Hello from Torreon!!!! San Perdo to be exact... It is a little north east of Torreon and it is my first area. I met my companion Elder Conejo yesterday and ofcourse he is latino and speaks zero english. I know eventually this will be good but right now it is very difficult because i hvae no one i can really have a conversation with. We are the only one´s in our casa and our whole district besides me is latino. i guess this means ill be learning spanish really fast haha. I already feel like ive learned so much in the 24 hours i have been with him. The travel to Torreon was really really really long. I dindnt go to bed sunday night because we had to pack and stuff and had to be ready at 1 in the morning anyways. We traveled all night, got to the mission home in torreon at about 9. We ate breakfast and sat through a bunch of meetins. Before lunch they have us a half an hour to go nap at the beds they have there, but that didnt help all that much. We ate lunch and then parted ways. i had to say goodbye to elder blackham which was very sad but i will see him eventually again. We rode in a bus for like 2 hours to our new area. We live in a nice little casa that has running water (barely). It is an alright set up as far as mission housing in mexico goes. No washer or dryer, just a bucket! I am excited about it all though
Last night we had a district meeting. We walked to the church, about 20 minutes, then had our meeting. I didnt think we were going to be able to be out past dark but we were. i was terrified because it was halloween in down town san pedro in the dark of the night but the others didnt seem worried and they said we would be fine. Im not too worried about it. Halloween here was basically just a bunch of kids in masks running around. They dont trick or treat, they just run around. I am excited to see what dia de los muertos is like today and tomorrow. Today we have a lunch appointment and a lesson tonight but besides that we are just planning on contacting on the streets, should be interesting. Lunch is the big meal here so we always have lunch appointments with members. We are on our own for dinner and breakfast, which should be interesting. None the less, still excited for it all!
So if you want to know what my area is like, watch Nacho Libre. No joke. They ride the little bikes around everywhere and there is a big catholic church with nuns apparently. I think it is hilarious how similiar it is. So far it is pretty hot and very dry. My shoes are going to be the collor of dust for the next two years because they get dusty everytime you step outside.
Leaving the CCM was kind of hard. I got comfotable there and had a lot of friends so it was hard to leave. I am excited to finally be here in the field though. Me and my companion and three other guys sang in front of the entire CCM our last day there and i think it actually went somewhat well. People said it sounded good so i guess ill take it. The latinos here love americans, everytime we pass them they laugh and say something about how im a gringo. My companion says that they all like americans though and that they are saying good things. So i might come back with a wife, sorry...
I dont really know what more to say. I feel like there is so much to say but at the same time i dont know what to say. I am so exctied to be here. I am excited to mmet the people. I am very excited to be able to speak spanish so i can talk to people more. Mostly, i am excited to finally preach the gospel. We are about to go out and knock doors and contact people so this should be intersting. Pray for me... haha!
I hope you are all doing well! I love you all and i miss you all. I am excited to be here preaching the gospel. Keep working hard in everyting you do and so will i! Until next monday!!
Elder, Wright
