My first week in Peru has been pretty interesting. I am in the Ano Nuevo 2 area. It is in Comas. Comas is in a district of Lima. I wish I had a good map to study to learn all the areas. If I did not have a companion I would be completely lost here. The streets are really confusing. My area is at the base of a mountain. I cover part of the valley, but most my area is up the mountain. I get to hike a mountain everyday to go teach lessons. Dad, you need to be ready to hike King's Peak when I get back because I will definately be ready.
My companion is Elder Ruiz. He is from Iquitos Peru. He speaks just a little english that he has learned in Peru. I am his 4th greenie but first gringo greenie. It is really different for him too. It is really hard to communicate and talk with people. I feel like I can talk better than I can understand. Yesterday, we went contacting and Elder Ruiz made me start every single conversation. When we are talking about the gospel I can kind of follow the conversation but when we talk about other things I am completely lost.
Elder Ruiz and I are in an apartment all by ourselves. It has a bedroom, bathroom, and one big open room with two desks, and a counter and fridge. I take a cold shower every morning and then study. It is kind of cold here. Temperature here isn't that cold but it is the humidity that makes it feel kind of cold. I am glad you made me bring those sweaters now. :-)
As for food, in the morning for breakfast I usually have cereal in yogurt. That is really normal here. The yogurt is drinkable. Lunch is the big meal of the day. We go to a members house and get fed. I have had chicken and rice for almost every meal. The food here is really good. Dinner, we usually will use the money we have allotted for food and buy dinner. It is really good. Everything here is really cheap. A large meal is about 6 soles or 2 american dollars. We ride in these weird vans/bus things when we have to go a longer distance. They cram close to 20 people in these vans that probably seat just 10.
We teach lessons every day. The work here is progressing rapidly. I got invited and am going to the wedding of a recent convert this Friday. That will be different because I have never been to a wedding service before.
Congrats on making the volleyball team Kenz. Yesterday I saw a lot of people playing volleyball in the street. Next to soccer, volleyball is the most popular sport I think. Tell Cousin Bev I will miss seeing her and going to get bagels in the morning.
Love and miss you,
Elder Karter Isaacson
These pictures are at the top of my area. As you can tell Lima is a desert. I won't see any green for 2 years. Also, this is definately a third world country. The houses on the hill are built out of whatever they can get there hands on. I have had lessons on dirt floors. It is way cool. These pictures are loading way slow. So, I will write a little bit more. I like to see other missionaries because than I can hear english and learn more about the country. I walk a ton. Let's hope my shoes hold up to all the walking. All the stores are just a bunch of corner stores. There is one big mall but I have not been there and don't know when I will go. My pictures are loaded so I will talk to you next week.
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