time.

Elder Pollock